by Rachel Alexander | Jan 5, 2023
Democrat Katie Hobbs was sworn in as Arizona’s governor on Monday, in the first of two inaugural events this week. A third related event is raising eyebrows, a ball which is funded by special interests, including lobbyists, companies that do business with the...
by Eric Burk | Jan 5, 2023
Governor Brian Kemp announced $234 million in 29 grants for broadband expansion using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds; the money will go to 12 internet service providers in 28 counties and will be matched with other funds for a total $455 million to support...
by Star News Staff | Jan 5, 2023
by Eric Lendrum On Tuesday, the eleventh and twelfth installments of the Twitter Files highlighted the role that Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) played in censoring conservative accounts on the platform. As reported by Fox News, the two back-to-back threads...
by RealClearWire | Jan 5, 2023
by Vince Bielski Alex Shilkrut has deep roots in Manhattan, where he has lived for 16 years, works as a physician, and sends his daughter to a public elementary school for gifted students in coveted District 2. It’s a good life. But Shilkrut regretfully says...
by Neil Jones | Jan 5, 2023
Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) Director Colonel Heston Silbert announced Tuesday that he would retire from his position effective Friday. “I am announcing my retirement from the Department of Public Safety effective Friday, January 6, 2023. It has...
by Star News Staff | Jan 5, 2023
by Fred Lucas Although about half the states ban private dollars from funding local governing of elections as a response to Mark Zuckerberg’s controversial grants in 2020, a tech-aligned group will dole out individual $500,000 grants to jurisdictions for future...
by TC Weber | Jan 5, 2023
The 113th Tennessee State General Assembly is set to convene at noon on Tuesday, January 10, and preliminary indications are that the state’s Department of Education (TDOE) will not be supporting any new initiatives this year. The official position of the TDOE...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jan 5, 2023
On Wednesday, the Tennessee Valley Authority announced the appointments of six new members to serve on its Board of Directors. TVA appointed the following members to serve on its Board of Directors this week: Beth Geer of Brentwood, Tennessee Bobby Klein of...
by The Center Square | Jan 5, 2023
by Jon Styf Tennessee ranked sixth as a growth state in U-Haul’s annual index, moving down from its No. 3 ranking a year ago. The index looks at one-way moves using U-Haul from state to state. The 2022 numbers showed that move-ins dropped by 7% while one-way...
by The Center Square | Jan 5, 2023
by Christian Wade Truckers are criticizing a new Connecticut law charging them a tax for driving on the state’s roadways, with a trade group weighing a legal challenge. The new law, which went into effect on Jan. 1, requires commercial truckers to pay...
by The Center Square | Jan 5, 2023
by Bethany Blankley December was another record month for Border Patrol agents tasked with apprehending foreign nationals illegally entering the U.S. through the southwest border. Agents apprehended at least 226,050 people and reported at least 87,631 who...
by Hannah Poling | Jan 5, 2023
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Wednesday, the completion of Charitable University, also known as CharitableU, is now mandatory for nonprofits who want to seek grant money from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office to promote organizations to be...
by Hannah Poling | Jan 5, 2023
A mere two days since the legalization of sports betting in Ohio, Governor Mike DeWine is already questioning the legality of some companies’ practices. In his first remarks on the matter since the state’s legalized sports betting on Sunday, DeWine said he...
by The Center Square | Jan 5, 2023
by Anthony Hennen After delays, motions to adjourn, and much uncertainty, the narrowly divided Pennsylvania House of Representatives chose Democrat Mark Rozzi of Berks County as Speaker of the House. Rozzi won 115 votes against Republican Carl Metzger of...
by Star News Staff | Jan 5, 2023
by Bronson Winslow A judge on Tuesday placed a hold on a portion of Oregon’s recently passed gun law that enhances background check requirements for firearm purchases, leaving the legislation completely blocked. The ruling is another setback for the law, Ballot...
by RealClearWire | Jan 5, 2023
by Athan Koutsiouroumbas This past midterm, Pennsylvania state Senate Republicans managed to meet electoral expectations while the remainder of the commonwealth’s GOP suffered stunning losses – many of them unanticipated. Why? The story begins 99 weeks before...
by Star News Staff | Jan 5, 2023
by John Hugh DeMastri An Irish data privacy regulator has issued fines totaling €390 million — roughly $410 million — against Facebook and Instagram parent Meta over practices related to its monitoring of users’ behavior on its services in order to create...
by Star News Staff | Jan 5, 2023
by Matthew Boose The uproar over George Santos and his crude fabrications has given official Washington an opportunity to do what it does best: moralize and deflect. It is all a little amusing to watch. Who are these scoundrels to hold forth on truth and...
by Star News Staff | Jan 5, 2023
by Jennie Taer The Biden administration will increase the costs for legal immigrants to apply for permits, visas and green cards to help mitigate the backlog of asylum cases due to record surges of illegal immigration at the southern border, U.S. Citizenship...
