by Star News Staff | Aug 26, 2023
by Walker Larson It is through wonder that men now begin and originally began to philosophize; wondering in the first place at obvious perplexities, and then by gradual progression raising questions about the greater matters too, e.g. about the changes of the...
by Just the News | Aug 26, 2023
by Madeleine Hubbard As Republicans lead state efforts to prevent minors from accessing pornography, the porn industry is fighting a renewed legal battle against the federal government after the Biden administration halted a rule ensuring “fair access to...
by Admin | Aug 26, 2023
Daily Mail A group of current and former employees of Gannet is suing the media giant, saying they were fired or lost out on promotions to make room for less-qualified women and minorities. The five staffers say they suffered from the firm’s diversity hiring...
by M.D. Kittle | Aug 26, 2023
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. hasn’t declared a winner in this week’s GOP presidential debate, but he does know who the loser is: The American people. The Kennedy family scion and Democrat challenger to President Joe Biden for the Democratic Party presidential...
by Hannah Poling | Aug 26, 2023
Arizona State senator and registered nurse Janae Shamp (R-Suprise) reminded Arizonans this week of safeguards put in place by Republicans at the legislature to protect against any effort by the federal government to reinstate COVID-19 mask mandates. This follows movie...
by The Center Square | Aug 26, 2023
by T.A. DeFeo As the state looks to evaluate and possibly overhaul its tax system, one state public policy group says officials should improve the tax credit system’s transparency. “The state has taken a vital step toward creating a fairer tax...
by Hannah Poling | Aug 26, 2023
The Ohio Ballot Board on Thursday rejected using the full text of a proposed amendment for the November ballot that would enshrine abortion into the state Constitution, instead adopting a condensed version of the text written by the Ohio Secretary of State’s...
by The Center Square | Aug 26, 2023
by Benjamin Yount There will be no shortage of task forces in Wisconsin this year. Assembly Speaker Robin Vos on Thursday ordered the creation of four new task forces on artificial intelligence, childhood obesity, truancy and human trafficking. “These are...
by The Center Square | Aug 26, 2023
by Morgan Sweeney Virginia’s Attorney General Jason Miyares (pictured above) issued an opinion this week, arguing that the governor’s model policies comply with federal and state nondiscrimination laws and that “local school boards are required to adopt...
by The Center Square | Aug 26, 2023
by Lauren Jessop A third party seeking to bridge the political divide and offer more choices for voters has added two local Republicans to its roster. One official, a longtime Democrat – although defeated in the primary election – won enough write-in votes to...
by Star News Staff | Aug 26, 2023
by Hank Long Gov. Tim Walz announced the appointment of one of his administration’s top attorneys to the Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday. Karl Procaccini, 40, has spent the last 4.5 years as general counsel and deputy chief of staff in the governor’s...
by The Center Square | Aug 26, 2023
by Steve Wilson The Florida Public Service Commission held the first of a series of hearings Thursday into how much utilities can potentially charge their customers to repair storm-damaged electrical infrastructure. Thursday’s hearing was an...
by The Center Square | Aug 26, 2023
by Scott McClallen A new lawsuit says Michiganders should get a permanent income tax break instead of one for just one year. Lawmakers, including two plaintiffs, passed legislation in 2015 enacting an income tax reduction trigger that lowers the current rate...
by The Center Square | Aug 26, 2023
by Christian Wade Connecticut’s top law enforcement office is being faulted for poor accounting practices that have cost the state millions of dollars in unretrievable debt and allowing unauthorized overtime that tripled during the COVID-19 pandemic....
by Peter D'Abrosca | Aug 26, 2023
After the Tennessee House of Representatives introduced a new amendment to modify SB 7088, an anti-human trafficking bill, several Republican members pledged their support to fight the practice, which has been described as “modern-day slavery.” The...
by Star News Staff | Aug 26, 2023
by Debra Heine On Thursday, the Biden Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against SpaceX, accusing the company of discrimination for preferring American citizens over asylum seekers and refugees in its hiring practices. In its 13-page complaint, the Justice...
by Just the News | Aug 26, 2023
by Greg Piper A proposal in a Stanford University journal for “news source trustworthiness ratings” would, if it advances, be like a digital reboot of the CIA’s psychedelic mind-control experiments from the Cold War era, says a former State...
by Just the News | Aug 26, 2023
by Natalia Mittelstadt A new artificial intelligence program that finds voter registration errors can be used for voter roll maintenance, possibly being a replacement for the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC). Since last year, nine...
by Kaitlin Housler | Aug 26, 2023
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) announced that the state’s Free Hunting Day this year will be today- coinciding with the opening day of squirrel season. The Volunteer State’s Free Hunting Day is a yearly event by the TWRA with the goal of increasing...
by Star News Staff | Aug 26, 2023
by Will Kessler Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell raised the possibility of more interest rate hikes in prepared remarks Friday as inflation remains above the Fed’s target rate. Powell (pictured above) hinted that the Fed will raise interest rates in the...
by Star News Staff | Aug 26, 2023
by John Harris Many people believe that one of the best defenses to an armed attack on any location, including a school, is an immediate armed response.  Certainly, the actions already taken this year to put “school resource officers” in public schools...
