by Star News Staff | May 25, 2022
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by Susan Berry, PhD | May 25, 2022
State Farm has announced that, amid “news and customer inquiries,” it will discontinue its support for an LGBTQ+ activist group’s program that asked the insurance company to donate books, to schools, community centers, and libraries, that serve to indoctrinate young...
by RealClearWire | May 25, 2022
by DaQuawn Bruce Being “woke” once symbolized one’s awareness of the historical and present injustices faced by an individual or group in the pursuit of their advancement or being. It meant that the blinders of matters of racism and systems of oppression were...
by Aaron Gulbransen | May 25, 2022
The National Association of Attorneys General was blasted again, this time by eight of its members in a letter sent on May 24 for its increasingly leftward tilt. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron sent the letter, which was signed by the attorneys general of...
by Susan Berry, PhD | May 25, 2022
Wisconsin Bishops David Ricken of the diocese of Green Bay and Donald Hying of the diocese of Madison are among a growing number of Catholic bishops who have publicly expressed support for San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s declaration that House Speaker...
by Bradley Vasoli | May 25, 2022
The Republican National Committee joined Pennsylvania’s Republican Party this week in a legal effort to effectively help Mehmet Oz sew up last Tuesday’s Senate primary election battle against rival Dave McCormick. As of Tuesday afternoon, McCormick is 982 votes behind...
by The Center Square | May 25, 2022
by Bruce Walker Two county prosecutors and two groups backing abortion are asking the Michigan Court of Appeals to take control of the case Planned Parenthood of Michigan v. Attorney General of the State of Michigan after they say the lower court glaringly...
by Cooper Moran | May 25, 2022
Michigan GOP gubernatorial candidate James Craig did not submit enough valid signatures and should not be on the state’s primary ballot, Michigan’s Bureau of Elections contended in a report. According to the group, Craig, in addition to multiple other...
by Eric Burk | May 25, 2022
The General Assembly will reconvene its special session on June 1, ahead of a June 30 deadline to complete the budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Since the end of the session, budget negotiators have been tight-lipped about progress on a compromise, but have said...
by Grant Holcomb | May 25, 2022
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) announced this week there is “no way” he would be supporting the World Health Organization’s (WHO) global pandemic treaty. The treaty began making waves online after news began to spread of the WHO’s annual meeting that started on...
by Peter D'Abrosca | May 25, 2022
The Democrat mayor of Tucson Tuesday called for the end of Title 42, a COVID-19 provision that allowed U.S. authorities at the border to turn away illegal aliens. “This is not our first rodeo,” Tucson Mayor Regina Romero (D) told The Hill. “In...
by Peter D'Abrosca | May 25, 2022
Former businessman, congressman and gubernatorial candidate Jim Renacci blasted Ohio’s lieutenant governor in a press release after it was reported Monday that Lt. Gov. John Husted took a paid position on the board of Heartland Banccorp. “Ohio taxpayers are...
by Bradley Vasoli | May 25, 2022
While Democratic officials met news of Connecticut’s boosted credit rating effusively on Tuesday, Republicans drew attention to new survey results showing on-the-ground feelings about the economy overall aren’t so rosy. Standard & Poor’s (S&P), a major New...
by Aaron Gulbransen | May 25, 2022
The National Republican Congressional Committee is targeting three U.S. House districts in Arizona for a Republican takeover. The committee is signaling out Arizona’s 2nd, 4th, and 6th districts. Arizona’s 2nd Congressional District is currently...
by Aaron Gulbransen | May 25, 2022
Sources familiar with the thinking of Governor Bill Lee and his team tell The Tennessee Star that Lee believes that “it is already a done deal” that his preferred choice for attorney general, Brandon Gibson, will get the appointment. The sources spoke with...
by Cooper Moran | May 25, 2022
A new poll from a super PAC supporting Blake Masters showed the venture capitalist taking the lead in the GOP race for U.S. Senate. The survey, completed by former President Donald Trump’s former pollster Tony Fabrizio, awarded Masters 22 percent. His Republican...
by Aaron Gulbransen | May 25, 2022
The Tennessee Professional Fire Fighters Association (TPFFA) endorsed former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Beth Harwell for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District seat. Harwell’s campaign, in an exclusive statement provided to The...
by Aaron Gulbransen | May 25, 2022
Metro Government and the Nashville Department of Transportation (NDOT) are soliciting public feedback on potential measures to address “climate change.” In a tweet, NDOT said, “Metro Nashville wants to hear from YOU by Tuesday, May 31! Your answers...
