by Susan Berry, PhD | Jul 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
The Ohio law that bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected, generally at six weeks’ gestation, will remain in effect while a lawsuit filed by abortion providers continues against it. The law took effect after the state Supreme Court denied a...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Jul 2, 2022 | National, News
Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron quickly asked the state’s Court of Appeals to stay a circuit court’s ruling that temporarily blocked the enforcement of two state pro-life laws. Cameron filed a Writ of Mandamus and Prohibition Thursday, requesting the Kentucky...
by Star News Staff | Jul 2, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Elizabeth Eastman There is great irony in the violence directed against pregnancy centers since the leak and then official release of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision. Reports of vandalism and destruction include graffiti such as “if abortions...
by Eric Burk | Jul 2, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
New laws took effect in Virginia on Friday, including high-profile legislation like the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 budget, bills aimed at preventing animal cruelty, a bill requiring schools to notify parents about sexually explicit instructional material, and a bill...
by The Center Square | Jul 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
by Scott McClallen The Michigan Economic Development Corporation must fully disclose the total value of taxpayer subsidies it has offered to General Motors, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled. The court’s unanimous opinion in Sole v. MEDC held the MEDC must...
by The Center Square | Jul 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Pennsylvania, The Northeast
by Anthony Hennen Pending the signature of Gov. Tom Wolf, Pennsylvania will be the 22nd state to join an EMS compact making it easier for emergency workers to practice across state lines. The agreement standardizes privilege to practice rules, validates...
by The Center Square | Jul 2, 2022 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
by Benjamin Yount The state’s largest business group is encouraged about fewer government regulations after the latest U.S. Supreme Court ruling. The justices in Washington, D.C. on Thursday ruled that the EPA does not have the power to regulate power plant...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
Governor Ron DeSantis on Thursday detailed increased scores from students taking Florida’s 2022 civics assessments. The test teaches “the history of our country, the exceptional nature of our form of government, and the role they play as citizens of our...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced an additional extension of the suspension of the state’s gas tax in an effort to curb high prices. Kemp first enacted the suspension on March 18, signing legislation passed by the General Assembly. “I am committed to...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Connecticut, The Northeast
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont pitched companies to relocate to the state if they are currently located in a state that may implement an abortion ban. Since the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, some states have enacted abortion bans, often correlated to when an...
by Admin | Jul 2, 2022 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
by Pafoua Yang Some Minnesota businesses are joining a growing list of companies offering travel benefits to employees who want to terminate their unborn babies. This new policy comes in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Target...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 2, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Federal and local law enforcement officials are investigating an attempted arson and vandalism attack on a pro-life resource clinic in Nashville, based on a release from the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD). The Hope Clinic for Women is “a faith-based...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jul 2, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
SEAL PAC released a statement this week announcing the PAC endorsed Jeff Beierlein in the race for Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District seat. “Jeff Beierlein is a soldier’s soldier. As a helicopter pilot in Iraq and a graduate of West Point, Jeff has the...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jul 2, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
More Tennessee National Guardsmen reached out to The Tennessee Star on Friday in order to rebut the coordinated messaging between TN-5 candidate and former National Guard General Kurt Winstead and Governor Bill Lee on the issue of soldier firings due to a COVID-19...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jul 2, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Misinformation continued to spread as the deadline for Tennessee National Guard soldiers, as well as soldiers across the United States, to comply with the COVID-19 vaccine mandate by Thursday, drew near and now has passed. In an effort to better inform the public, The...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 2, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
Chattanooga’s Department of Public Works has inspected more than 95 percent of all streets and filled in 90 percent of all potholes, according to a report delivered to the Chattanooga City Council. Along with filling potholes, Public Works has created work orders for...
by Neil Jones | Jul 2, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich (R) released a statement applauding the recent Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) opinion, which curbed the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) overreach in the nation’s power sector. “Today’s...
by Julie Carr | Jul 2, 2022 | News, Politics, Tennessee, The South, TSNN Reports
Thursday morning on War Room: Pandemic, Stephen K. Bannon welcomed Washington correspondent and the national political editor for The Star News Network and The Tennessee Star, Neil W. McCabe to explain how Governor Bill of Tennessee is keeping with the Army’s...
by Julie Carr | Jul 2, 2022 | News, Politics, port, TSNN Reports
Neil W. McCabe, the national political editor of The Star News Network, reports on how different governors are approaching their Army National Guardsmen who refused to comply with President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. TRANSCRIPT McCabe: The...
by Neil Jones | Jul 2, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey (R) recently signed House Bill (HB) 2317 which directs $335 million to the Border Security Fund, calling it “the most meaningful border security legislation in Arizona history.” “Arizona will not sit idly by as the Biden...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jul 2, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) endorsed Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson (R-Franklin) for re-election on Thursday. In addition to the endorsement the NRA-PVF gave Johnson an “A+” rating for both his voting record and his response to its...
