by Susan Berry, PhD | Mar 18, 2022
In an interview with The Star News Network, nationally known school choice advocate Corey A. DeAngelis said teachers’ unions would be incentivized to push for more student-focused policies in public schools if school funding followed the child and more states adopted...
by Star News Staff | Mar 18, 2022
by Victor Davis Hanson One. Reassuring an enemy what one will not do ensures that the enemy will do just that and more. Unpredictability and occasional enigmatic silence bolster deterrence. But Joe Biden’s predictable reassurance to Russian President Vladimir...
by Bradley Vasoli | Mar 18, 2022
Republicans in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were dealt an expected blow this week as the state Supreme Court unanimously declined to overturn a new state-House-district map. Every 10 years, Pennsylvania’s Legislative Reapportionment Commission (LRC) must...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 18, 2022
A “trigger bill” was introduced this week in the Ohio General Assembly that would ban abortion in nearly all cases provided that certain conditions are met. The text of HB 598 is clear: No person shall purposely cause or induce an abortion by either of the...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 18, 2022
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) and 48 other Republican senators signed a statement to declare opposition to a potential new Iran nuclear deal. The statement follows multiple reports that the Biden administration is negotiating a revived nuclear deal between the two...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 18, 2022
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is placing a heavy focus on Arizona’s 6th Congressional District and candidate Juan Ciscomani. The organization named him to its “Young Guns” program, which recognizes promising candidates in...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Mar 18, 2022
Michigan’s redistricting process put incumbent U.S. Representative Dan Kildee (D-MI-05) in a competitive new 8th Congressional District. Prior to redistricting changing the numbers and lines, Kildee was running in the old 5th district, a district he has...
by Eric Burk | Mar 18, 2022
A letter published last Friday on behalf of Virginia’s school superintendents to Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow represents a majority of the Virginia Association of School Superintendents (VASS) board, not the feelings of all 133...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 18, 2022
While other states have passed legislation to protect voter integrity during the 2022 elections, Connecticut has taken steps to advance the controversial practice of absentee voting on a large scale. HB 5262 passed the State House of Representatives, expanding access...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 18, 2022
The Georgia State Senate Wednesday passed a bill that would protect parents’ right to protest their local school boards. SB 588 “provide[s] that all meetings of local boards of education shall be open to the public except as otherwise provided by law...
by Bradley Vasoli | Mar 18, 2022
NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania— Montgomery County, Pennsylvania’s Republican Party yesterday asked the county’s Democrat-controlled Board of Elections to consider several election-security measures, mainly regarding absentee voting. At a County Commissioners’ meeting,...
by Grant Holcomb | Mar 18, 2022
On the heels of the recently concluded Florida legislative session, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced an additional $289 million for STEM programs, civics education, and after-school and summer learning programs. “I am proud to announce an additional $289...
by Star News Staff | Mar 18, 2022
by Jeffrey A. Randall No one ever said that the business of politics made good sense, but if you’re a politician, and the vast majority of your constituents — including a high percentage of those in your own party — no longer want you to represent...
by Steve Stewart | Mar 18, 2022
Gubernatorial candidate and Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, a Democrat, teamed up with Lincoln Project co-founder Rick Wilson to promote questionable claims related to Governor Ron DeSantis and the state’s purchase of airplanes for executive travel. On...
by Grant Holcomb | Mar 18, 2022
A USA Today opinion columnist called a Florida lawmaker a “rotten bigot” and said God destroyed part of the lawmaker’s home. Michael J. Stern, the columnist, recently tweeted on Wednesday that he did not believe in God, but the news of Florida State Representative Joe...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 18, 2022
On the same day that Disney employees walked out in protest of Florida’s new anti-grooming bill, three employees of the children’s theme park were caught in a sex crime bust, and at least one was charged with a child sex crime. The employees have been...
by Bethany Bowman | Mar 18, 2022
Many of you will remember Meghan Linsey as a runner-up on NBC’s The Voice. With that big, soulful country voice, she has a sound that is hard to forget. Linsey hails from New Orleans, which is known for its jazz and soul music. She started singing in church when she...
by Eric Burk | Mar 18, 2022
Governor Glenn Youngkin is trying to withdraw Virginia from participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) published a Youngkin-ordered report on the program, which requires utilities to bid...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Mar 18, 2022
Governor Bill Lee placed his signature on House Joint Resolution 0856, a resolution recognizing the Mission America Foundation for the work the foundation does to combat child and human trafficking. The Mission America Foundation “is dedicated to eradicating...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 18, 2022
Tennessee State Representative Terri Lynn Weaver (R-Lancaster) introduced legislation to mandate parental consent for minors to receive vaccines. The measure, House Bill 2451, requires written consent for a child to receive a vaccine from a healthcare provider and in...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 18, 2022
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan released a new budget that considers a budget forecast projecting an increased surplus. An analysis from the Minnesota Management and Budget office detailed that the state’s budget surplus has...
