by Star News Staff | Aug 18, 2022 | National, News, port
by Peter D'Abrosca | Aug 18, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
After Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg last week visited Tucson and Phoenix to tout the Biden administration’s infrastructure bill, those cities have announced that they will receive tens of millions from the federal government for projects. “The...
by Eric Burk | Aug 18, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
The average length of stay for COVID-19 patients went up in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association (VHHA). “What we saw in the Omicron wave was that those coming into hospitals were staying longer for their COVID...
by Aaron Gulbransen | Aug 18, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) named retiring State Senator Mike Bell (R-Riceville) as the agency’s new senior advisor for legislative affairs and policy. Bell announced in November that he was retiring after over 15 years in the Tennessee General...
by Neil Jones | Aug 18, 2022 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
The Phoenix Police Department (PHXPD) announced that roughly a month after the launch of “Operation Gun Crime Crackdown” (OGCC), officers have seized hundreds of crime guns to reduce gun violence in the city. “The results of this targeted effort are...
by Star News Staff | Aug 18, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Zack Smith and Cully Stimson George Soros must be feeling the heat of rising crime rates. The leftist billionaire recently penned an opinion column in The Wall Street Journal explaining why he financially supports progressive prosecutors. Cloaked in...
by The Center Square | Aug 18, 2022 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
by J.D. Davidson Ohio Democrats plan to announce legislation Thursday that would ban any statewide office holder from holding private employment, performing private work or serving in any private position that they get paid to do. State Reps. Allison Russo,...
by Star News Staff | Aug 18, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Great Lakes, The South, Virginia
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by Star News Staff | Aug 18, 2022 | National, News
by Star News Staff | Aug 18, 2022 | National, News
by The Center Square | Aug 18, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
by T.A. DeFeo A manufacturer of windows and doors plans to invest up to $125 million to expand its middle Georgia facility. Atlanta-based YKK AP America, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based YKK AP, will create 100 additional jobs at its expanded Bibb County...
by The Center Square | Aug 18, 2022 | Battleground States, Pennsylvania, The Northeast
by Anthony Hennen Pennsylvania has a new law that bans “scholarship displacement,” a practice where universities reduce financial aid to students when they receive an outside scholarship. University officials said they already do not displace outside scholarships...
by Star News Staff | Aug 18, 2022 | National, News, port
by Peter D'Abrosca | Aug 18, 2022 | Battleground States, National, News
A research group has homed in on investment titan BlackRock, known for purchasing real estate in massive swaths nationwide, saying that those who have invested in the company may be at risk. Consumers’ Research says: U.S. consumers should be wary of investments...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Aug 18, 2022 | Battleground States, Lifestyle, National, News, School
A study published Tuesday at the Institute for Family Studies (IFS) has reaffirmed what past research has concluded: that children who come from stable families with married parents have a greater chance of academic success than those from non-intact, single-parent...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Aug 18, 2022 | News, Tennessee, The South
A woman has been charged with murder after an investigation concluded that she carried illegal drugs into a Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) facility earlier this year. Those drugs killed her boyfriend in an overdose, authorities say. “This incident points...
by Star News Staff | Aug 18, 2022 | Commentary, News
by Mark Green In just the short span of three decades, China has risen from a populous backwater to become the world’s dominant industrial economy. Western leaders, lured by the promise of profits and the naïve belief that investment would lead the Chinese...
by Admin | Aug 18, 2022 | Battleground States, Florida, The South
by Reagan Reese A black conservative mom called a “token person” by a Florida school board member plans to take legal action, according to documents obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Elizabeth Andersen, a Duval County School Board member, called Tia...
by Eric Burk | Aug 18, 2022 | Battleground States, The South, Virginia
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) granted federal loan forgiveness to former ITT Technical Institute students in a settlement voiding $141.6 million in student loans among 7,190 Virginians, after findings that the school falsely advertised the value of its...
by Addison Basurto | Aug 18, 2022 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South
Governor Brian Kemp (R) announced on Monday he has tapped Mike Register to replace Vic Reynolds as the newest director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI). “Mike has a strong track record of strengthening public safety and protecting Georgia’s...
by The Center Square | Aug 18, 2022 | Battleground States, Michigan, The Great Lakes
by Scott McClallen More than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic began, Michigan K-12 schools and higher education institutions have only spent 44% of $7.92 billion of federal relief to combat learning loss. The United States Department of Education says...
