by Neil W. McCabe | Jun 29, 2022
The Arizona Army National Guard stands with roughly 84 percent of its military personnel complying with Big Army’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate as the Army’s June 30 deadline for 100 percent compliance approaches. “Out of approximately 5,000 Soldiers, the Arizona Army...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jun 29, 2022
Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein and Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley announced this week they will not prosecute abortionists who violate Ohio’s “heartbeat law.” Signed three years ago by Governor Mike DeWine (R), the act disallows abortions to be...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 29, 2022
Connecticut is set to raise its minimum wage from $13.00 per hour to $14.00 per hour in compliance with a law passed by the state’s leaders in 2019. The legislation implemented a plan to raise the state’s minimum wage from $10.10 in 2019 to $15 over the...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 29, 2022
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) wrote to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to express concern over a report that the Biden administration will disperse immigrants throughout the country. According to a report from NBC News, leaked...
by The Center Square | Jun 29, 2022
by Scott McClallen Tax cuts are no longer on the negotiating table as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the GOP-dominated Michigan Legislature square off before a deadline to submit a budget. Crain’s first reported the story, citing two anonymous sources familiar with...
by Rachel Alexander | Jun 29, 2022
The 2022 Arizona Legislative session ended Friday, after passing the annual budget and 385 bills – 79 of which are waiting for Governor Doug Ducey to sign or veto. Among the spending priorities is a massive expansion of the state’s school voucher system, which...
by Eric Burk | Jun 29, 2022
Governor Glenn Youngkin approved a $741,600 grant to help Henrico County attract an expansion of EAB, an education data insights provider. On Tuesday, Youngkin’s office announced that EAB, which already has locations in the Richmond area, will consolidate to...
by Julie Carr | Jun 29, 2022
Neil W. McCabe, the national political editor of The Star News Network, investigated how the Tennessee State Guard, a state-funded and state-directed all-volunteer force without a federal role or federal funding is handling the Army’s June 30, 2022 deadline for...
by Laura Baigert | Jun 29, 2022
While every office in Sumner County in which a partisan election has been held is currently controlled by Republicans, Democrats are making a run at several seats during the 2022 election cycle. On the August 4 combination ballot that includes the general election for...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 29, 2022
Several General Assembly members in both the State House and State Senate have shared a text message with The Tennessee Star that purports to be a statement from Governor Bill Lee’s office that says the governor is working on the issue and specifically mentions...
by Eric Burk | Jun 29, 2022
Governor Glenn Youngkin and Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears spoke in a Tuesday evening webinar where speakers highlighted the win for conservatives in the Dobbs decision, while also calling on pro-life supporters to vote, donate, and volunteer for Republicans...
by Julie Carr | Jun 29, 2022
Neil W. McCabe, the national political editor of The Star News Network, investigated how different state National Guards are reacting to the Army’s June 30, 2022 deadline for all active-duty and reserve components to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate....
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 29, 2022
A Tennessee bill that bans biological males from participating in female athletic competitions will take effect this week. HB 1895, which passed through the Tennessee General Assembly in April and was subsequently signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee (R), says “the...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jun 29, 2022
Tennessee motorists will not have to worry about construction delaying their Independence Day plans, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT). “With so many people hitting the road we want to do all we can to ensure they reach their destinations...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jun 29, 2022
Knox County Mayor Glenn Jacobs criticized his Democrat opponent’s declaration that opponents of abortion are “a morally deficient minority” on abortion. “Democrats used to say that abortion should be safe, legal, and rare. My opponent says that...
by Cooper Moran | Jun 29, 2022
A federal court lifted an injunction against Tennessee’s “heartbeat bill” that will implement a six-week abortion ban throughout the state. The ruling follows a request from Attorney General Herbert Slatery to lift the measure, after the U.S. Supreme...
by Star News Staff | Jun 29, 2022
by Julie Kelly The final set of witnesses testifying before the January 6 select committee had the potential to shed more light on the government’s foreknowledge of the protest on Capitol Hill that day. Jeffrey Rosen, appointed by Donald Trump on Christmas Eve...
