by Susan Berry, PhD | Jul 9, 2022
Joe Biden attempted to undermine the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision two weeks ago in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization by signing an executive order Friday that seeks to impose abortion on demand on the nation. This Court has made it clear it will not...
by Eric Burk | Jul 9, 2022
The Charlotte County Board of Supervisors approved a use permit for an 800 megawatt solar facility — the largest in Virginia so far, according to SoVaNow. That moves the Randolph Solar Project close to its sale from developer SolUnesco to Dominion Energy, which...
by The Center Square | Jul 9, 2022
by Anthony Hennen A late-night Republican push for a constitutional amendment declaring no right to an abortion has caused controversy. The resolution would also change elections to require voter ID, raise the voting age to 21, and allow gubernatorial...
by The Center Square | Jul 9, 2022
by Scott McClallen A school advocacy group called Launch Michigan wants an additional $3.8 billion for Michigan schools disbursed statewide, funded by an undisclosed new tax. The group released its report in June, prior to state lawmakers passing a 2023 $19.6...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Jul 9, 2022
Governor Doug Ducey (R) said Thursday Arizona is now the “top state for school choice” and the “first state in the nation to offer all families” school choice options. Ducey signed into law House Bill 2853, which allows all K-12 students in Arizona to be eligible for...
by Admin | Jul 9, 2022
by Pafoua Yang A large crowd gathered at the Target Center for a performance by a Somali artist booed Rep. Ilhan Omar Saturday night, prompting members of the Somali community in Minnesota to begin publicly calling on voters to remove her from office. Omar...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 9, 2022
Georgia’s House Speaker this week turned the heat up on Major League Baseball (MLB), which moved its All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver last year in protest of Georgia’s SB 202 election integrity law. “Earlier this week, I wrote to [MLB]...
by Admin | Jul 9, 2022
by David Potter It’s no secret that President Biden has been dismantling the U.S. immigration system since he took office. Under his all-but-named open-border policies, an estimated 794,112 illegal immigrants have escaped into the United States. The crisis is...
by Star News Staff | Jul 9, 2022
President Donald J. Trump and his ambassador to Japan, and now GOP senator for Tennessee, expressed shock and sadness today at the death of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, killed by a gunman while campaigning Friday in Nara, Japan. “The world today...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 9, 2022
Tennessee has identified its first case of Monkeypox, a rare affliction that can be deadly. “Monkeypox is a rare but potentially serious viral illness. Although infection may begin with fever, headache, muscle aches, and exhaustion before the development of...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jul 9, 2022
TN-5 candidate and former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Beth Harwell criticized liberal prosecutors and the defund the police movement in comments that she made to The Tennessee Star on Friday regarding the case of Jose Alba who was charged with...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jul 9, 2022
In an exclusive obtained by The Tennessee Star, former Speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives Beth Harwell says that “Joe Biden is destroying America,” in her latest television ad for the August 4 Republican primary in the race for...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 9, 2022
A women’s group is vying for the state of Tennessee to change its rules about admitting recently relocated lawyers to the State Bar Association, claiming that the current rules are not amenable to mothers who wish to work part-time. State Bar Associations often...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jul 9, 2022
Maury County Mayor Andy Ogles sent a letter to Maury County Commission Chairman Don Morrow on Friday in which he vetoed the proposed Maury County budget for the next fiscal year citing the negative impact of the proposed tax increase as citizens deal with the Biden...
by The Center Square | Jul 9, 2022
by J.D. Davidson One Ohio senator wants women to be able to sue men for causing unintended pregnancy, while another wants the state to declare June 24 “Life Day,” all coming in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and the...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jul 9, 2022
On Friday, a Club for Growth-affiliated federal super PAC, the School Freedom Fund PAC, launched a nearly $400,000 television and radio attack advertising blitz against Kurt Winstead and Beth Harwell in the August 4 Republican primary in the race for Tennessee’s...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 9, 2022
The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision, ruled that absentee ballot drop boxes, largely used in the 2020 election, are unlawful. According to the majority opinion, only the state legislature has the authority to authorize the use of drop boxes. However, during...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 9, 2022
The Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents (TOSS) condemned recent remarks by Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn at a Williamson County event. According to audio captured by NewsChannel 5, Arnn said that “The teachers are trained in the dumbest...
by The Center Square | Jul 9, 2022
by Brent Addleman A parent company and three additional electric companies will be exiting the market in Connecticut, Attorney General William Tong said. A $3 million settlement, the attorney general announced, has been reached with Public Power to resolve...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 9, 2022
Republican Governor Brian Kemp and Democrat challenger Stacey Abrams announced their fundraising totals for the previous quarter. The numbers reflect a sharp financial advantage for Abrams as she seeks to flip the seat to Democratic control. According to a release...
by Julie Carr | Jul 9, 2022
Live from Music Row, Friday 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 the original all-star panelist Crom Carmichael to the studio...