by Zachery Schmidt | Apr 12, 2023
12 News The Republican-controlled Arizona House of Representatives voted to expel one of their own Wednesday morning, a day after a report found now-former Rep. Liz Harris committed “disorderly behavior” in inviting a speaker who spread a baseless election...
by Star News Staff | Apr 12, 2023
by Trevor Schakohl Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders signed a bill Tuesday to stop criminals in prison for rape, first-degree murder, human trafficking and some other felony offenses committed after 2024 from being released early. The Protect Arkansas Act...
by Star News Staff | Apr 12, 2023
by Micaela Burrow The Pentagon’s health agency said Tuesday it is reviewing a contract for chaplaincy services at Walter Reed Military Medical Center after facing backlash for sending a “cease and desist” letter to the Franciscan Friars at Holy Name College...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Apr 12, 2023
A leading national Catholic advocacy organization says it is prepared to file a lawsuit against the FBI for failing to comply with its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that seeks communications information related to a leaked document that revealed the bureau...
by Hannah Poling | Apr 12, 2023
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s office said on Monday that a truck carrying toxic soil from the East Palestine train derailment overturned, spilling roughly half of its contents onto a roadway in Columbiana County. The tractor-trailer had an open top and was hauling...
by Bradley Vasoli | Apr 12, 2023
Pennsylvania’s acting human services secretary on Tuesday told lawmakers an improved state system to detect Medicaid fraud will be in place this summer. The comments from anesthesiologist and former Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh came as policymakers...
by M.D. Kittle | Apr 12, 2023
The parade of Republican presidential candidates continues this week in the first-in-the-nation caucus state. Former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson is making his first trip to Iowa since announcing his campaign for the White House earlier this month. His itinerary...
by The Center Square | Apr 12, 2023
by Scott McClallen More than 1 million Michiganders should receive automatic expungements today for their criminal records, thanks to Clean Slate legislation enacted in 2020 and effective Tuesday. The Michigan State Police launched its new automatic program to...
by Neil Jones | Apr 12, 2023
Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb (R) officially announced Tuesday that he is entering the race for U.S. Senate, aiming to take the seat of Senator Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-I). To get that seat, Lamb must overcome political rivals on both sides of the aisle, including a...
by The Center Square | Apr 12, 2023
by Benjamin Yount The push for a universal free school lunch program in Wisconsin is running into opposition at the State Capitol. Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction on Monday shared the testimony it plans to deliver to the legislature’s...
by The Center Square | Apr 12, 2023
by Jon Styf A Tennessee bill that passed Senate committee Tuesday would reduce the aviation fuel tax cap on commercial companies down to $1 million, which would have an additional $10.6 million impact on the state’s Transportation Equity Fund. The decreased...
by Hannah Poling | Apr 12, 2023
Residents of East Palestine and the surrounding areas now have a permanent location to go in the village for medical attention as worries about short- and long-term health continue to grow in the wake of February’s Norfolk Southern train catastrophe. On Monday,...
by Bradley Vasoli | Apr 12, 2023
A lawmaker this week proposed reforming Pennsylvania’s $100 million film-production tax-credit program, a policy he said he believes doesn’t benefit enough independent, non-urban projects. State Senator David Argall (R-Mahanoy City) sent a memorandum to colleagues in...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Apr 12, 2023
A California mother whose 11-year-old daughter had allegedly been helped to transition from female to male by school personnel accused the school district of keeping information about her child’s gender transition from her. Aurora Regino, whose daughter attends an...
