by Star News Staff | Dec 29, 2022
by Empower Wisconsin Title 42 remains in place — at least for now. The U.S. Supreme Court this week temporarily blocked the lifting of the Trump-era rule that provided at least some check on the Biden administration’s failure to secure the U.S. southern border....
by Hannah Poling | Dec 29, 2022
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Wednesday that he is nominating Republican Anne Vogel to become the next director of the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA). If the Ohio Senate confirms the nomination, Vogel will replace current director Laurie...
by The Center Square | Dec 29, 2022
by Benjamin Yount Most of Wisconsin’s new people moved into the state. The U.S. Census Bureau last week released a population snapshot. The numbers show that Wisconsin’s population grew by 12.438 people between July 2021 and July of 2022. That includes what the...
by Bradley Vasoli | Dec 29, 2022
A measure proposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives this week would require the administering of pain medication to an unborn child before an abortion is performed. State Representative Tim Bonner (R-Grove City) circulated a memorandum asking other...
by The Center Square | Dec 29, 2022
by Madison Hirneisen Virginia will reduce its grocery sales tax rate starting Jan. 1, resulting in a 1% tax on groceries and certain essential personal hygiene products. Virginia will eliminate the 1.5% state retail sales and use tax on food and certain hygiene...
by Star News Staff | Dec 29, 2022
by Evan Stambaugh Following a civil rights complaint, Roseville Area High School scrapped “priority” entry for non-white students and members of its Black Student Union (BSU) to a “know your rights” training event. The high school’s media center initially sent...
by Star News Staff | Dec 29, 2022
by Eric Lendrum On Tuesday, Florida’s Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) announced that it would launch an investigation into a performing arts center that hosted a drag show targeted towards little children. As reported by the Daily...
by Star News Staff | Dec 29, 2022
by Trevor Schakohl Barry Croft Jr. was sentenced to 19 years and seven months in prison Wednesday after being convicted of planning to kidnap Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. A jury found Croft guilty in August of conspiracy to commit kidnapping,...
by Neil Jones | Dec 29, 2022
The Arizona District of the Department of Justice revealed Tuesday that a former border patrol agent, Ramon Monreal-Rodriguez, 36, of Vail, Arizona, will be placed behind bars for almost 13 years for his role in two federal criminal cases. “The men and women of...
by The Center Square | Dec 29, 2022
by Jon Styf One Tennessee lawmaker wants to give taxpayers more transparency when it comes to public meeting agendas from governmental bodies. Sen. Todd Gardenhire, R-Chattanooga, has proposed a bill for the upcoming session that will require governing bodies...
by Star News Staff | Dec 29, 2022
by Alexa Schwerha Students enrolled during the pandemic could earn up to $70,000 less in income throughout their lifetime compared to peers who graduated before schools were temporarily closed, according to a study by a Stanford University economist. The study,...
by RealClearWire | Dec 29, 2022
by Rupert Darwall The year 2022 brings an end to an era of illusions: a year that saw the end of the post–Cold War era and the return of geopolitics; the first energy crisis of the enforced energy transition to net zero; and the year that brought environmental,...
by TC Weber | Dec 29, 2022
Metro Nashville Government, along with Shelby County Government, has filed a notice of appeal on a court ruling dismissing their lawsuit over education savings accounts (ESA) legislation. This is the latest round in a series of legal actions brought forth in response...
by Just the News | Dec 29, 2022
by Madeleine Hubbard Pope Francis on Wednesday asked for prayers for his 95-year-old predecessor, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who the Vatican said is constantly receiving medical care. At the end of his weekly general audience, Francis said in Italian: “I...
