by M.D. Kittle | Feb 9, 2023
President Joe Biden paid a call on Wisconsin Wednesday, touting job creation and boasting that the Big Government agenda he laid out in this week’s State of the State address will get the nation’s economy humming. But the president’s cheerleading tour conflicts with...
by The Center Square | Feb 9, 2023
by Madison Hirneisen A proposal backed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to prevent “foreign adversaries” from acquiring farmland in Virginia won support in the House and Senate this week when similar measures were passed in both chambers. Two bills in the House and...
by The Center Square | Feb 9, 2023
by T.A. DeFeo The Georgia Senate voted Tuesday to permanently block governments across the state from denying services to unvaccinated residents. Senate Bill 1 removed a sunset provision in state law to make permanent a prohibition against state and local...
by The Center Square | Feb 9, 2023
by Andrew Powell Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal to transport foreign nationals out of Florida to sanctuary cities passed a key hurdle in the state Senate on Tuesday. The Florida Senate Committee on Fiscal Policy approved Senate Bill 6-B by a 14-6 margin that will...
by Star News Staff | Feb 9, 2023
by Evan Stambaugh Members of the controversial Minnesota Freedom Fund (MFF) have announced the launch of a sister organization that will lobby for legislation and endorse political candidates to help end the state’s cash bail system. In a Tuesday livestream,...
by Neil Jones | Feb 9, 2023
The Arizona State Senate passed Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) 1009, sponsored by State Senator Ken Bennett (R-Prescott), which lifts the spending caps placed on public schools by the aggregate expenditure limit. This lifting will allow schools to spend a nearly...
by Bradley Vasoli | Feb 9, 2023
Pennsylvania Democrats in the House of Representatives are seizing their new majority in the state House of Representatives — secured this week with three special-election victories — to advance abortion and lose voting security. Pennsylvania Democratic Party...
by The Center Square | Feb 9, 2023
by Christian Wade Gun rights advocates are seeking to block Connecticut from enforcing a new federal rule that reclassified certain weapons as banned firearms under the state’s assault weapons ban. A lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court by the Second...
by Star News Staff | Feb 9, 2023
by Jack Windsor Tuesday night Ohio Elections Commission (OEC) Executive Director Philip Richter notified attorneys involved in the Joe Blystone election law violation cases that “the Commission does not believe all … expectations have been met, has questions...
by Neil Jones | Feb 9, 2023
Arizona State Senate President Warren Petersen (R-Mesa) and House Speaker Ben Toma (R-Peoria) sent a letter to Governor Katie Hobbs Monday, outlining their concerns and refusal to participate with the Elections Task Force (ETF) created through Executive Order 2023-03....
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 9, 2023
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) is reportedly in talks with state lawmakers, lobbyists, and other leaders to introduce a bill that would stop the state from accepting federal K-12 education dollars, according to a Wednesday report by The...
by RealClearWire | Feb 9, 2023
by Ben Weingarten Amalgamated Bank, with just five branches across three cities, and a market value lower than the net worth of many an individual hedge fund honcho, would seem an unlikely mover and shaker in the world of Wall Street, let alone Washington,...
by Hannah Poling | Feb 9, 2023
A new proposal spearheaded by Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted would require certain online companies to obtain verified parental consent before permitting kids ages 16 and under to use their platforms. The executive budget for 2023–24 that Governor Mike DeWine submitted last...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Feb 9, 2023
Governor Bill Lee (R-TN) announced Monday during his State of the State address he would propose boosting support for women in unplanned pregnancies through various programs, including an expansion in funding for crisis pregnancy care centers to $100 million, widening...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 9, 2023
Jim Gingrich, the former chief operating officer of AllianceBernstein, announced Wednesday that he is running for Nashville Mayor. Last week, as previously reported by The Tennessee Star, Democrat Nashville Mayor John Cooper announced he would not seek re-election for...
by TC Weber | Feb 9, 2023
State Senator John Lundberg (R-Bristol) recently took the state test administered annually to Tennessee’s third-grade students. He said he found it to be fair, devoid of trick questions, and completable in a reasonable time frame. In a phone conversation with...
by Hannah Poling | Feb 9, 2023
An Ohio Republican Senator has reintroduced a bill that aims to allow teenagers to work until 9:00 p.m. on a school night if it becomes law. Senate Bill (SB) 30 sponsored by State Senator Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) aims to allow kids as young as 14 to work late during...
