by Star News Staff | Sep 7, 2022
– – – Photo “Eric Greitens” by Eric Greitens for U.S. Senate. Background Photo “Courtroom” by Clyde Robinson. CC BY 2.0.
by Star News Staff | Sep 7, 2022
by John Hugh DeMastri The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) fined Instagram €405 million ($403 million USD) Monday over child privacy violations, according to Business Insider. The fine for failing to protect the privacy of minors stemmed from a variety...
by Star News Staff | Sep 7, 2022
by Reagan Reese Higher education institutions have implemented diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives to vet students and faculty rather than evaluating them on their merits. Universities have included different DEI initiatives including axing...
by Star News Staff | Sep 7, 2022
by Debra Heine While still underwater, Joe Biden’s approval rating has surged to 45.1 percent in the latest poll conducted by Insider Advantage for the Center for American Greatness. The national survey of 500 likely voters showed that 53.8 percent of...
by Star News Staff | Sep 7, 2022
by Julie Kelly Andrew Weissmann is one weird dude, to say the least. Weissmann, an author, law professor, and MSNBC legal analyst, is a prolific user of social media—but rather than post a head shot on his Twitter bio page, Weissmann has a photo of a dog...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Sep 7, 2022
The Biden administration is determined to undermine the science of biology in order to bolster an activist political agenda that will serve up a manufactured concept of limitless “genders” with a side order of government-approved child-grooming opportunities. The...
by Kaitlin Housler | Sep 7, 2022
The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) announced Tuesday that it has received a $5 million competitive federal grant to fund community and clinical programs that improve the state’s maternal health outcomes. According to the 2022 Mother Mortality in Tennessee Report...
by Kaitlin Housler | Sep 7, 2022
The Metro Nashville City Council voted on an ordinance that would allow for sidewalk cafes to remain permanent on Tuesday. On its second reading, BL2022-1405 “amends Section 13.32.165 of the Metropolitan Code of Laws to permanently extend the provisions for...
by Kaitlin Housler | Sep 7, 2022
The State of Tennessee is a finalist in three categories for awards from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO). @TennCare and F&A's STS with @StephDedmon are finalists for prestigious annual awards from @NASCIO. Winners are...
by Star News Staff | Sep 7, 2022
by Jon Miltimore The Wall Street Journal recently reported that California Gov. Gavin Newsom was spearheading an eleventh-hour effort to pass legislation to extend a lifeline to Diablo Canyon, a 2,250-megawatt nuclear plant that supplies some 8 percent of the...
by Star News Staff | Sep 7, 2022
by James D. Agresti While praising California’s decision to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035, Governor Gavin Newsom declared that this will require “100% of new car sales in California to be zero-emission vehicles” like “electric cars.” In...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Sep 7, 2022
The school activities director who was heard boasting in a Project Veritas (PV) exposé video how easily she was able to indoctrinate her students into her left-wing political agenda has been placed on paid leave, according to a report at National Review. Jennifer...
by Bradley Vasoli | Sep 7, 2022
Electric vehicle (EV) creation is among the latest policy fissures to open up between Republican Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance and his Democratic opponent, U.S. Representative Tim Ryan (D-OH-13). Vance emphasizes the disadvantage many auto workers could suffer if...
by The Center Square | Sep 7, 2022
by T.A. DeFeo Georgia’s spending per pupil has grown over the past two decades, but its enrollment has increased at a higher rate, a new analysis found. According to the Reason Foundation’s 2022 K-12 Education Spending Spotlight, Georgia’s inflation-adjusted...
by Bradley Vasoli | Sep 7, 2022
State Senator Michele Brooks (R-Greenville) is encouraging colleagues to back two upcoming bills she proposes to allay shortages of first responders in Pennsylvania. The first piece of legislation concerns areas of insufficiency among volunteer firefighter companies....
by Eric Burk | Sep 7, 2022
Delegate Mark Keam (D-Fairfax) resigned to take an unspecified role in the Biden administration, and two Democrats have already announced their candidacies for an expected special election to complete his term in the Democrat-favoring district. “Today, Delegate...
by The Center Square | Sep 7, 2022
by Jon Styf It would cost a family of four $576.22 to attend a Tennessee Titans game last season, according to a new report from Bookies.com. The website took the cheapest available ticket for each NFL team and multiplied it by four before adding in the price...
