by Just the News | Dec 9, 2022
by Ben Whedon Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake on Friday announced that she had filed an election challenge, alleging that the total number of illegal votes was greater than her opponent’s margin of victory. Democratic Secretary of...
by Just the News | Dec 9, 2022
by Ben Whedon The third release of internal Twitter documents on Friday evening detailed the momentous decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the platform after the Jan. 6 riot, making clear that executives understood it was an unprecedented...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Dec 9, 2022
Doctors and scientists who participated in Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson’s (R) COVID-19 roundtable Wednesday shared their personal experiences of the federal government’s alleged corruption and mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic that they say have likely caused...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Dec 9, 2022
A Wyoming library board has cut its ties with the American Library Association (ALA) and its state affiliate over support of sexually explicit books in the children’s sections of local libraries that include indoctrination in gender ideology and other aspects of...
by Eric Burk | Dec 9, 2022
The Loudoun County School Board voted unanimously to fire Superintendent Scott Ziegler without cause after a grand jury report blamed Ziegler and his administration for much of the district’s mishandling of two 2021 sexual assaults. The board spent much of the...
by The Center Square | Dec 9, 2022
by Scott McClallen Five men facing terrorism charges for their alleged role in a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will face trial. Judge Michael Stepka of the 86th District Court in Traverse City bound over the men. Shawn Fix, 38, of Belleville; Michael...
by Eric Burk | Dec 9, 2022
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced an “end of COVID-19 related fines and penalties” Tuesday while issuing an executive order to require agencies to report fines, fees, and suspensions related to the shutdowns. In an accompanying press release, he said his...
by Neil Jones | Dec 9, 2022
Arizona Governor Doug Ducey (R) announced Thursday that he is launching a statewide campaign to raise awareness about human trafficking. “It can’t be overstated—human trafficking is real, it is pervasive and it’s an issue Arizona takes...
by Eric Burk | Dec 9, 2022
Georgians cast 3.5 million ballots in the Senate runoff, including 1.9 million early and absentee ballots and 1.6 million votes on Election Day. Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office said more Election Day votes were cast in the runoff than on Election...
by Star News Staff | Dec 9, 2022
by Evan Stambaugh The number of families dealing with homelessness in Hennepin County has more than tripled in just one year. Hennepin County recently released a report showing that 217 families were sleeping in shelters last month — a whopping 268% increase...
by Eric Burk | Dec 9, 2022
Former Pickens County School Superintendent Carlton Wilson and his wife Cindy Wilson pleaded guilty to racketeering and theft charges; Carlton Wilson also pleaded guilty to six additional theft charges, according to Attorney General Chris Carr, whose office prosecuted...
by Bradley Vasoli | Dec 9, 2022
The Ohio State Senate this week passed a bill deeming natural gas a form of “green energy” and eased the leasing of state lands by fossil-fuel companies. Sponsored by State Representative J. Kyle Koehler (R-Springfield), the measure’s main feature is an unrelated...
by The Center Square | Dec 9, 2022
by T.A. DeFeo With Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff in the books and lawmakers gearing up for the next legislative session, the state’s voting law is expected to be among the hot-button issues lawmakers address. On Wednesday, the day after U.S. Sen. Raphael...
by Bradley Vasoli | Dec 9, 2022
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) wrote jointly with several colleagues to President Joe Biden this week urging him to reverse major elements of his anti-fossil-fuel agenda. The letter from the senators takes issue with several actions the White House has taken to hinder...
by Hannah Poling | Dec 9, 2022
The Ohio State Senate passed a 2,144-page Republican-backed bill to “restructure” the Ohio Department of Education on Wednesday. Senate Bill (SB) 178, sponsored by State Senator Bill Reineke (R-Tiffin), told the Primary and Secondary Education Committee...
by Neil Jones | Dec 9, 2022
Arizona State Treasurer Kimberly Yee (R) shared in a statement Thursday that her office has made significant divestments from investment company BlackRock following concerns that CEO Larry Fink was using the company to spread his political beliefs. “The Arizona...
by The Center Square | Dec 9, 2022
by Jon Styf A school voucher pilot program that began this school year in Davidson and Shelby counties could be expanded if new proposed legislation becomes law. Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, has proposed Senate Bill 12 to expand the program to any...
by The Center Square | Dec 9, 2022
by Andrew Powell Florida U.S. Sen. Rick Scott is giving kudos to new Twitter CEO Elon Musk after Musk and journalist Matt Taibbi released a flurry of “Twitter files” from the company’s archives. The files documented a pattern of how the social media giant...
by Star News Staff | Dec 9, 2022
by Eric Lendrum In Philadelphia, one gas station owner has taken matters into his own hands when it comes to addressing the city’s rising crime wave. The New York Post reports that Neil Patel, owner of a Karco gas station, has hired armed security guards...
by Laura Baigert | Dec 9, 2022
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Most speakers at the East Bank Stadium Committee public comment meeting held at the Bellevue Regional Community Center Wednesday evening expressed their opposition to the proposed deal for a new Tennessee Titans stadium. The public comment...
by TC Weber | Dec 9, 2022
Lawmakers and parents are increasingly questioning Tennessee’s third-grade retention law. While Tennessee has long had legislation in place allowing districts the ability to retain third-grade students who did not score “proficient” on the Tennessee...
