by Star News Staff | Jun 25, 2022
– – – Photo “Police on the Scene” by Rep Kelly Townsend.
by Susan Berry, PhD | Jun 25, 2022
As reactions abound in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Friday to overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, many on the left expressed their outrage by claiming the ruling will harm black and other minority women, but pro-life women of...
by Star News Staff | Jun 25, 2022
by Melissa Mackenzie To the Never Trump people: Elections matter. Here’s a link to the ruling. Because Donald J. Trump was president and because he had the courage to stick with solidly conservative jurists and because he, unlike Never Trumpers, knows how to...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 25, 2022
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost filed a motion on Friday to end an injunction put in place by a federal court against a heartbeat law passed in 2019. The motion follows a decision by the Supreme Court that reversed Roe v. Wade. Therefore, abortion laws will now be...
by The Center Square | Jun 25, 2022
by Anthony Hennen The future of abortion in Pennsylvania is an open question, as current state law protects it but both parties would like to change the law. The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide....
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 25, 2022
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued a statement Friday following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the 1973 landmark ruling that created a right to abortion nationwide. The ruling now returns issues about abortion to the individual states. The...
by Eric Burk | Jun 25, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade launched a wave of statements from Virginia politicians on Friday. Abortion remains legal in Virginia with some limitations, and split control of Virginia’s government leaves both Republicans and...
by Neil Jones | Jun 25, 2022
Arizona State Representatives Walt Blackman (R-Sedona) and Shawnna Bolick (R-San Miguel) are among Arizona officials who released a statement applauding the landmark decision from the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) in Dobbs v. Jackson, which overturns Roe...
by The Center Square | Jun 25, 2022
by Benjamin Yount The reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade and the end of abortion in Wisconsin is clear and split by political party. Wisconsin is one of nearly two dozen states where abortion is now illegal because Roe is no...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 25, 2022
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer pledged to “fight like hell” to maintain access to abortions for women in Michigan, according to a release from her office. The statement follows a decision from the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, which...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 25, 2022
Republican Governor Brian Kemp called on his Democratic opponent Stacey Abrams to resign from the governing board of the Marguerite Casey Foundation. According to Kemp and the Republican Governors Association, the group has repeatedly posted on social media to...
by The Center Square | Jun 25, 2022
by Brent Addleman Connecticut’s top law enforcement official said Friday he would sue to prevent a nationwide ban on abortions. Attorney General William Tong said following the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 landmark decision...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 25, 2022
Several Tennessee elected officials praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty and several other state elected officials issued statements. Blackburn applauded the ruling by SCOTUS and...
by Bethany Bowman | Jun 25, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee- When I first heard Katrina Burgoyne’s song, “I Wanna Get Away With You,” there was something infectious about the spirited song that made me want to learn more about the artist. Australian-born Katrina Burgoyne is from a musical family. Both of...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 25, 2022
Former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Beth Harwell issued a statement in support of the National Guard members who are scheduled to be fired on June 30 due to their refusal to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate. “The Biden...
by Neil Jones | Jun 25, 2022
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R) filed an amicus brief this week in the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in support of Texas v. United States, which focuses on what he describes as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) dangerous Permanent...
by Rachel Alexander | Jun 25, 2022
The first Republican primary debate for the U.S. Senate race in Arizona took place Thursday night in downtown Phoenix, organized by FreedomWorks. Three candidates polling in the lead participated; Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich, solar billionaire businessman...
by Neil Jones | Jun 25, 2022
PHOENIX, Arizona – U.S. Senate candidate Jim Lamon appeared Thursday with four of his fellow Republicans at a debate to address a broad range of issues important to Copper State Republicans. Hosted by FreedomWorks, the gathering marked the last opportunity for...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 25, 2022
The House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 4176 titled the LGBTQI+ Data Inclusion Act on Thursday by a vote of 220-201. Every Tennessee Republican Representative voted against the bill while both Democratic Representatives from the state, Steve Cohen (D-TN-09)...
by Eric Burk | Jun 25, 2022
Virginia’s FY 2023-2024 budget includes some wins for both businesses and workers, according to pro-business organization NFIB Virginia and pro-labor organization Virginia AFL-CIO. General Assembly negotiators have emphasized the compromise nature of the budget,...
