by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 26, 2022 | National, News, Uncategorized
After a watchdog group and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) pushed the Veterans Affairs Officer of the Inspector General (VA-OIG) to look into a possible conflict of interest, the OIG this week released a report saying that one VA official may have broken rules regarding...
by Steve Stewart | Mar 26, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, News, The South
The most recent U.S. Census data release shows that Florida counties that voted for Trump in the 2020 presidential election gained 224,336 residents from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2021, while Florida counties that voted for Biden lost 13,140. Late last year the U.S....
by Aaron Gulbransen | Mar 26, 2022 | Battleground States, National, News, port, Uncategorized
Missouri’s Republican-majority state House is likely to agree to the Senate-passed compromise on the state’s congressional redistricting plan on Monday. The Missouri state House stands adjourned until Monday. The filing deadline for candidates seeking to...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Mar 26, 2022 | National, News, Uncategorized
The famously blue state of Oregon may be the site of a November Republican victory in the 5th Congressional District. The current borders of OR-5 are not far from Portland. Democrat incumbent U.S. House Representative Kurt Schrader (D-OR-05) finds himself taking fire...
by Star News Staff | Mar 26, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Jon Miltimore Early in the coronavirus pandemic, I asked a simple question. Could Sweden’s laissez-faire approach to the coronavirus actually work? Unlike its European neighbors and virtually all US states, the Swedes had opted to not shut down the economy....
by Cooper Moran | Mar 26, 2022 | Battleground States, The Great Lakes, Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers on Wednesday approved $10 million in funding for infrastructure improvements at ports and harbors across the state. In collaboration with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) and Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade...
by The Center Square | Mar 26, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
by J.D. Davidson Two independent map makers could have a first draft of state legislative maps to the Ohio Redistricting Commission by Thursday night, a day after getting their instructions. The commission faces a Monday deadline to have new maps on the desk of...
by The Center Square | Mar 26, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Great Lakes
by Scott McClallen A Michigan judge has tossed a lawsuit alleging Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson illegally accepted private money to swing the 2020 presidential election in favor of President Joe Biden. First filed in October 2020, the litigation claimed...
by The Center Square | Mar 26, 2022 | Battleground States, Pennsylvania, The Northeast
by Anthony Hennen Pennsylvania public-sector unions cannot compel state workers to join a union, and many workers have exercised their right to leave in recent months. Over a nine-month period in 2021, almost 1,200 workers left AFSCME Local 13, which represents...
by Cooper Moran | Mar 26, 2022 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Great Lakes
A new piece of legislation proposed in the Minnesota State Legislature seeks to deter organized retail crime throughout the state. S.F. 3487, introduced by State Senator Warren Limmer (R-Maple Grove), would establish a legal statute for the crime and details various...
by Eric Burk | Mar 26, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
Attorney General Jason Miyares is the honorary chairman of the new PAC Protecting Americans Action Fund (PAAF), which is focused on supporting conservative prosecutors in races across the U.S. The new PAC is operated by GOPAC. “As we thought about how we...
by The Center Square | Mar 26, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
by T.A. DeFeo Georgia plans to spend about $10 million to upgrade state-owned rail lines to Class II standards, which officials said would better integrate the lines with the national rail network and allow faster speeds. The funding is included in the proposed...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 26, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
A bill making its way through the Tennessee General Assembly would protect teachers who do not use specific gender pronouns preferred by their students. SB 2777 “specifies that a teacher or other employee of a public school or [Local Education Association] is...
by Star News Staff | Mar 26, 2022 | Commentary, News, Uncategorized
by Jeff Webb In my past role as founder and CEO of Varsity Brands, I came across every old business adage in the book. Some were cheesy, some were over simplified, but many had wisdom as their foundation. One such phrase that’s commonly used is, and with...
by The Center Square | Mar 26, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
by Jon Styf A bill that would waive Tennessee’s license plate registration fees for a full year could save Tennessee drivers $121.6 million based on legislative estimates. Senate Bill 2491 was amended to include the fee waiver before being approved by the...
by Grant Holcomb | Mar 26, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Angela Dempsey, a Leon County, Florida circuit judge, is expected to uphold a 2015 Florida law requiring women seeking an abortion to wait 24 hours before going through the procedure. Dempsey indicated her decision earlier this week on Wednesday. The order would be...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Mar 26, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office is hitting back after a newspaper article wrongly said that he had been disinvited from an event over his stances on immigration. “Investment conference in Miami cancels DeSantis’ speech over ‘anti-immigrant’ views,” said a...
by Star News Staff | Mar 26, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Matthew Boose The United States is now overwhelmed with propaganda pushing for Americans to “stand with Ukraine” in its war with Russia. It is not enough to wish the people of Ukraine well. The media, Big Tech, and both political parties have made being...
by Star News Staff | Mar 26, 2022 | National, News
– – – Photo “Ukrainian Refugees” by Mirek Pruchnicki. CC BY 2.0.
by Star News Staff | Mar 26, 2022 | National, News
by Harry Wilmerding Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen defended sustainable investing practices and climate change policies that have negatively impacted U.S. oil and gas drilling in an interview Friday. “I don’t think that the ESG movement and the emphasis on...
by Star News Staff | Mar 26, 2022 | National, News
by Harry Wilmerding The number of Americans who filed new unemployment claims decreased to 187,000 in the week ending March 19, the lowest level in over 50 years, the Department of Labor announced Thursday. The Labor Department’s figure showed a decrease of...
