by Aaron Gulbransen | Mar 24, 2022
The Republican majority Missouri State Senate passed a redistricting plan by a 22 to 10 margin on Thursday that fails to improve the GOP’s position in the current partisan makeup of the state’s eight congressional districts. The current Missouri delegation...
by Star News Staff | Mar 24, 2022
by Susan Berry, PhD | Mar 24, 2022
HARTFORD, Connecticut – Several thousand Connecticut residents flooded the area surrounding the state Capitol building in Hartford Wednesday for the first-ever Connecticut March for Life pro-life rally and peaceful demonstration that celebrated life from the moment of...
by Star News Staff | Mar 24, 2022
by Brian Robertson “We have two parties… One is the Evil Party and the other is the Stupid Party… Occasionally the two parties get together to do something that’s both evil and stupid. That’s called bipartisanship.” — M. Stanton Evans...
by Steve Stewart | Mar 24, 2022
First, it was Governor DeSantis blasting Disney, now Florida Democrats have decided to take a shot at the mega-corporation that employs over 60,000 Floridians. The Florida Democratic Party said Tuesday that it is moving its major fundraising event from a Disney World...
by Bradley Vasoli | Mar 24, 2022
A bill referred to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Finance Committee last week would amend the state Constitution to allow voters to reject any state-level revenue hike. The legislation, introduced by State Representative David Rowe (R-Mifflinburg), would...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 24, 2022
In conjunction with Franklin County, the city of Columbus is inviting opioid-addicted residents to order free naloxone, commonly (and sometimes incorrectly) referred to as Narcan, to help them reverse overdoses. “Narcan distribution is part of our comprehensive...
by Star News Staff | Mar 24, 2022
by Evan Stambaugh Proposed legislation in the Minnesota Senate would establish a searchable public database on criminal sentences, if passed and signed into law. The chief author of SF 3356, Sen. Mark Koran of North Branch, introduced the bill on Monday. Its...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 24, 2022
A Yavapai County Superior Court judge blocked Section 4 of HB2839, following a lawsuit from the Republican Party of Arizona. The new law, passed by the state legislature and signed by Governor Doug Ducey in early March, changed the way political party precinct...
by The Center Square | Mar 24, 2022
by T.A. DeFeo Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a measure Wednesday to give a one-time tax refund to eligible Georgia taxpayers. Taxpayers who are single or married and filing separately will receive a $250 refund under House Bill 1302. Heads of households will...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 24, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court blocked new redistricting maps Wednesday for Wisconsin’s state legislature while upholding the state’s new federal congressional boundaries. Previously, Republican members of the legislature filed the lawsuit, claiming the state...
by Julie Carr | Mar 24, 2022
The Star News Network National Political Editor Neil W. McCabe spoke with Larry Cirignano of The Children First Foundation about why a pro-life movement is stalled in Washington, D.C. yet seeing growth in the states. TRANSCRIPT: McCabe: In Hartford, pro-life activists...
by Eric Burk | Mar 24, 2022
Former Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor Hala Ayala announced her campaign for the Democratic nomination for the new Senate District 33 in Prince William and Fairfax Counties. She will face former Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy, who lost the nomination for...
by Rachel Alexander | Mar 24, 2022
The theft of catalytic converters has become a big problem in Arizona, and State Representative Diego Espinoza (D-Tolleson) is sponsoring legislation to expand the law against it. Current law only prohibits buying or selling a used catalytic converter outside regular...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 24, 2022
Officers with the Athens Police Department responded last week to a residence on Sweetfield Valley Road “in reference to a subject with a firearm threatening to harm people at the residence,” according to a press release by the department. Upon arrival, officers made...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 24, 2022
According to several Wednesday reports, scammers are targeting Pennsylvanians in an attempt to profit off the tragic deaths of two state troopers. “It’s disgusting to even have to issue this statement, but our members and others are reporting to us that they’re...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Mar 24, 2022
Tennessee Stands Executive Director Gary Humble officially announced his run against Tennessee Senate Republican Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) in a primary for Senate District (SD) 27. Humble told The Tennessee Star that he is challenging Johnson because of what he...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Mar 24, 2022
New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu has unveiled his redistricting plan for the state’s two congressional districts. This comes after Sununu, a Republican, promised to veto the GOP-controlled legislature’s approved redistricting plan. Sununu’s plan...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Mar 24, 2022
Wesley Somers, a Black Lives Matter rioter who pled guilty in connection to the Nashville Courthouse riot that occurred in May 2020, was sentenced to five years in prison. Somers’ original sentencing date, December 1, 2021, had been moved to January 18, then to...
by Eric Burk | Mar 24, 2022
Former Delegate Lashrecse Aird announced her candidacy for the 2023 Democratic nomination in the new Senate District 13, setting up a primary battle with State Senator Joe Morrissey (D-Richmond), who intends to move into the district and run for the seat. “In...
by Grant Holcomb | Mar 24, 2022
Chief U.S. District Judge Mark Walker is asking attorneys to file briefs about the potential effects of recently passed SB 524 on an existing lawsuit regarding last year’s SB 90 on election integrity. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) has yet to sign SB 524 but it...
