by Susan Berry, PhD | Jun 17, 2022
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) vaccine advisory panel unanimously voted Wednesday to recommend the Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines for infants and young children despite an abundance of calls from physicians, children’s health organizations, and members of...
by RealClearWire | Jun 17, 2022
by Leighton Woodhouse The epicenter of the political earthquakes rattling San Francisco’s progressive establishment is a 30-square-block neighborhood in the center of downtown known as the Tenderloin. Adjacent to some of the city’s most famous attractions,...
by Star News Staff | Jun 17, 2022
by Kyle Hooten A man whose bail was cut from $5 million to $100,000 (98% reduction) after shooting at police officers while drunkenly fleeing in a 100-mph car chase is an illegal immigrant who has been deported seven times. Pablo Nava-Jaimes, 31, allegedly...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 17, 2022
An early poll in Georgia’s gubernatorial election shows incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp (R) leading Democrat challenger Stacey Abrams. The poll, taken by East Carolina University (ECU), was conducted between June 6 to June 9 among 868 registered voters in Georgia. It...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 17, 2022
Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch is touting endorsements by more than “100 local Wisconsin current and former elected officials from across the state.” The local supporters include individuals that have held various positions: mayors,...
by Eric Burk | Jun 17, 2022
Governor Glenn Youngkin is sending 35 budget amendments to the General Assembly to approve on Friday, including a gas tax holiday, a ban on using state Medicaid funds for certain abortions, and a law that would make it a class 6 felony to picket or demonstrate outside...
by The Center Square | Jun 17, 2022
by Scott McClallen The Michigan Senate approved a $565 million bill, which appropriates mostly federal funding to improve the state’s mental health system. Senate Bill 714 aims to fund jail diversion, create treatment units to reduce emergency room...
by Grant Holcomb | Jun 17, 2022
On Wednesday, reports came out that the State of Florida would be the only state in the country to not pre-order COVID shots for children 5 and under. Yesterday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed that Florida would not be recommending COVID shots for Florida’s...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jun 17, 2022
Pennsylvania State Senator Doug Mastriano (R-Gettysburg) on Thursday announced he will soon introduce legislation to strengthen penalties for fentanyl pushers whose sales result in deadly overdoses. The senator is naming his measure “Tyler’s Law” after Tyler...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 17, 2022
A new tax will be hitting certain drivers in Connecticut, as the state’s tax commissioner announced an increase of the state’s diesel tax. According to an announcement from the office, the rate will increase from 40 cents to 49 cents – a 23 percent...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 17, 2022
Ohio Precinct Strategy, a group that supports the involvement of individuals at the local level, will hold an event to inform residents of the state on ways to participate in local elections. The event will take place on Saturday, June 18, for the majority of the day...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jun 17, 2022
Advertising from Democratic Ohio Senate candidate Tim Ryan, which alleges that his Republican opponent J.D. Vance has disparaged law-enforcement officers, prompted Vance this week to recall Ryan’s own severe criticisms of law enforcers. A video ad that appears on the...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 17, 2022
President Joe Biden’s administration Thursday announced a slew of judicial appointees, one of whom is from Arizona. “Roopali H. Desai is a partner at Coppersmith Brockelman where she has practiced since 2007. From 2006 to 2007, Ms. Desai was an associate...
by Star News Staff | Jun 17, 2022
by Don Barnett and Ira Weiss If The Williamson County Republican Party (WCRP) succeeds in its plans, by the close of its next meeting it will have removed or otherwise run off the majority of its elected members. Of the 8 WCRP board members who were elected, 4...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 17, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Father Frank Pavone, the Chairman of the influential pro-life group Priests for Life and host of the “End Abortion” podcast, spoke with The Tennessee Star on Thursday about the future of the movement and the possible reversal...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 17, 2022
As part of the state’s 2022-2023 budget, Tennesseans can expect that the state’s tax on food and “food related items” will not apply during the month of August. “As Americans see their cost-of-living skyrocket amid historic inflation,...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 17, 2022
Former President Donald Trump endorsed Republican candidate Abraham Hamadeh for Arizona Attorney General on Wednesday through his Save America PAC. Thank you President Trump! pic.twitter.com/6ks0TVdBGn — Abe Hamadeh for Arizona AG (@AbrahamHamadeh) June 15, 2022...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 17, 2022
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) joined a letter with several Republican senators to demand answers on the lack of law enforcement action surrounding potentially violent protests that have targeted Supreme Court justices. Left-wing individuals have flocked to the homes...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 17, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – The Executive Director of the Faith and Freedom Coalition Timothy Head spoke with The Tennessee Star on Thursday at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy Conference, which is taking place from June 16-18 at the...
by Rachel Alexander | Jun 17, 2022
The 2022 Arizona legislative session is almost over, but there are still a few key bills policy watchers say have a good chance of making it into law. One is HB 2853, which would expand school choice by opening Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) to all K-12...
by Julie Carr | Jun 17, 2022
Live from Music Row, Thursday morning on The Tennessee Star Report with Michael Patrick Leahy – broadcast on Nashville’s Talk Radio 98.3 and 1510 WLAC weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. – host Leahy welcomed all-star panelist and The Epoch Times’ Editor-at-Large...
