by Susan Berry, PhD | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, National, News, School
An alleged teacher claiming to be “non-binary” gushed in a video posted to the Twitter account of Libs of TikTok that two of her students, including one first-grader, “came out as trans” to her after she read a book to her class that pushes gender ideology and pronoun...
by Addison Basurto | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, News, The South
Georgia’s 11th Congressional District Representative Barry Loudermilk criticized President Joe Biden and the EPA’s fiscal year (FY) 2023 budget on Tuesday. “Biden’s war on American energy production is getting an assist from the Democrat-led...
by Addison Basurto | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
As Governor Brian Kemp (R) called out Stacey Abrams on Tuesday for her role in the removal of the 2021 MLB All-Star Game from Atlanta, the state’s speaker of the house pressed the commissioner of baseball for answers. “Last year, Stacey Abrams pressured...
by RealClearWire | Jul 21, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Steve Miller A Chinese-dominated mining company has procured millions of dollars in American subsidies to extract lithium in the United States – but, given a dearth of U.S. processing capacity, the mineral is likely to be sent to China with no guarantee that...
by The Center Square | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
by Benjamin Yount It was another loss in court for former Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman. A Dane County judge on Monday dismissed Gableman’s request for a new judge in his open records case. Judge Frank Remington wrote in his five page decision that...
by Grant Holcomb | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
The State of Florida has moved forward with a new policy that would deny Medicaid coverage for transgender treatments including puberty-blockers and hormone therapy. The Florida Department of Health prefaced the likely rule in April, but now the new policy stems from...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, Connecticut, The Northeast
First lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Connecticut on Wednesday to tout summer education programs in the state. The duo pointed to the American Rescue Plan, which provided funding to states to host the learning programs and make...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, The Upper-Midwest, Wisconsin
Senator Ron Johnson and other colleagues issued a letter to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis R. McDonough over concerns about access to health care for veterans across the country. According to the letter from the group, the federal agency has subjected...
by Cooper Moran | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
The Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio (FOP) announced a new round of endorsements for candidates running in the November general election. The endorsements, which feature several GOP members, were based on their level of support, according to a release from the group...
by Addison Basurto | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), the official planning agency for the 11-county Atlanta region, announced the appointment of its new executive team. “ARC is already one of Atlanta region’s most impactful organizations, and these changes will only...
by The Center Square | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Upper-Midwest
by Scott McClallen Some Michigan businesses are scrambling after a Court of Claims ruling says the minimum wage should increase from $9.87 to $12 after the Court declared the GOP’s 2018 circumvention of two voter-initiated ballot initiatives as...
by Star News Staff | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, Minnesota, The Upper-Midwest
by Evan Stambaugh A St. Paul restaurant owner whose establishments have been targeted by criminals on numerous occasions has once again expressed frustration with high crime and inadequate police staffing in the Twin Cities area. At a U.S. House of...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, Pennsylvania, The Northeast
Pennsylvania State Senator Gene Yaw (R-Williamsport) this week announced he is authoring a bill to bar any county that bans natural gas development on county-owned lands from getting certain natural gas revenues. Specifically, Yaw’s proposal would prevent those...
by Eric Burk | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
RICHMOND, Virginia — Empower AI, a provider of artificial intelligence technology for Medicare and Medicaid, held a grand opening at its new office outside Richmond. Governor Glenn Youngkin and Secretary of Health and Human Resources John Littel toured the...
by Star News Staff | Jul 21, 2022 | National, News
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by The Center Square | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, Connecticut, The Northeast
by Brent Addleman A settlement has been reached with one public utility company, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong said. The state’s top law enforcement official announced a $1.8 million settlement has been reached with Eversource over the company’s...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, News, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee Star learned that the far-left Tennessee Education Association (TEA) is distributing the same mailed literature piece recently targeting Democrat voters and encouraging them to vote for Jeff Eby in the House District (HD) 69 Republican race and other...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 21, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
As Tennesseans prepare to head to the polls on August 4, where they will vote on whether to retain the state’s five Supreme Court justices, The Tennessee Star is profiling each justice who currently sits on the bench. Justice Sharon Lee was first appointed to...
by Eric Burk | Jul 21, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
The Virginia Board for Barbers and Cosmetology has voted to reduce the training hours required for a cosmetology license from 1,500 to 1,000, although steps including a public hearing remain in the process to change the regulation. Governor Glenn Youngkin highlighted...
by Neil W. McCabe | Jul 21, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
Arizona State Representative Judy Burges (R-AZ-01) lauded the enactment of two pieces on Tuesday of legislation she sponsored, one of which seeks to improve ambulance services for people who live in rural areas. “State [statutes] regulating ambulance services,...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Jul 21, 2022 | National, News, World
The World Health Organization (WHO) has updated its 2011 manual titled Gender Mainstreaming for Health Managers: A Practical Approach, to include new guidance that now claims “sex is not limited to male or female.” In a press release two weeks ago, the global health...
