by Susan Berry, PhD | May 18, 2022
U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Peter Kirsanow has warned two schools that have announced programs or graduation exercises that intend to segregate students by race or other identifying feature they are in violation of the Civil Rights Act. In recent letters to both...
by Star News Staff | May 18, 2022
by Deroy Murdock The vital mission of everyone on the Republican-Right in the upcoming elections should be to demolish the Democrat Party and relegate it to the Smithsonian along with the relics of the Whig and Know Nothing parties. This is no time for...
by Cooper Moran | May 18, 2022
The Tennessee Star and The Star News Network launched a new feature for their viewers and listeners across Tennessee – a weather forecast. The new addition features Star News Network Chief Meteorologist Daphne DeLoren to provide a daily outlook of the conditions...
by The Center Square | May 18, 2022
by Steve Bittenbender Transportation officials in Kentucky and Ohio continue to work in concert on a new Ohio River bridge connecting Cincinnati with Northern Kentucky, and they hope construction on the more than $2 billion megaproject could start by the end of...
by Bradley Vasoli | May 18, 2022
Pennsylvania Republicans on Tuesday gave State Senator Doug Mastriano (R-Gettysburg) the nod to face state Attorney General Josh Shapiro (D) in the race for governor this year. The Democratic Party also nominated Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) for the Senate seat from...
by Cooper Moran | May 18, 2022
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) joined a resolution introduced by his Republican colleagues in the Senate to call on President Joe Biden to take action on both border security and a spike in crime across the country. Wisconsin has been subjected to a wave of violent crime...
by Grant Holcomb | May 18, 2022
Florida Judge Layne Smith lifted a stay on an injunction against his ruling related to Florida’s congressional redistricting case. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) and the State of Florida appealed Smith’s original ruling that said the proposed and passed...
by The Center Square | May 18, 2022
by Brent Addleman Climate mitigation and expanding renewable energy programs are tucked inside two key pieces of climate change legislation that have now been signed, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said. The governor announced early Tuesday afternoon that Senate...
by The Center Square | May 18, 2022
by Bruce Walker Controversy is swirling around Michigan Second District Court of Appeals Chief Judge Elizabeth L. Gleicher issuing a preliminary injunction Tuesday afternoon against the state’s moribund 1931 law criminalizing abortions. Anti-abortion advocates,...
by Rachel Alexander | May 18, 2022
State Representative Shawnna Bolick (R-Phoenix) was driving through Skull Valley in Yavapai County, Arizona, two weeks ago when she noticed an unmonitored ballot drop box in the parking lot of the U.S. Postal Service. Unmonitored ballot drop boxes have become a big...
by Admin | May 18, 2022
by Pafoua Yang A bar praised for trying to challenge the public’s perception of downtown Minneapolis as dangerous was broken into, early Monday morning. Ties Lounge & Rooftop is a recent startup that features four floors where people can congregate to drink...
by The Center Square | May 18, 2022
by Bruce Walker Amid calls from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to remedy a perceived teacher shortage in Michigan, some of the leading policy analysts in the state claim the governor’s “one-size-fits-all approach” is based on faulty premises. Those premises are echoed...
by Cooper Moran | May 18, 2022
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Republican leaders in the legislature reached an agreement to invest $4 billion for education, public safety, and health care, plus an additional $4 billion for tax cuts. The group worked together to reach the agreement as the term of...
by Aaron Gulbransen | May 18, 2022
Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich released a video on Facebook urging the voters of Georgia’s 6th Congressional District to vote for Jake Evans in the Republican primary that is scheduled for May 24. “I’m Newt...
by The Center Square | May 18, 2022
by Benjamin Yount There’s now legal help for three middle school boys in Kiel who are facing a sexual harassment complaint that accuses them of misgendering another student. The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty on Monday announced that it is defending...
by Peter D'Abrosca | May 18, 2022
The governor of Florida Monday signed a bill into law that bans Floridians from protesting outside of private residences. “Sending unruly mobs to private residences, like we have seen with the angry crowds in front of the homes of Supreme Court justices, is...
by Aaron Gulbransen | May 18, 2022
Federal Election Commission records show that Tennessee 5th Congressional District Republican primary candidate Kurt Winstead donated to federal Democrat candidates in addition to Republican ones. Williamson County Election Commission records additionally show that...
by Aaron Gulbransen | May 18, 2022
Former U.S. Senator David Perdue’s Trump-endorsed campaign for Georgia governor announced several upcoming stops around the state as the May 24 Republican primary draws near. As of press time, the election is less than a week away and Perdue’s best hope at...
by Julie Carr | May 18, 2022
Neil W. McCabe, the national political editor of The Star News Network, covered a Bristol, Pennsylvania, town hall held by Trump-endorsed GOP Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz. At the event, the heart surgeon and former TV star addressed questions about his dual...
by Aaron Gulbransen | May 18, 2022
Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles praised Tennessee U.S. Senators Bill Hagerty and Marsha Blackburn for their votes against H.R. 7691, known as the $40 billion Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2022. In a statement, Ogles said, “It’s time we follow the...
by Eric Burk | May 18, 2022
Virongy Biosciences, Inc., which develops anti-viral drugs and viral diagnostics, is expanding after recently relocating to the newly opened Northern Virginia Bioscience Center in Prince William County. The $471,000 expansion may create up to 70 new jobs, and the...
