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Watchdog Group Helps Uncover Potential Conflicts of Interest in Veterans Affairs Administration

Watchdog Group Helps Uncover Potential Conflicts of Interest in Veterans Affairs Administration

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...
Florida Census Data Shows Trump Counties Gained 224,000 Residents While Biden Counties Lost Population

Florida Census Data Shows Trump Counties Gained 224,000 Residents While Biden Counties Lost Population

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....
Missouri’s Republican State House Likely to Take Action on the State Senate’s Compromised Congressional Map Plan

Missouri’s Republican State House Likely to Take Action on the State Senate’s Compromised Congressional Map Plan

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...
Deep Blue Oregon May Cough Up a U.S. House Seat to the GOP

Deep Blue Oregon May Cough Up a U.S. House Seat to the GOP

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...
Commentary: Sweden—Once Mocked for Its COVID Strategy—Now Has One of the Lowest COVID Mortality Rates in Europe

Commentary: Sweden—Once Mocked for Its COVID Strategy—Now Has One of the Lowest COVID Mortality Rates in Europe

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....

Governor Evers Approves $10 Million to Improve Maritime Infrastructure

by Cooper Moran | Mar 26, 2022 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, 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...
Independent Map Makers Get Orders from Ohio Redistricting Commission

Independent Map Makers Get Orders from Ohio Redistricting Commission

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...
Michigan Judge Tosses Zuckerbucks Lawsuit over 2020 Election Funding

Michigan Judge Tosses Zuckerbucks Lawsuit over 2020 Election Funding

by The Center Square | Mar 26, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest

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...
More Than 1,000 Pennsylvania Workers Quit AFSCME Union in 2021

More Than 1,000 Pennsylvania Workers Quit AFSCME Union in 2021

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...
New Legislation Targets Organized Retail Crime in Minnesota

New Legislation Targets Organized Retail Crime in Minnesota

by Cooper Moran | Mar 26, 2022 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest

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...
Miyares Chairs New PAC Aimed at Electing Conservative Prosecutors

Miyares Chairs New PAC Aimed at Electing Conservative Prosecutors

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...
Georgia Plans to Use Tax Dollars to Upgrade State-Owned Rail Lines

Georgia Plans to Use Tax Dollars to Upgrade State-Owned Rail Lines

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...
Tennessee Bill Would Excuse Teachers from Using Students’ Gender Pronouns

Tennessee Bill Would Excuse Teachers from Using Students’ Gender Pronouns

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...
Commentary: America’s Domestic Politics Hampers Ability to End Ukraine War

Commentary: America’s Domestic Politics Hampers Ability to End Ukraine War

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...
Tennessee Considering Waiving Vehicle Registration Fees for a Year

Tennessee Considering Waiving Vehicle Registration Fees for a Year

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...
Florida Judge Expected to Uphold Pro-Life Law

Florida Judge Expected to Uphold Pro-Life Law

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...
Miami Herald Faces Backlash from Governor’s Office for False DeSantis Story

Miami Herald Faces Backlash from Governor’s Office for False DeSantis Story

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...
Commentary: Washington Doesn’t Want Peace in Ukraine

Commentary: Washington Doesn’t Want Peace in Ukraine

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...
Ukrainian Refugees Find a Path into the U.S. via the Mexican Border

Ukrainian Refugees Find a Path into the U.S. via the Mexican Border

by Star News Staff | Mar 26, 2022 | National, News

 – – – Photo “Ukrainian Refugees” by Mirek Pruchnicki. CC BY 2.0.
Janet Yellen Defends Sustainable Investing Craze That’s Trying to End U.S. Oil and Gas Drilling

Janet Yellen Defends Sustainable Investing Craze That’s Trying to End U.S. Oil and Gas Drilling

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...
Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level in over 50 Years

Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level in over 50 Years

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...
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