by Admin | Jun 30, 2023
Just the News The Supreme Court on Friday ruled 6-3 that the Biden administration does not have the authority to unilaterally cancel student loan debt. Student loan forgiveness was a political point that President Joe Biden ran on during his 2020 election campaign....
by Rachel Alexander | Jun 30, 2023
The Scottsdale City Council voted Tuesday to accept a $940,000 grant from the Arizona Department of Housing to house homeless people from Phoenix’s “The Zone” encampment and illegal immigrants in a Scottsdale hotel. Five council members and Mayor John Ortega voted...
by The Center Square | Jun 30, 2023
by J.D. Davidson A federal judge sentenced former Ohio Republican Speaker of the House Larry Householder today to the maximum 20 years in federal prison Thursday for his involvement in the largest bribery scandal in state history. Prosecutors asked federal...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Jun 30, 2023
Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) has fueled the ire of many Catholics for asserting the teachings of the Catholic faith justify her claim that Catholics may support and promote ending the lives of unborn babies. “I am a Catholic—baptized, raised, and confirmed,”...
by Rachel Alexander | Jun 30, 2023
The second week of the State Bar of California’s (SBC) disbarment trial against Trump attorney John Eastman resumed on Thursday after a brief break due to one of the attorneys becoming sick. Throughout much of the day, SBC attorney Duncan Carling grilled Eastman about...
by M.D. Kittle | Jun 30, 2023
So much for Senate decorum. Wisconsin State Senator LaTonya Johnson (D-Milwaukee) dropped the f-bomb — and another bad word to boot — during Wednesday’s budget debate. Republican lawmakers said the foul language on the floor is a bridge too far in an...
by Hannah Poling | Jun 30, 2023
Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) said he is now confident in lawmakers passing the state’s biennial budget before its Friday deadline. Sen. President @matthuffman1, Speaker of the House @jasoncstephens and House Finance Chair Jay Edwards...
by M.D. Kittle | Jun 30, 2023
GOP presidential candidates Tim Scott and Doug Burgum this week launched new ad campaigns in Iowa and New Hampshire. The commercials are just part of what promises to be a record-smashing presidential campaign cycle — already at $70 million in campaign ad buys...
by Star News Staff | Jun 30, 2023
by Hayley Feland A Lutheran church in Edina stood for the reading of the “sparkle creed” during a church service, according to a livestream available on its YouTube page. “I believe in a non-binary god, whose pronouns are plural,” Pastor Anna Helgen said during...
by The Center Square | Jun 30, 2023
by Morgan Sweeney Virginia ranked first in the nation in customized workforce training, according to the recently released annual State Rankings Report by Business Facilities magazine. The Virginia Talent Accelerator Program earned the commonwealth its coveted...
by The Center Square | Jun 30, 2023
by Carly Moran Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs signed two executive orders on June 27, giving additional protections to the state’s LGBTQ residents. The first order, Executive Order 2023-12, establishes that any “medically necessary” gender reassignment surgeries...
by The Center Square | Jun 30, 2023
by T.A. DeFeo A Georgia House working group is exploring how the state can attract and retain state troopers, and it could lead to additional state funding for increased compensation. “Ultimately, your work should allow us to increase the number of state...
by The Center Square | Jun 30, 2023
by Anthony Hennen Cosmetologists could soon stand on equal footing with barber shops across the state. A law that allows barber shops to rent space to freelancers, but prohibits salons from doing the same, has drawn attention from state legislators – and they...
by Just the News | Jun 30, 2023
by Addison Smith A Michigan woman is leading an effort to try to oust elected officials in her township for allowing the maker of electric vehicle batteries with ties to China to open a plant in her township. The headquarters for battery maker Gotion Inc. is in...
by The Center Square | Jun 30, 2023
by Benjamin Yount The majority of Wisconsin Republican state senators are on board with the new $99 billion state budget. Almost every Republican voted for the two-year spending plan Thursday night. “Overall, our budget invests in core priorities and...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 30, 2023
One individual was arrested for throwing spoiled meat at Atlanta police officers during a protest against the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center on Wednesday, the Atlanta Police Department (APD) announced in a press release. The Atlanta City Council approved the...
by TC Weber | Jun 30, 2023
Metropolitan Nashville School (MNPS) Board approved the final $1.2 billion budget for the 2023/2024 school year this week, which eclipses previous district budgets. The vote to adopt was 7- 0, with Board Members Emily Master and Abigail Tylor abstaining. The new...
by The Center Square | Jun 30, 2023
by Ria Roebuck Joseph Parents of children who are harmed by the use of social media platforms are one step closer to holding those platforms accountable, thanks to a new bill passed by the California Assembly Judiciary Committee. The bill was authored by State...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 30, 2023
Republican members of Tennessee’s congressional delegation applauded the U.S. Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) decision to strike down affirmative action in college admissions via two cases against Harvard and the University of North Carolina. In the cases that challenged the...
by The Center Square | Jun 30, 2023
by Bethany Blankley XPO Logistics employees ousted the Teamsters Union from their workplace after colleagues in other states also successfully ousted them with free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. In Hialeah, Florida,...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jun 30, 2023
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett recently announced that he appointed Paige Burcham Dennis to serve as the Democratic representative for the state on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Standards Board. The EAC Standards Board was created under the...