by The Center Square | Jul 13, 2023
by Scott McClallen Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order establishing the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential, or MiLEAP. MiLEAP is meant to improve education outcomes from preschool through postsecondary by...
by Star News Staff | Jul 13, 2023
by Edward Ring The dollar’s status as the sole transaction and reserve currency of the world gives America’s federal government unique privileges. International demand for dollars enables federal budget deficits. It also creates an incentive for trade deficits,...
by Star News Staff | Jul 13, 2023
by Kate Anderson The FBI responded on Friday to a lawsuit filed by an advocacy group and claimed that the group is “not entitled” to records regarding the agency’s targeting of Catholics in a memo from January, according to documents obtained by the Daily...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 13, 2023
According to a Wednesday report, the Franklin Police Department (FPD) identified five more victims of Camilo Hurtado Campos, the alleged child rapist whose phone, containing graphic images and videos, was found at a local restaurant in late June. “Those are five that...
by The Center Square | Jul 13, 2023
by Morgan Sweeney A report released Monday indicates Virginia’s K-12 education system has received inadequate state funding for years — and Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other for the results. The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission...
by Star News Staff | Jul 13, 2023
by Samantha Aschieris An economist says “American families are having to eat the rotten fruit from the tree of government overspending” after the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Wednesday that the consumer price index, a key measure of inflation,...
by Susan Berry, PhD | Jul 13, 2023
Doctors are reacting with shock and horror at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) “guidance” on how biological men who identify as women can “chestfeed” their babies. Internationally-known physician Peter McCullough, M.D., wrote in his Substack...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 13, 2023
Tennessee U.S. Representative Tim Burchett (R-TN-02) recently proposed five amendments to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024, including one that would require transgender men to register for the selective service. I filed an amendment...
by Star News Staff | Jul 13, 2023
by Bethany Blankley Apprehension and gotaway data for June, which was significantly lower than previous months, is deceptive, a Customs and Border Patrol agent as well as the former acting CBP Chief and former Border Patrol Chief Mark Morgan told The Center...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Jul 13, 2023
Only 19 percent of Americans are interested in purchasing an electric vehicle, while Tennessee makes a massive investment in a Ford plant that will produce electric vehicle batteries. The General Assembly in 2021 passed a law to spend $884 million to push the Ford...
by The Center Square | Jul 13, 2023
by Jon Styf Tennessee is one of 26 state’s that has improved its employment rate between now and before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Pew Charitable Trusts. Tennessee saw a 2 percentage point improvement from 79.9% employment for those ages 25 to 54...
by Kaitlin Housler | Jul 13, 2023
Greater Georgia, a nonprofit organization focused on voter engagement in the state, announced the launch of its first-ever candidate recruitment program ahead of the November 2023 municipal election. The organization’s 2023 Candidate Recruitment Program will “focus on...
by The Center Square | Jul 13, 2023
by Lauren Scott Arizona State University and Applied Materials, Inc., aided by the Arizona Commerce Authority, formed an alliance to bring more than $270 million to create the Materials-to-Fab Center in the university’s MacroTechnology Works building at...
by Hannah Poling | Jul 13, 2023
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced Tuesday that the state is awarding over $30 million in grant funding to support safer and healthier learning environments for Ohio students. Seven hundred forty-seven districts and schools across the state will receive grant funding...
by Star News Staff | Jul 13, 2023
by J.C. Bowman Historically, unions have done some remarkable work in the private sector. However, union officials in the early 1950s began to capitalize on the many extraordinary powers and immunities that were created by legislatures and the courts. This...
by Hannah Poling | Jul 13, 2023
The Arizona Senate Republican Caucus said a meeting last week between Senate President Warren Petersen (R-Mesa) and Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs to discuss her recent abortion-related crimes executive order “went well.” According to a session update...
by The Center Square | Jul 13, 2023
by Benjamin Yount Taxes are going up in Milwaukee. The city’s Common Council on Tuesday approved a new 2% sales tax that is expected to bring-in $194 million next year. Mayor Cavalier Johnson said the new sales tax is necessary to avoid a fiscal calamity and...
by M.D. Kittle | Jul 13, 2023
GOP Presidential hopeful U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) released a new ad Wednesday in advance of two major campaign events in the Hawkeye State. His campaign also reported raising north of $6 million in the most recent quarter. The 30-second spot, titled “Foundation,”...
by Rachel Alexander | Jul 13, 2023
Amy Love, Democratic Attorney General Kris Mayes’ chief of staff, resigned on Monday, just six months into Mayes’ term. Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs’ first six months have been full of even more turmoil, with multiple high-level staffers leaving within the first...
by Star News Staff | Jul 13, 2023
by Eric Lendrum The Biden Administration has publicly voiced its opposition to a measure in the annual defense spending bill that would mandate promotions based on merit and forbid promotions based on race. As the New York Post reports, the provision in...
by The Center Square | Jul 13, 2023
by Bethany Blankley Despite a federal judge in Florida ruling more than once that the Biden administration parole program is illegal, the administration has expanded it and created another parole program to allow even more people into the U.S. There have been...
