by Aaron Gulbransen | May 27, 2022
In an op-ed titled “Barack Obama, BLM, and the summer of George Floyd contributed to ‘Uvalde massacre,'” Jason Whitlock of The Blaze said, “As Barack Obama pretends to grieve for the children in Texas, he should make time to recognize that America’s...
by Rachel Alexander | May 27, 2022
A couple of Republican legislators have been holding up election integrity bills from passing this year, but considerable groundwork was laid last year. The Arizona Legislature pushed hard to get 11 of these bills passed in 2021, in large part due to concern there was...
by Neil Jones | May 27, 2022
A number of election integrity bills addressing ballot boxes and ballot harvesting failed to pass the Senate on Monday. “If you think it’s a problem. If you think ballot boxes contribute to ballot harvesting and can be manipulated, you would ban them. Not...
by Eric Burk | May 27, 2022
Jill’s House, a nonprofit that provides overnight care with fun activities for special-needs children, received the Spirit of Virginia award from first lady Suzanne Youngkin on Thursday. Youngkin said in a press release, “Jill’s House’s mission...
by Aaron Gulbransen | May 27, 2022
The organization March for Our Lives is scheduled to host a day of anti-Second Amendment protests in the wake of the Texas tragedy on June 11. A protest is already scheduled to occur in Nashville from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Nashville Public Square Park. The Facebook...
by Eric Burk | May 27, 2022
Virginia will receive $384,736.40 as its share of a multi-state $19.2 million settlement with Ford over false advertising of fuel economy of 2013–2014 C-Max hybrid cars and the capacity of 2011–2014 Super Duty pickup trucks. “Virginians should be able to trust...
by Aaron Gulbransen | May 27, 2022
Tennessee Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton threw cold water on “grandstanding” State Representative John Ray Clemmons’ (D-West Nashville) call for a special session to push gun control in Tennessee, demonstrating that there is little support for...
by Aaron Gulbransen | May 27, 2022
U.S. Representative John Rose (R-TN-06) led a bi-partisan letter to Securities and Exchange Commission Chair (SEC) Gary Gensler defending America’s farmers against a proposed new Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) regulation. In March, the SEC proposed...
by Star News Staff | May 27, 2022
 – – – Photo “Virginia Tech Campus” by Mike McBride. CC BY-NC 2.0.
by The Center Square | May 27, 2022
by Scott McClallen The Michigan Board of Canvassers deadlocked on a 2-2 vote, blocking five GOP candidates from the Aug. 2, 2022 ballot, unless a court intervenes on their behalf. The four-person bipartisan panel met to discuss the Bureau of...
by Star News Staff | May 27, 2022
by Harold Hutchison The FBI announced Monday that citizens stopped six active shooters in 2021, according to a report on active shooting incidents. Citizens stopped six active shooters, whom the FBI defines as “one or more individuals actively engaged in...
by Star News Staff | May 27, 2022
 – – – Photo “Shihab Ahmed Shihab” by Franklin County Jail.Â
by Bethany Bowman | May 27, 2022
I keep writing my Music Spotlight column because of the stories. And while we all appreciate the music that these singer/songwriters bring to us, it is the stories of these tireless individuals that keep me coming back to my computer to share what I have learned with...
