by Peter D'Abrosca | Nov 11, 2022
Tennessee lawmakers have introduced a bill that would ban lewd drag shows from places where children might see them. The premise of SB 3 relies on defining drag shows as “adult cabaret” performances. “It is an offense for a person to engage in an...
by Star News Staff | Nov 11, 2022
by Evan Stambaugh A pediatrician who works as director of the “gender health program” at Minnesota’s largest children’s hospital believes kids as young as three years old can claim a “transgender identity.” A two-minute clip from Dr. Angela Kade...
by The Center Square | Nov 11, 2022
by Benjamin Yount The next four years at the Wisconsin Capitol are likely to be the same as the last four years. Governor Evers took the governor’s mansion. The Republicans held on to the legislature, but fell just short of a supermajority. That means the...
by Just the News | Nov 11, 2022
by Just the News Staff Prosecutors in California dropped charges this week against an election software CEO who was accused of improperly sending election-related information to China, with officials citing potential “bias” in the presentation of...
by Kaitlin Housler | Nov 11, 2022
The University of Tennessee (UT) Board of Trustees recently approved a plan that allows UT Chattanooga to begin offering degrees in cybersecurity beginning in the spring 2023 semester. The projected start date for the first class is January 9, 2023, according to a...
by Laura Baigert | Nov 11, 2022
At the end of the November 7 meeting of the East Bank Stadium Committee, a representative for the Tennessee Titans came forward and agreed to make public a plan to renovate Nissan Stadium developed on behalf of the team that Mayor John Cooper’s office has claimed is...
by Eric Burk | Nov 11, 2022
Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears said Thursday that she won’t support Donald Trump in another presidential campaign. She credited Trump for low black unemployment, funds to historically black colleges and universities, and pressure on NATO members to...
by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 11, 2022
As the week of Election Day 2022 draws to a close, it remains uncertain whether Republicans or Democrats will have the helm of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the next two years, with two southeastern races yet to decide the outcome. Pennsylvania has...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Nov 11, 2022
WeGo Public Transit, which offers public transportation in Nashville and the surrounding areas, broke ground Thursday on its latest transit center. “Today, we celebrate the groundbreaking of the Dr. Ernest Rip Patton, Jr. North Nashville Transit Center,”...
by Star News Staff | Nov 11, 2022
by Bronson Winslow Oregon voters on Wednesday passed Ballot Measure 114, one of the most restrictive gun control measures in the country. The ballot measure passed 51% to 49%, with 77% reporting, according to the Oregonian. Though the results were close with...
by Eric Burk | Nov 11, 2022
Virginia students who graduated from public four-year schools in the 2020-2021 academic year had on average $30,000 in debt, for a total of $357 million in the commonwealth, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission found in a review of financial aid....
by Star News Staff | Nov 11, 2022
by John Hugh DeMastri The world’s largest chipmaker plans to construct a second multibillion dollar factory in Arizona, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) had previously announced a $12 billion investment...
by Star News Staff | Nov 11, 2022
by Eric Lendrum Following the 2022 midterm elections, the United States will have more female governors in office across the country than ever before, with 12 women being elected on Tuesday As reported by CNN, the previous record total was 9 female governors in...
by Star News Staff | Nov 11, 2022
by Eric Lendrum A CNN exit poll shows that nearly 70 percent of single women in the United States voted for Democratic candidates in Tuesday’s midterm elections. According to the Daily Wire, the poll featured a sample of 18,571 respondents, with 68 percent of...
by Star News Staff | Nov 11, 2022
by Jack McEvoy The Biden administration proposed a rule Thursday that would force all large federal contractors to disclose their greenhouse emissions and “climate-related” financial risks. President Joe Biden’s plan would require major contractors to publicly...
by Star News Staff | Nov 11, 2022
by John Hugh DeMastri As mortgage rates climbed, typical monthly mortgage payments on existing single-family homes with a 20% down payment skyrocketed by 50% in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the year prior, according to data released by the National...
by Star News Staff | Nov 11, 2022
by Harold Hutchison Former President Donald Trump criticized Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida Thursday in a statement posted on Truth Social, calling him an “average” governor who was “politically dead” and in “desperate shape” before Trump endorsed him...
by Star News Staff | Nov 11, 2022
by Dov Fischer OK. Yippee! The Democrats have been kicked out of their House majority, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi can tend to Paul full time. We must condemn the assault and battery on him that was vicious and evil, and Nancy should be with him. If the...
by Star News Staff | Nov 11, 2022
by Samantha Aschieris An economist says the average American family has lost upward of $7,000 due to inflation. The consumer price index increased 0.4% in October, up 7.7% from Oct. 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday. “American are...