by Susan Berry, PhD | Apr 28, 2023
American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten is drawing fire from many sides for her denial before a congressional subcommittee that she pressed the Biden administration to keep government schools closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, even as U.S....
by M.D. Kittle | Apr 28, 2023
While pundits bill Ohio businessman Vivek Ramaswamy as a “long-shot” candidate for president, the Republican political outsider isn’t campaigning as a long shot. As his poll numbers continue to rise a little more than two months into his campaign, Ramaswamy said he...
by Star News Staff | Apr 28, 2023
by Madeleine Hubbard Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday criticized Disney’s lawsuit against him and his political allies, arguing that the case does not have merit and is politically motivated. “I don’t think the suit has merit, I think it’s...
by Neil Jones | Apr 28, 2023
Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen (R-Gilbert) announced Wednesday that he, along with House Speaker Ben Toma (R-Peoria), filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) to halt any enforcement of President Joe Biden’s...
by Star News Staff | Apr 28, 2023
by Liz Collin In a rare move acknowledging a death caused by the COVID jab, a Minnesota family has received $9,000 from the federal government to reimburse them for funeral costs. Darlene Carlson, 82, died at a Twin Cities hospital on June 2, 2022, days after...
by Hannah Poling | Apr 28, 2023
Norfolk Southern announced on Wednesday that it expects the costs associated with February’s East Palestine, Ohio train derailment to amount to $387 million. The company anticipates the sum to rise over time, which doesn’t represent the final amount the...
by The Center Square | Apr 28, 2023
by T.A. DeFeo Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a series of public safety bills, including a measure increasing penalties for anyone who recruits children into gangs. Senate Bill 44 also requires judges to “consider the accused person’s criminal...
by The Center Square | Apr 28, 2023
by Scott McClallen Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed five bills into law on Wednesday. The bills cut taxes by exempting delivery and installation costs from sales tax, update sentencing guidelines for providing false statements on firearm sales, establish the...
by The Center Square | Apr 28, 2023
by Sarah Roderick-Fitch Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares held a press conference in Lynchburg to provide an update on Operation Ceasefire, which was initiated late last year in an effort to reduce gun violence and violent crime through a “multifaced...
by Hannah Poling | Apr 28, 2023
The Ohio House passed its version of a two-year operating budget on Wednesday despite objections from Republican lawmakers that no amendments were allowed to be made. The state operating budget includes a $1 billion tax cut, higher income limits for school vouchers,...
by Neil Jones | Apr 28, 2023
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne (R) released a statement Tuesday blasting opposition from Democrats and the state’s teacher union to House Bill (HB) 2800, sponsored by State Representative Matt Gress (R-Phoenix). “Shockingly, the...
by Star News Staff | Apr 28, 2023
by Jennie Taer The Biden administration is expected to announce a plan Thursday to have migrant processing centers south of the U.S.-Mexico border amid an influx of illegal immigration, CBS News reported late Wednesday. The plan would allow migrants to have...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Apr 28, 2023
National Catholic advocacy organization CatholicVote filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit with Judicial Watch Thursday against the FBI and DOJ for failing to provide records requested under FOIA regarding the government’s targeting of Catholics....
by Star News Staff | Apr 28, 2023
by Megan Brock and Laurel Duggan Seattle Children’s Hospital encourages medical professionals to offer swift biomedical interventions as the default treatment for young patients with gender identity issues, even when parents are skeptical, and largely avoids...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 28, 2023
Tennessee received a payment totaling $163.9 million on Wednesday from the major tobacco companies that joined the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA), bringing the state’s total payout amount from the settlement to $3.8 billion. As part of the MSA, Tennessee,...
by Star News Staff | Apr 28, 2023
by Deborah Fisher In a press conference the day after The Covenant School mass shooting, Nashville police said they were looking into the motive of the shooter, Audrey Hale, and had found a “manifesto” that outlined her attack with maps and action plans for the...
by Bradley Vasoli | Apr 28, 2023
Two Pennsylvania State House members are preparing to introduce a bill to facilitate parents’ and taxpayers’ access to K-12 school curricula. In a memorandum asking colleagues to cosponsor their measure, State Representatives Kristin Marcell (R-Richboro) and Jill...
by The Center Square | Apr 28, 2023
by Casey Harper The U.S. economy is growing at a slower pace, newly released economic data shows. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released Gross Domestic Product Data Thursday that showed the size of the U.S. economy increased by 1.1% in the first quarter of...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Apr 28, 2023
With the urging of the Biden administration, gender clinics in the United States appear to be pushing ahead with aggressive medical interventions for gender-confused young people even as top Swedish doctors who reviewed the use of puberty blockers for children now say...
by RealClearWire | Apr 28, 2023
by Philip Wegmann As President Biden embarks on his reelection campaign, a majority of American voters are dissatisfied with his stewardship of the U.S. economy. Aware of the general angst among the electorate, Biden is threading the needle by saying he’s...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 28, 2023
A man from Tiptonville was recently sentenced to federal prison for the unlawful taking of a bald eagle and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, according to the Western District of Tennessee U.S. Attorney’s Office. Citing information presented in court, the...
