by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 29, 2023
Batches of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus have recently been collected in both Davidson County and Shelby County. On Tuesday, the Metro Nashville Public Health Department announced that the department’s Pest Management Division captured the mosquitoes at a...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Jun 29, 2023
While a common abortion industry narrative claims restrictions on abortion cause mental health harm to women, a new study has found that abortion during a first pregnancy is associated with a greater incidence of mental health problems after the procedure than giving...
by The Center Square | Jun 29, 2023
by Scott McClallen A federal bankruptcy judge approved Detroit’s plan to push the city’s pension payments for the Police and Fire Retirement System over 30 years instead of 20. Judge Thomas Tucker ruled that “a 30-year amortization is indeed part of the...
by Star News Staff | Jun 29, 2023
by Hank Long The Office of the Legislative Auditor will release the second of two program evaluation reports as part of its 2023 audit of the Southwest light rail project on Wednesday morning. The heavily scrutinized $2.76 billion extension of the Metropolitan...
by Star News Staff | Jun 29, 2023
by Damien Fisher Strafford County Sheriff Mark Brave is under criminal investigation by the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Public Integrity Unit for allegedly misusing public money for trips to Florida with a woman who is not his wife. The source of that...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 29, 2023
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has led a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in commenting on the latest proposal from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on regulations regarding Ethylene Oxide (EtO) and related emissions standards promulgated...
by Hannah Poling | Jun 29, 2023
Six Republican Ohio House veterans wrote a letter opposing a committee adding a seven-day interim budget to a bill that gives military families a tax break. On Monday, the House Rules and Reference Committee approved an amendment to include this budget to Senate Bill...
by Star News Staff | Jun 29, 2023
by Amber Beery, M.D. Broad, sweeping language can easily mislead those caught up in its charm, especially in discussions about abortion “rights.” A deceptively worded constitutional amendment that pretends to protect the “right” to...
by Star News Staff | Jun 29, 2023
by Micaela Burrow The Biden administration has begun using funds from a $40 billion Ukraine aid package Congress passed in 2022 to rebuild American manufacturing capacity and restock weapons and scope out critical mineral mining possibilities in Idaho,...
by Star News Staff | Jun 29, 2023
by Will Kessler An expansion of federal student aid for the 2023-2024 academic year will cost taxpayers $130 million per year in grants to prisoners for higher education, according to The Associated Press. The Biden administration’s expansion of the...
by Star News Staff | Jun 29, 2023
by Jennie Taer A senior Biden administration immigration policy adviser has a history of working with organizations that have advocated to “abolish” U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to documents from activist groups reviewed by the...
by Star News Staff | Jun 29, 2023
by David Blackmon The big news in energy this week is that BlackRock CEO Larry Fink says he is no longer using the term “ESG” in his business communications. Even more, Mr. Fink is now “ashamed” to be a participant in the debate on the issue. At least, that’s...
by Star News Staff | Jun 29, 2023
by Tim Meisburger Allegations that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have been politicized and weaponized against Republicans are in the news. It is commonly acknowledged that most federal employees lean left and vote...
by Just the News | Jun 29, 2023
by Addison Smith The American Library Association is offering guidance to public libraries on how to prevent events like an upcoming one by leading Christian children’s book publisher and marquee author Kirk Cameron, arguing they’re an attempt to...