Federal Lawsuit Calls FDA’s Approval of Abortion-Inducing Drugs ‘Politics Over Science’

by Susan Berry, PhD | Nov 21, 2022

Worldwide religious freedom legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed a federal lawsuit Friday that challenges the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of chemical abortion drugs mifepristone and misoprostol, claiming they present significant...

Kelli Ward May Not Seek Reelection as Chairman of Arizona GOP

by Neil Jones | Nov 21, 2022

Following the apparent losses of major races to Democrats in the state, Arizona Republican Party (AZGOP) Chairwoman Dr. Kelli Ward has faced calls to resign from her position, with significant backlash coming from former Republican gubernatorial candidate Karrin...

Experts Expect Tennessee Tax Collections to Continue to Grow at a Slower Rate

by The Center Square | Nov 21, 2022

by Jon Styf   Tennessee’s collection of taxes and fees are expected to continue to rise over the next two years, but the rate of increase won’t match its recent record-breaking pace, according to estimates from the University of Tennessee’s Boyd Center for...

Court Orders Michigan Park to Repay $750,000 Loan

by The Center Square | Nov 21, 2022

by Scott McClallen   An Ingham County Circuit Court ordered Detroit-based Recovery Park to repay $750,000 in Michigan Strategic Fund loans. A May 2022 lawsuit filed by Michigan assistant attorneys general says the nonprofit Recovery Park and its subsidiary...

Metro Nashville Paid $120K for Consulting Services on Tennessee Titans’ $2.1 Billion Stadium Deal

by The Center Square | Nov 21, 2022

by Jon Styf   The Nashville Mayor’s Office paid Inner Circle Sports $120,000 over a six-month period for consulting services related to negotiating the $2.1 billion stadium deal between the office and the Tennessee Titans. The report was released on Friday in a...

Virginia Second in Nation in Leapfrog Hospital Safety Ranking

by Eric Burk | Nov 21, 2022

Virginia scored second in the fall 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade rankings, after scoring second in the spring 2022 ranking and first in the fall 2021 ranking. “Hospitals across Virginia are unique in many ways including where they are located, the...

Minnesota AG’s Office Objects to Pro-Life Group’s Attempt to Intervene in Abortion Case

by Admin | Nov 21, 2022

by Stephen Kokx   A Minnesota-based advocacy group called Mothers Offering Maternal Support (MOMS) has taken action to restore common-sense abortion restrictions for young girls and women, against the wishes of Attorney General Keith Ellison. The group, which has...

Georgia Judge Allows Saturday Vote in Senate Runoff, After Warnock, Washington Democrats’ Suit

by Just the News | Nov 21, 2022

by Joseph Weber   A judge in Georgia has ruled that state law allows counties to offer early voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving – the only possible Saturday before Election Day – in the Senate runoff between Democrat incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock and GOP...

Air Force Selects 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield, Ohio for Air National Guard’s First Cybersecurity Wing

by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 21, 2022

Governor Mike DeWine (R-OH) this weekend welcomed an announcement by Air Force Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr. that the Air Force is formally designating the 179th Airlift Wing in Mansfield as the first wing of its cybersecurity mission. The Air Force and the National...

Pennsylvania Representative Bonner to Head District Attorney Krasner’s Impeachment Trial

by Bradley Vasoli | Nov 21, 2022

Pennsylvania State Representative Tim Bonner (R-Grove City) will serve as lead manager of the Senate impeachment trial of Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner (D) over the next few weeks.  State House Speaker Bryan Cutler (R-Quarryville) appointed Bonner to...

Tucson Ban on Landlords Considering Income Could Hobble Its City Budget

by The Center Square | Nov 21, 2022

by Tom Joyce   An Arizona lawmaker wants the state Attorney General’s office to investigate an action taken by the City of Tucson. Arizona House Speaker-elect Ben Toma, R-Peoria, filed an SB 1487 complaint with the Arizona Attorney General on Wednesday,...

Report: Pennsylvania Lags in Health Care Due to Restrictions on Nurse Authority

by The Center Square | Nov 21, 2022

by Anthony Hennen   Pennsylvania is out of step with its neighbors and deregulating some health care services could give residents of the commonwealth better access to treatment, a new analysis argues. The Commonwealth Foundation released a report arguing that...

Georgia Officials Tout Unemployment Rate That Is Lower than National Average

by The Center Square | Nov 21, 2022

by T.A. DeFeo   Georgia officials said Thursday the state’s October unemployment rate remained lower than the national rate, news that follows a new finding that nearly half a million Georgians have dropped out of the workforce. While Georgia’s seasonally...

Distracted Driving Bill Clears Ohio House

by The Center Square | Nov 21, 2022

by J.D. Davidson   The Ohio House passed an amended version of a distracted driving bill Wednesday afternoon that makes texting and driving a primary offense. The measure fell short of its original intent requiring hands-free use only of a cellphone by drivers....

Commentary: Don’t Be Fooled by October’s Decrease in the Rate of Inflation

by Admin | Nov 21, 2022

by Jim Nelles   October’s Consumer Price Index, the measure of the national rate of inflation, was at 7.7 percent in October, compared to a reading of 8.2 percent in September. The report propelled “U.S. stocks forward [at the open] and sent Treasury yields...

California to Face Budget Shortfall Amid Mass Exodus of Business Owners

by Admin | Nov 21, 2022

by Eric Lendrum   The state of California is facing a budget deficit of $25 billion going into 2023, the state’s Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) reports. According to the Daily Caller, the LAO’s Wednesday report claimed that the primary reason for the deficit...

Commentary: Third Time’s a Charm for Merrick Garland

by Admin | Nov 21, 2022

by Roger Kimball   What do you suppose the chances are that Merrick Garland, Joe Biden’s attorney general and chief enforcer, is a student of Søren Kierkegaard? Pretty slim, I’d wager. But his announcement yesterday that he was getting the old band back together...

Farm Bureau Survey Finds Thanksgiving to Be the Most Expensive Yet as Cost Rises 20 Percent

by Just the News | Nov 21, 2022

by Madeleine Hubbard   Thanksgiving dinner will cost 20% more this year compared to last year, according to a Farm Bureau survey published Wednesday, with the market signaling record-high prices for the second year in a row. The average cost to feed 10 people for...

Majority of Hispanic Voters Want Government to Do More to Enforce Immigration Laws, Exit Poll Finds

by Admin | Nov 21, 2022

by Virginia Allen   Hispanic voters say the U.S. government should do more to enforce immigration laws, according to new polling data. An exit poll conducted by Rasmussen Reports and NumbersUSA found that more than half of Hispanics who voted in the 2022 midterm...

Zeldin Eyes RNC Chairmanship After Midterm Loss

by Just the News | Nov 21, 2022

by Ben Whedon   New York Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin is reportedly mulling a bid to chair the Republican National Committee following his loss in New York’s gubernatorial race to Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. In an email to RNC members, which...

Commentary: Americans Should Pay Close Attention to the FBI and Zero-Click

by Admin | Nov 21, 2022

by Judge Andrew P. Napolitano   During the Trump administration, the FBI paid $5 million to an Israeli software company for a license to use its “zero-click” surveillance software called Pegasus. Zero-click refers to software that can download the contents of a...