by Neil W. McCabe | Mar 16, 2022
The leader of the Strongsville GOP, Ohio’s largest grassroots Republican organization, told The Ohio Star why he, and his group, are backing former state treasurer Joshua A. Mandel in the fight for the Republican Senate nomination. “We had our endorsement...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Mar 16, 2022
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) introduced an amendment Monday that would eliminate Dr. Anthony Fauci’s position as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and decentralize it in an effort to ensure no one person can act as...
by Laura Baigert | Mar 16, 2022
The reason that President Trump lost in the state of Georgia, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is now claiming 16 months after the November 2020 general election, is that 28,000 Georgians skipped the race. “The brutal truth is that 28,000 Georgians skipped the...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 16, 2022
Minnesota ranks among states with the highest income tax, a new report from the Tax Foundation shows. The organization, a nonpartisan nonprofit that analyzes tax policies from each state, ranked the governments based on the impact of their individual income taxes, as...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 16, 2022
Michigan State Senator Jon Bumstead (R-Newaygo) on Tuesday introduced legislation to reform the state’s ethics requirements, aiming for greater transparency for lobbyists. Under the new plan, lobbyists would face stronger financial reporting requirements,...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 16, 2022
A Georgia Democrat making her second attempt at securing the state’s highest office released her first campaign ad Tuesday, touting her determination to this time win the election. “I was raised that when you don’t get what you want, you don’t...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 16, 2022
In a day-long session Monday, Connecticut’s Joint Judiciary Committee, comprised of members of the state House and state Senate, weighed 12 bills, mostly related to criminal justice reform. Last year, the state saw a drop in overall violent crime statistics but...
by Eric Burk | Mar 16, 2022
Books will remain in Bedford County Public School high school libraries after concern expressed in November public comment. Committees determined that one of the 12 books, Two Boys Kissing, was not in school libraries. Parents can ask school librarians to keep their...
by Rachel Alexander | Mar 16, 2022
Arizona State Senators Paul Boyer (R-Glendale) and Michelle Ugenti-Rita (R-Scottsdale) defeated several key election integrity bills in the Arizona Legislature last week as the only Republicans siding with Democrats. Republicans have a one-seat majority in the Senate,...
by Bradley Vasoli | Mar 16, 2022
Governor Ned Lamont (D) this week proposed a holiday from the state’s 25-cent-per-gallon gasoline tax to last through the month of June. He said he does not believe the gas tax break can be extended beyond July 1 insofar as Connecticut’s acceptance of federal funds...
by RealClearWire | Mar 16, 2022
by Steve Miller As school districts across the country grapple with declining enrollments induced by the pandemic, many are engaged in spending sprees like those of the past leading to widespread layoffs and budget cuts when federal money ran out. Bolstered...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 16, 2022
A Tennessee bill that would, among other things, mandate that public universities stop teaching “divisive concepts” to students will be voted upon next week. “I believe the bill will pass,” the bill’s Sponsor State Senator Mike Bell...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 16, 2022
Ohio’s governor Monday marked a milestone for gun rights in the state, signing into law a bill colloquially called “Constitutional Carry.” SB 215 became law Monday evening, to the applause of conservative groups in the state and nationwide....
by Susan Berry, PhD | Mar 16, 2022
USA Today named transgender Assistant Secretary for Health and Human Services Dr. Rachel (born Richard) Levine as a “Woman of the Year” Sunday. In October, the pediatrician and former Pennsylvania health secretary became the nation’s highest-ranking...
by Eric Burk | Mar 16, 2022
Former Trump-era EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler will serve as a senior advisor to Governor Glenn Youngkin after the Virginia Senate blocked Wheeler’s confirmation as Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources. Deputy Secretary Travis Voyles is acting...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 16, 2022
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers opted to remove the consideration of race from a mortgage-assistance program after the Wisconsin Institute of Law and Liberty (WILL) highlighted several constitutional concerns. The group pointed out that Evers intended to expand...
by Bradley Vasoli | Mar 16, 2022
Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives Education Committee Tuesday issued a letter opposing new regulations Governor Tom Wolf (D) has imposed on the state’s charter schools. All 15 Republicans on the committee voted to authorize the letter to the Pennsylvania...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Mar 16, 2022
Metro Nashville Council approved a late -filed resolution asking the Tennessee General Assembly to block a bill aimed at keeping LEAs and charter schools from distributing textbooks or other materials to children that include the promotion of the LGBT lifestyle at its...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Mar 16, 2022
Twenty individuals are now listed as collecting qualifying petitions for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District race as of last Friday by the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office. Fourteen people are collecting qualifying petitions for the GOP primary, three...
by Bethany Bowman | Mar 16, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee- Michael Ray grew up in a family compound off a dirt road in the small town of Eustis, Florida, just a few miles from a tiny old country church where Sunday service would be held, where communion often carried over to tall tales of his...
by Grant Holcomb | Mar 16, 2022
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis touted many of the conservative policy victories and personal legislative victories in a speech Monday. The speech took place during the closing of the 2022 Florida legislative session. The session, this year, had been described as a...