by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 24, 2022
As part of the hearings for her confirmation to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was asked by a Tennessee senator to define the word “woman.” Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) pressed Jackson for a definition, which...
by Grant Holcomb | Mar 24, 2022
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) issued a proclamation declaring University of Virginia swimmer Emma Weyant the rightful national champion in the 500-yard freestyle women’s swimming national championship. The National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) declared...
by The Center Square | Mar 24, 2022
by Mary Stroka Wisconsin taxpayers will pay $883,000 for a new agricultural exports program to promote dairy products. The tab results from a bill signed by Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday, which was National Agriculture Day. Wisconsin Act 207 (Senate Bill 827)...
by The Center Square | Mar 24, 2022
by Brent Addleman A $1.3 million business incubator is in the works, Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont said. Lamont announced the anticipated approval from the Connecticut State Bond Commission for the Chamber of Commerce of Eastern Connecticut’s Thames River...
by RealClearWire | Mar 24, 2022
by Clayton Fox Mandy Van Gorp was confident that her employer of 18 years, Eli Lilly and Company, would treat her fairly when she objected to its company-wide COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The pharmaceutical giant had promised to exempt employees with valid health...
by Star News Staff | Mar 24, 2022
by Eric Lendrum On Tuesday, another Republican governor vetoed a popular bill passed by the state legislature that would have prohibited so-called “transgender” athletes from competing on sports teams of the opposite gender. As reported by Axios, Utah Governor...
by The Center Square | Mar 24, 2022
by Bruce Walker A group of parents in Rochester, Mich., are demanding a dramatic change in school leadership. Parents expressed their anger at Rochester Community Public Schools administrators and school board members during a Monday meeting. Parents are...
by Star News Staff | Mar 24, 2022
by Eric Lendrum On Tuesday, the Oklahoma House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill to ban almost all abortions in the state, a bill that would be even more restrictive than Texas’s six-week ban. Axios reports that the Oklahoma House passed HB 4327...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 24, 2022
A prominent gun-rights group Wednesday endorsed 13 incumbent members of Congress who reside in districts that could flip towards Republicans in November. “Below are our latest U.S. House endorsements, and they represent candidates in some of the most competitive...
by The Center Square | Mar 24, 2022
by Tyler Arnold A power company that intended to build a natural gas power plant in Southeast Virginia will move the project to either West Virginia or Ohio, citing regulatory issues and opposition from environmental groups in the commonwealth. Chickahominy...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Mar 24, 2022
Two Democrat incumbent members of the U.S. House are running against each other in a primary for Illinois’ 6th Congressional District, leaving an opening for a possible Republican pickup in November. Representatives Sean Casten (D-IL-06) and Marie Newman...
by Star News Staff | Mar 24, 2022
by Jennie Taer A federal judge ruled Tuesday against the Biden administration’s attempt to halt certain Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deportations. The ruling comes in response to a joint lawsuit filed by Republican Attorneys General from multiple...
by Star News Staff | Mar 24, 2022
by Harry Wilmerding JPMorgan Chase chief executive Jamie Dimon told President Joe Biden he needs to produce a “Marshall Plan” to increase domestic energy production, Axios reported. Dimon met with Biden on Monday, urging him to make plans for the government to...