USPS Stamp Prices Set to Increase on January 22
The Hill The price of sending a piece of mail is about to go up. The United States Postal Service is set to increase the cost of postage to cope with the rising cost of operations. Starting Sunday, Jan. 22, the USPS plans to increase prices of some postage by 4.2%,...Florida’s Gov. DeSantis Blasts NHL: ‘Discriminatory’ Job Posting ‘Not Welcome in the State of Florida’
Daily Wire Florida Governor Ron DeSantis slammed the National Hockey League (NHL) in a statement Friday afternoon after the league posted what the state deemed to be a “discriminatory” job posting. “The NHL is proud to announce its first-ever Pathway to Hockey Summit...Breakthrough: Teen Invents New Test to Identify Prime Numbers
Quanta Magazine When Daniel Larsen was in middle school, he started designing crossword puzzles. He had to layer the hobby on top of his other interests: chess, programming, piano, violin. He twice qualified for the Scripps National Spelling Bee near Washington, D.C.,...
Ohio State Senator Introduces Legislation to Allow Lawful Production of Homemade Liquor
An Ohio state senator introduced a new bill this week that would allow Ohioans to lawfully produce as much as 200 gallons of homemade liquor a year without a government permit as long as they don’t sell it. The first set of measures from the current legislative...
Star News Network’s Kittle on Bannon’s WarRoom: No Action Taken on 2020 Complaint that Multi-Million Dollar ‘Anonymous’ Gifts from Chinese Sources to PennBiden Center Violated Federal Reporting Requirements
Former Chief Strategist for President Trump Steve Bannon spoke with National Political Editor, Matt Kittle of The Star News Network on his show WarRoom: Battlefield Friday to discuss the anonymous donations received by the Penn Biden Center and other higher learning...
Billionaire Families Seek Nearly $800 Million from Taxpayers for Detroit Developments
by Scott McClallen Two of the state’s wealthiest families are seeking nearly $800 million from taxpayers for a brownfield program, tax abatement, and affordable housing for 10 Detroit developments. The subsidies sought by the Illitch and Ross...
Kemp Budget Proposal Includes More Tax Rebates, Spending on Schools and Police, and a 2024 Cost of Living Increase for State Employees
Governor Brian Kemp announced his budget proposal on Friday, highlighting $250 income tax rebates, one-time discounts on homeowner property tax, and spending on education, economic development, improving healthcare access, and a $2,000 cost-of-living increase for...
State Senate Majority Leader Pitches Flat Tax for Wisconsin
by Benjamin Yount Wisconsin’s Senate majority leader says there is plenty of money available to reconfigure the state’s personal income tax rates. State Sen. Devin LeMahieu, R-Oostburg, on Friday said Wisconsin’s record $6.6 billion surplus will help get the...
Florida Cracks Down on Companies That Hire Illegal Foreign Nationals, Won’t Comply with E-Verify Laws
by Bethany Blankley The state of Florida is cracking down on companies that aren’t complying with E-verify laws in an attempt to ensure they aren’t hiring people who are in the country illegally, including the American National Red Cross. The state Department...
Minnesota State Senator Declines to State When an Unborn Baby Becomes a Person
by Anthony Gockowski The author of a bill that would create a “fundamental right” to abortion through all nine months of pregnancy refused to state when she thinks an unborn baby becomes a human person. Minnesota Democrats are expediting their Protect...
Commentary: Is the Justice Department Blackmailing President Joe Biden?
by Robert Romano In 2016, the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, Hillary Clinton, had an FBI investigation because she was storing classified information on her private server for the convenience of reading her classified emails on a smartphone. Details...
Ogles Receives Standing Ovation at Wilson County GOP Meeting for Stance During Speaker Race
LEBANON, Tennessee – Freshman Congressman Andy Ogles (R-TN-05) received a standing ovation for his stance during last week’s race for U.S. House Speaker at the regular monthly meeting of the Wilson County Republican Party held Saturday at the Music City Baptist Church...
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Aim to Stop Gas Tax Hike, but Price at the Pump Expected to Fall
by Anthony Hennen Pennsylvania’s gas tax is a major funding source for the upkeep and repair of roads and bridges across the state. It’s also one of the highest gas taxes across the nation. An automatic increase of the tax, set to kick in 2023, is now causing a...
Democrats to Push for Gun Safety Measures in 2023 Session
by Madison Hirneisen Virginia Democrats are pushing for stricter gun safety measures during the 2023 legislative session in response to what they say is an “epidemic” of gun violence. Democratic lawmakers in the state Senate have introduced a range of gun...
Nokian Tyres Announces $174.1 Million Expansion Project in Rhea County
Nokian Tyres officials recently announced that the company will invest $174.1 million to expand operations at its Dayton facility to “double its tire production capabilities.” The Finnish tire company, which has operations in Europe, North America and Asia,...
Arizona Gov. Hobbs’ New Budget Defunds Border Strike Force, Universal School Choice Program
by Cole Lauterbach If the reaction from Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ first budget proposal is any indication, she and lawmakers are likely in for a long spring. Hobbs announced her $17.1 billion spending proposal Friday afternoon, saying it lowers costs, invests...
Commentary: What the New January 6 Videos Will Show
by Julie Kelly The jury trial of Richard Barnett, the man famously photographed with his feet on a desk in Nancy Pelosi’s office on January 6, 2021, is underway in Washington, D.C. Nearly two years to the date of his arrest, Barnett finally had a chance to...
Georgia Taxpayers Will Have to Pay Majority of $6 Million to Fight Abrams Lawsuit
by T.A. DeFeo Georgia taxpayers are on the hook to cover the bulk of the state’s cost to defend a lawsuit that alleged voter suppression in the 2018 election, state officials confirmed this week. Fair Fight Action, founded by failed Democratic...
Nation Health Agency Spends Millions on Equity, LGBT Issues Instead of Researching Cures
by Casey Harper Congress’ recent $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill increased the budget for medical research funding at the National Institutes of Health to nearly $50 billion in 2023 alone. A closer look at the agency reveals that NIH is increasingly...
Democrats Defied Twitter to Spread ‘Russian Bot’ Hoax
by Eric Lendrum In the 14th installment of the Twitter Files, journalist Matt Taibbi revealed how Democrats chose to falsely accuse their opposition of being “Russian bots” even though Twitter directly disagreed with this assessment. As reported by Fox News,...
