by Susan Berry, PhD | Jun 24, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark ruling that created a right to abortion nationwide, and now returns issues about abortion to the individual states. In the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Justice Samuel Alito...
by Star News Staff | Jun 24, 2022
by Susan Berry, PhD | Jun 24, 2022
Abortion activists, including many supporters of Planned Parenthood, took over the Wisconsin Capitol building Wednesday as Republicans rejected Governor Tony Evers’ (D) call to repeal the state’s 173-year-old criminal abortion ban during a special session, a move that...
by Star News Staff | Jun 24, 2022
by Victor Davis Hanson Republican pundits and conservative activists are debating whether they can win in 2024 with the successful Trump agenda, but without the controversial Donald Trump as their nominee. The Democrats have a similar, but far more serious...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Jun 24, 2022
Taking aim once again at the Trump administration, the Biden education department released its proposed rule to revise how Title IX sex discrimination regulations will be enforced in education. U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona said in a statement Thursday...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jun 24, 2022
A Pennsylvania Senate panel this week passed a measure sponsored by State Senator Doug Mastriano (R-Gettysburg) to strengthen the commonwealth’s tracking of overdoses. All Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 24, 2022
An underdog candidate who was massively outspent in his primary race in Georgia’s 2nd Congressional District walked away with a victory in Tuesday’s runoff election. Chris West, a pro-Trump candidate, notched a victory against Nikki Haley and Karl Rove...
by The Center Square | Jun 24, 2022
by Brent Addleman A $1.25 million multistate settlement has been reached in a data breach case, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said. Connecticut is one of 45 states named in the settlement against Florida-based Carnival Cruise lines. The case was...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jun 24, 2022
While President Joe Biden this week began urging Congress to suspend the national gas tax for three months and asking states to do the same with their gas levies, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) came out against the idea. The federal government charges gasoline buyers...
by The Center Square | Jun 24, 2022
by Scott McClallen Michigan will receive $14.45 million from a federal pharmaceutical fraud settlement. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined 49 other states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the federal government to settle a lawsuit for $233.7...
by Star News Staff | Jun 24, 2022
by Evan Stambaugh Police officers in the Minneapolis suburb of Hopkins have arrested a murder suspect after pulling over his vehicle for expired tabs. Leontawan Lentez Holt, 24, was pulled over in a red sedan displaying expired registration tabs on June 3....
by Rachel Alexander | Jun 24, 2022
In a unanimous vote, the Maricopa County Republican Committee Executive Board voted on Tuesday to approve a resolution rejecting the certification of the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden. Modeled after a similar resolution passed by the Texas Republican Party...
by Eric Burk | Jun 24, 2022
State Senator Bryce Reeves (R-Spotsylvania) came in third in the recent GOP VA-07 congressional primary. That’s a bad result for a candidate who entered the race with the most name recognition and ended the race with the most money, yet still came in second in...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 24, 2022
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich on Thursday praised a decision from the Supreme Court in a key gun rights case. According to the majority decision from the justices, the Court struck down a law in New York that mandates individuals demonstrate “proper...
by Neil Jones | Jun 24, 2022
Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell directed prosecutors Tuesday to file a notice of intent to seek the death penalty against two Scottsdale-area adults who allegedly murdered an 11-year-old boy. The adults are Stephanie Davis and Thomas Desharnais, who were...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 24, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – A group of supporters of Tennessee National Guard members informed The Tennessee Star of their intention to host a Wednesday, June 29 event outside the Capitol at Legislative Plaza in downtown Nashville. The event is called “Guard...
by Rachel Alexander | Jun 24, 2022
In a detailed statement released Sunday, gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s campaign said the frontrunner is filing a defamation lawsuit against Rick Stevens, a former friend of Lake’s who is a professional drag queen in Arizona. Stevens – whose stage...
by Eric Burk | Jun 24, 2022
Nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment pollutants entering the Chesapeake Bay decreased from previous years in 2021, according to a new press release from the Chesapeake Bay Program. However, most of the program’s partnering states didn’t meet all their 2021...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 24, 2022
Attorney General Herb Slatery III refused to comment when reached by The Tennessee Star as the jobs of hundreds of Tennessee National Guard members remain uncertain. The Star asked Slatery’s office, “Is the Attorney General planning on intervening in the...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 24, 2022
Businessman Tim Michels, who is running in the Wisconsin GOP gubernatorial primary, has narrowly taken the lead in the crowded field, according to a new poll from Marquette Law School. Michels, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, leads former Lieutenant...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 24, 2022
Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) and Congressman John Rose (R-TN-06) condemned the Biden administration’s decision to reverse a Trump-era policy that coordinated issues with Palestinians within the U.S. Embassy to Israel. Instead, the new decision would aim to reopen...
