by The Center Square | Jan 4, 2023
by Jon Styf An audit from the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office found that Dyer County Schools gave more than $60,000 in ineligible bonuses to administrators out of federal COVID-19 grant funds. The school district had received a $1,021,467 Epidemiology and...
by Bradley Vasoli | Jan 4, 2023
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine (R) on Sunday signed legislation allowing Ohioans who acquired occupational licenses in other states to utilize their credentials in the Buckeye State. Eighteen states, including neighboring Pennsylvania, already recognize occupational...
by Star News Staff | Jan 4, 2023
by Reagan Reese U.S. News & World Report is modifying its law school ranking system after several top schools pulled out of the rankings altogether, according to The Wall Street Journal. The ranker will give dean, faculty, lawyer and judge “reputational...
by Star News Staff | Jan 4, 2023
by John Hugh DeMastri The S&P Global U.S. Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell at the fastest rate since May 2020 in December, a continuing sign that the manufacturing sector is on the decline, S&P Global reported Tuesday. The U.S....
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 4, 2023
The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (TDMHSAS) recently announced its intent to distribute approximately $15 million in state funds to local community agencies and organizations that will provide housing for Tennesseans living with...
by Star News Staff | Jan 4, 2023
by Carl R. Trueman Karl Marx once famously commented that Hegel wrote that history repeats itself. Marx then supplemented this by noting that this happens the first time as tragedy, the second as farce. And it is perhaps ironic that this is nowhere more true...
by The Center Square | Jan 4, 2023
by Jon Styf An audit from the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office found that Dyer County Schools gave more than $60,000 in ineligible bonuses to administrators out of federal COVID-19 grant funds. The school district had received a $1,021,467 Epidemiology and...
by The Center Square | Jan 4, 2023
by Benjamin Yount Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers used his inauguration address on Tuesday to tell lawmakers and voters that he wants more abortion, more state spending and more money for public schools in the next four years. Evers started his wish list with a...
by The Center Square | Jan 4, 2023
by Andrew Powell Florida Senate and House committees are having interim meetings this week to kick off the new legislative session for 2023, and several new committees will be meeting for the first time – and chaired by freshman Republicans. Originally, the...
by Hannah Poling | Jan 4, 2023
Governor Mike DeWine appointed Republican Magistrate Rhonda Burggraf as judge of Marion County Family Court. Burggraf, of LaRue, Ohio, is replacing Judge Robert Fragale, who retired from the court last month, ending his 40-year career in the legal profession, 30 of...
by Hannah Poling | Jan 4, 2023
Ohio’s Republican Governor Mike DeWine has occupied political office for the better part of 50 years starting his political career as a county prosecutor and moving up to become an Ohio state legislator, congressman, lieutenant governor, senator, and now state...
by Hannah Poling | Jan 4, 2023
In the 2022 general election, 17 of the Ohio State Senate’s 33 seats were up for grabs. As of January 2023, seven of those seats are held by members of the Democratic Party, and 26 are held by members of the Republican Party. Four new Democratic state senators...
by Hannah Poling | Jan 4, 2023
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed 19 bills into law on Monday, the start of the new legislative session, that lawmakers approved during the lame duck session last year. On December 22nd, DeWine’s office received a raft of 24 bills. He signed 18 of those 24 into law....
by RealClearWire | Jan 4, 2023
by Frank Miele Entering the new year, it is traditional to set goals and pronounce resolutions to improve ourselves and our lot in life during the coming 12 months. Although these resolutions are more often honored in their breach than their fulfillment, they...
by The Center Square | Jan 4, 2023
by Casey Harper Americans are not optimistic about the economy this year. A new poll from Gallup found that about 80% of those surveyed expect higher taxes, a higher deficit, and a worse economy in 2023. “More than six in 10 think prices will rise at a high...
by Star News Staff | Jan 4, 2023
by Laurel Duggan Employee turnover has surged since the pandemic, and the need to replace and train new employees at high volume has hampered productivity for businesses, according to The New York Times. More than 4.5 million workers voluntarily left their jobs...
