by Peter D'Abrosca | Aug 13, 2022
Arizona’s Republican nominee for governor earlier this week said that America’s federal government has turned on its people. “All I will say is that [the raid on former President Donald Trump’s home] shows that our federal government is corrupt...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Aug 13, 2022
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced on Thursday that he approved the FBI raid on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, and several Tennessee Republican leaders voiced their displeasure with both the raid and the attorney general’s role in...
by The Center Square | Aug 13, 2022
by Bethany Blankley The war of words between New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott escalated this week as buses of foreign nationals who’ve entered the U.S. illegally arrive in Adams’ city. The buses arriving at the Port Authority...
by Eric Burk | Aug 13, 2022
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) had $469,819.49 stolen in an alleged Nigerian email scam, according to a Department of Justice court document and an FBI Richmond press release that announced the extradition to the U.S. of three Nigerian nationals alleged to...
by Eric Burk | Aug 13, 2022
Richmond law enforcement will distribute cold case decks of cards to inmates at the Richmond City Justice Center; the cards feature pictures and names of victims of unsolved homicides. “The loss of a murdered loved one is devastating. Not receiving justice makes...
by Star News Staff | Aug 13, 2022
by Eric Lendrum On Tuesday, a school board in North Dakota voted overwhelmingly to abandon the sacred tradition of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, claiming that the Pledge doesn’t align with the district’s values. As reported by the New York Post, the Fargo...
by The Center Square | Aug 13, 2022
by Bethany Blankley Rather than impose higher taxes and more restrictions on domestic production of oil and natural gas, as Senate Democrats voted to do by passing the Inflation Reduction Act, those in the industry proposed 10 actions policy makers can take...
by Star News Staff | Aug 13, 2022
by Casey Chalk Monkeypox has America’s public health establishment in a bit of an awkward spot. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra last Thursday labeled monkeypox a public health emergency. “We’re prepared to take our response to the next level...
by RealClearWire | Aug 13, 2022
by Todd Carney In May, State Sen. Doug Mastriano won the Republican nomination for governor of Pennsylvania – much to the consternation of his party. Many Republicans felt that Mastriano had no chance of winning because of the far-right positions he took in the...
by Star News Staff | Aug 13, 2022
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by Star News Staff | Aug 13, 2022
by Jack Elbaum When voters were asked by Pew Research, prior to the 2020 election, what issues were most important to them, education wasn’t even among the top dozen. But things have changed dramatically since then. Outlets ranging from The Washington Post,...
by Star News Staff | Aug 13, 2022
by Jack McEvoy Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia may be saving her state’s coal industry after the Senate Democrats’ climate bill, backed by Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia, threatened to place new regulations on coal. Manchin’s...
by Bethany Bowman | Aug 13, 2022
Donny Van Slee is a Florida boy from the rural town of Weeki Wachee Springs, home of the famous live mermaids. Growing up, Van Slee was shy and his dad bought him a guitar to help him. Later, influenced by the bands he loved – Led Zeppelin and Tom Petty and the...
by The Center Square | Aug 13, 2022
by Tom Joyce The “right to try” has been expanded in Arizona. Gov. Doug Ducey held a signing ceremony for five bills that passed with bipartisan support in this year’s legislative session. It included Senate Bill 1163, the Right to Try for Individualized Treatments....
by Star News Staff | Aug 13, 2022
by Tom Basile Louisiana Sen. John Kennedy said this week that raising taxes during a recession was a “special kind of stupid.” He’s not wrong, of course, but don’t be fooled. The high-fiving and devilish cackling over the Democrats’ latest spending bonanza...
by The Center Square | Aug 13, 2022
by T.A. DeFeo A Georgia lawmaker will support additional funding for the Georgia Composite Medical Board to hire additional investigators if the agency asks for the money. “I don’t think they have enough investigators and when they ask for appropriations...
by The Center Square | Aug 13, 2022
by J.D. Davidson Ohio’s largest school district continues to move forward with plans to open the school year for students Aug. 24, despite the system’s teachers union getting closer to a strike. Jennifer Adair, president of the Columbus City Schools Board of...
by The Center Square | Aug 13, 2022
by Scott McClallen A Freedom of Information Act request submitted to Kalamazoo Public Schools to learn how the district spent more than $63 million in federal taxpayer money was met with a $263.66 price tag. The Center Square submitted the FOIA to KPS in late...
by The Center Square | Aug 13, 2022
by Anthony Hennen Mayors of Pennsylvania’s small towns and large cities have fallen afoul of the law with varying reasons. Meadville Mayor Jaime Kinder is the latest added to the list. Larger cities tend to have trouble with bribery, corruption, and the...
by The Center Square | Aug 13, 2022
by Benjamin Yount Republicans in Wisconsin are offering a glimpse at their strategy for this fall’s campaign against Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Wednesday said Evers will be tough to beat in November because he hasn’t...
by Admin | Aug 13, 2022
by Anthony Gockowski Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a Democrat, had some harsh words for Rep. Ilhan Omar after she narrowly escaped defeat in a Tuesday primary against Frey’s preferred candidate. Frey said the “massive” 20-point shift should send a message to...