by RealClearWire | Sep 15, 2022
by John F. Wasik Like many retirees, Jesus Nunez knew he was due a pension but was having a hard time tracking it down. Now 66, the Burbank, Illinois, resident had worked as a painter and garage worker for the Checker Taxi Co. Inc from 1978 to 1986 and then...
by Star News Staff | Sep 15, 2022
by Eric Lendrum On Monday, a watchdog report claimed that the Small Business Administration (SBA) may have accidentally sent as much as $1.3 billion in COVID-19 relief funding to foreign countries during the pandemic. According to the Daily Caller, the office...
by Star News Staff | Sep 15, 2022
by Debra Heine MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said the FBI surrounded him and seized his cell phone Tuesday while he was in a Hardee’s drive-through in Mankato, Minnesota. “The FBI came after me and took my phone, they surrounded me at a Hardee’s and took my phone,...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Sep 15, 2022
South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham introduced a bill Tuesday that would ban, at the federal level, most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a point when many experts say unborn babies can experience pain during abortion. “I think we should have a law...
by The Center Square | Sep 15, 2022
by Alan Wooten Billions in economic losses and disruptions to everyday lives of Americans loom with a potential U.S. freight rails strike at the end of the week. An agreement deadline is 12:01 a.m. Friday. Here’s what you need to know: • Who? Freight railroads...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Sep 15, 2022
A technology company based in San Francisco plans to lay off 11 percent of its workforce, and plans to do so with race in mind. “As you all know, we are committed to becoming an Anti-Racist/Anti-Oppression company,” Twilio CEO Jeff Lawson said in a message...
by Star News Staff | Sep 15, 2022
by Julie Kelly After nearly two years of lies related to the events of January 6, 2021, the regime finally has admitted the truth: The widening legal dragnet to scoop up Donald Trump, his associates, and his voters has nothing to do with the four-hour...
by The Center Square | Sep 15, 2022
by Scott McClallen The Michigan Supreme Court will likely be weighted toward Democrats after Chief Justice Bridget McCormack announced she’s leaving the bench later this year. The vacancy will allow Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to appoint a judge to the bench...
by The Center Square | Sep 15, 2022
by Kimberley James If approved on the federal level, more Connecticut farmers could gain assistance for the harsh realities dealt them by the ongoing drought. A natural disaster request was submitted to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Gov. Ned Lamont said,...
by Star News Staff | Sep 15, 2022
by Anthony Gockowski A group of moms are seeking to intervene in a case that overturned several of Minnesota’s “commonsense” and “bipartisan” protections for women and girls who obtain abortions. Among those protections was a two-parent notification law, which...
by The Center Square | Sep 15, 2022
by Anthony Hennen As Pennsylvania gears up for a November election less than eight weeks away, county boards of elections are getting more funds and the Department of State will require more audits to ensure public confidence in results. Changes that could...
by Eric Burk | Sep 15, 2022
August general fund tax revenues rose about 5.4 percent compared to August 2021 when adjusted for an extra deposit day this year. That’s a good sign, but Secretary of Finance Stephen Cummings told legislators September’s data will be more significant for...
by The Center Square | Sep 15, 2022
by Benjamin Yount Wisconsin’s Elections Commission had until the end of the day Wednesday to tell local election clerks that they cannot add missing information to absentee ballots in November. A judge in Waukesha on Tuesday refused to stay his order from last...
by Kaitlin Housler | Sep 15, 2022
The National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF), the NRA’s political action committee, has endorsed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for re-election. Governor DeSantis was given an “A+” rating from NRA-PVF for his “steadfast defense and support of...
by Star News Staff | Sep 15, 2022
by Jon Styf Tennessee has the sixth-cheapest average gas price in the country as prices drop toward $3 per gallon, according to data from the American Automobile Association (AAA). Tennessee’s average was $3.23 on Wednesday after entering the week at...
by Bradley Vasoli | Sep 15, 2022
Chris Ronayne, the Democratic candidate for Cuyahoga County executive, said in a public forum this week that he would support Ohio’s municipalities allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections. The former Cleveland city administrator and former president of...
by The Center Square | Sep 15, 2022
by T.A. DeFeo While the July and August Consumer Price Index numbers show “inflation has stalled,” a Georgia expert warns that “we’re not out of the woods yet.” On Tuesday, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that the CPI rose...
by Kaitlyn Osteen | Sep 15, 2022
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee – The Tennessee Public Charter School Commission held a hearing in Murfreesboro Wednesday morning on the appeal by American Classical Academy Rutherford of the denial by the Rutherford County School Board earlier this year of their...
by The Center Square | Sep 15, 2022
by Jon Styf Metro Nashville denied an open records request for its internal communications related to Nashville’s East Bank, citing a “deliberative process privilege” exemption to the state’s open records law. Justin Hayes, a Nashville...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Sep 15, 2022
Arizona’s Republican gubernatorial nominee announced Wednesday that she has received an endorsement from yet another law enforcement organization. “I have been endorsed by the Maricopa County Deputies Law Enforcement Officer Association The McDLEA seeks to...
by Rachel Alexander | Sep 15, 2022
Voters concerned about election fraud are increasing the pressure on public officials to take additional steps during elections this year to provide additional security, including counting ballots by hand instead of using electronic voting machines for tabulation....