by Eric Burk | May 30, 2022
Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears blamed a lack of virtue for the U.S.’ “present-day woes” in a Friday speech at the NRA Women’s Leadership Forum. After the May 24 shooting and mass murder at a Texas school, Earle-Sears faced pressure to...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 30, 2022
Former Franklin Fire Chief Ronald “Rocky” Wayne Garzarek will avoid jail time stemming from a criminal case that happened during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. In August of 2021, Garzarek was indicted by a Williamson County Grand Jury after Tennessee...
by Star News Staff | May 30, 2022
by Bemjamin Yount An elementary school counselor from Milwaukee is refusing to resign or change her mind about gender identity, even after the state opened an investigation that could cost her her job. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction sent Marissa...
by Addison Basurto | May 30, 2022
Republican lieutenant gubernatorial candidate, Butch Miller, conceded the primary race to Trump-endorsed candidate, Burt Jones, on Friday. “I don’t know what God’s plan is for my future or how I might be of service to Him and my fellow man, but I...
by Neil Jones | May 30, 2022
The Arizona House Floor passed a bill Wednesday that addresses how teachers can discuss topics of racism in classrooms. “We’ve heard that this [Senate Bill (SB) 1412] is going to keep us from teaching real history. Later language in the bill specifically...
by Bradley Vasoli | May 30, 2022
Pennsylvania State Representative Greg Rothman (R-Camp Hill) last week announced he intends to introduce a measure allowing courts to impose the death penalty for killings based on their taking place in certain settings including schools. Currently, a convict can...
by Bradley Vasoli | May 30, 2022
Connecticut State Senator Will Haskell (D-Bethel) last weekend took to the airwaves in support of his proposal to limit gun sales in the Constitution State to one per month. “We know that handguns sold alongside other handguns in a bulk sale, they’re 64 percent more...
by Julie Carr | May 30, 2022
Neil W. McCabe, the national political editor of The Star News Network, interviewed Tempe, Arizona, attorney Daniel J. Schultz, the creator and advocate of the ‘Precinct Strategy.’ Schultz said the Republican Party’s precinct and neighborhood...
by Star News Staff | May 30, 2022
by Kyle Hooten Minnesota Democrats apparently tried to launch a scheme to intentionally deceive Republican voters in the upcoming gubernatorial election. Minnesota has long been host to a party called the Grassroots Legalize Cannabis Party. However, conniving...
by The Center Square | May 30, 2022
by Jon Styf Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a campaign finance reform bill on Friday that adds reporting requirements for political action committees, political candidates and some nonprofits. Senate Bill 1005 went to conference committee before being approved...
by The Center Square | May 30, 2022
by J.D. Davidson Federal judges made good on a promise at midnight Saturday by implementing Ohio state legislative district maps that were previously ruled unconstitutional twice by the Ohio Supreme Court. The three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for...
by The Center Square | May 30, 2022
by Scott McClallen Gov. Gretchen Whitmer celebrated the installation of two of the 30 eventual electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at state parks. She made the announcement at Holland State Park. “This partnership to install charging stations in our state...
by The Center Square | May 30, 2022
by Jon Styf The college-going rate for Tennessee students after high school graduation has dropped from 63.8% for the Class of 2017 to 52.8% for the Class of 2021, according to a report from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. There has been a 9...
by The Center Square | May 30, 2022
by T.A. DeFeo Georgia awarded a $3 million grant for a new Jack Link’s manufacturing facility in Perry to help upgrade infrastructure. The company plans to build a 500,000-square-foot snack meat production plant as part of a $450 million investment, a project...
by Aaron Gulbransen | May 30, 2022
On Friday, U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn promoted her “Stop The Inflationary Spending Spree” resolution on Twitter. Blackburn tweeted, “I’ve introduced the Stop The Inflationary Spending Spree Resolution to make it more difficult to pass spending...
by Bethany Bowman | May 30, 2022
After my friend told me about a tribute that Scott Stevens had written about his grandfather and uncle, I knew I had found the perfect song to share on Memorial Day. Scott Stevens is a country music singer/songwriter from East Tennessee who recently released the...
by Neil Jones | May 30, 2022
Arizona State Representatives Shawnna Bolick (R-Phoenix) and Kevin Payne (R-Sun City) shared a statement of support for the victims of the recent Texas school shooting. “Like all Americans, we stand with the victims, survivors, and grieving families of the...
by The Center Square | May 30, 2022
by Richie Malouf As the school year draws to an end, American universities around the country are reinstating mask mandates. The University of California Los Angeles sent out an email to its students on May 26, stating that its mask mandate “will go back...
