by Bradley Vasoli | Jul 18, 2022
Pennsylvania State Representatives Craig Williams (R-Chadds Ford) and Chris Quinn (R-Media) on Friday lauded area lawmakers and activists for their work toward enactment of “Deana’s Law,” which toughens drunk-driving sentences. The new act is named after Deana DeRosa...
by Addison Basurto | Jul 18, 2022
Atlanta Police Interim Chief Darin Schierbaum and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced on Thursday that former City of Atlanta Chief Operating Officer Peter Aman would be the first-ever chief administrative officer (CAO) of the Atlanta Police Department (APD)....
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 18, 2022
Officials in the city of Memphis are silent after the city council pledged not to follow Tennessee’s law restricting abortions, which takes effect in August and would make performing an abortion a felony offense for doctors. Tuesday, Councilman JB Smiley...
by Star News Staff | Jul 18, 2022
by Evan Stambaugh A Democratic candidate for Hennepin County sheriff said she thinks it’s a “good idea” to give inmates more money for their labor in prison. Dawanna Witt, who currently serves as a major in the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office, appeared on...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jul 18, 2022
Akron, Ohio, Mayor Dan Horrigan (D) Sunday lifted the curfew he imposed on his city’s downtown area on the Fourth of July. The restriction applied between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. and affected Akron residents encircled by Route 59, Interstate 76 and Route 8. The mayor gave...
by Eric Burk | Jul 18, 2022
The House of Representatives passed the fiscal year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with added funding after Virginia Representatives Rob Wittman (R-VA-01) and Elaine Luria (D-VA-02) blasted the administration’s original military spending...
by The Center Square | Jul 18, 2022
by Andrew Hensel Illinois will open its doors to Wisconsin residents seeking an abortion after Planned Parenthood announced a partnership between organizations in the two states. In 2020, 9,600 out-of-state residents received an abortion in Illinois....
by The Center Square | Jul 18, 2022
by Scott McClallen Michigan fish hatcheries will receive $34 million in the 2023 budget for infrastructure repairs and replacement of a 54-year-old survey vessel. “Michigan’s fish and aquatic habitats are among our state’s greatest natural, recreational and...
by Rachel Alexander | Jul 18, 2022
According to Pro Publica, an Arizona judge this week ruled that U.S. Marine veteran Mario Villegas may represent the estate of his aborted child and sue the abortion doctor, and refer the doctor for wrongful death. Villegas asserts in his complaint that doctors failed...
by The Center Square | Jul 18, 2022
by Bethany Blankley A new civics initiative launched Thursday in Miami-Dade County in Florida targeting potential minority voters. The Republican National Committee launched the initiative at its Hispanic Community Center in Doral, Florida, Thursday. It’s...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 18, 2022
Two Tennessee libraries recently received Training Opportunities for the Public (TOP) grants for technology upgrades, according to press releases by the Tennessee Secretary of State’s office. White County Public Library was awarded a $9,301 TOP Grant to provide...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jul 18, 2022
FRANKLIN, Tennessee – U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) told The Tennessee Star on Saturday at the Williamson County Republican Party Reagan Dinner that “the GOP, the ‘Great Opportunity Party’ has a very bright future.” The Star was able to...
by Neil W. McCabe | Jul 18, 2022
Neil W. McCabe, the national political editor of The Star News Network, interviewed Chief Warrant Officer 3 Fianna Litvok, a military intelligence technician in the Virginia Army National Guard, about her request for a COVID-19 vaccine mandate exemption, as well as...
by The Center Square | Jul 18, 2022
by Casey Harper Nearly half of American small business owners say they are at risk of closing down this fall, according to new survey data. The small business network Alignable released the survey, which found that “47% of small business owners … say their...
