by Tom Pappert | Feb 17, 2024
Friday marked the second day of the disqualification hearing, seeking the dismissal of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis over her relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade, whom she had appointed to oversee the case against former President Donald...
by The Center Square | Feb 17, 2024
by Anthony Hennen About two dozen grants totaling $6.3 million will go to 25 counties in Pennsylvania to combat homelessness. The Emergency Solutions Grants, issued by the Department of Community and Economic Development, can be used for prevention, emergency...
by Rachel Alexander | Feb 17, 2024
The Arizona Free Enterprise Club (AFEC) filed a lawsuit last week against Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, accusing him of making illegal changes to the state’s Election Procedures Manual (EPM). Represented by the America First Policy Institute, Davillier Law Group,...
by The Center Square | Feb 17, 2024
by Benjamin Yount Wisconsin’s assembly speaker is not calling his proposal for medical marijuana dead, but he says it’s not going to happen this year. Speaker Robin Vos told reporters Thursday there are too many different views of marijuana to find a consensus...
by The Center Square | Feb 17, 2024
by Bethany Blankley More than 4,000 police officers have moved to Florida or become new recruits through Florida’s law enforcement recruitment bonus program. The program was first launched in April 2022 after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law allocating...
by The Center Square | Feb 17, 2024
by Scott McClallen Parents Defending Education filed a federal civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Education against Burnsville High School in Minnesota based on race and national origin in programs that receive federal financial assistance....
by The Center Square | Feb 17, 2024
by Scott McClallen A voter-led petition seeks to repeal a Michigan law that allowed the state to seize local control of large-scale wind and solar projects. The Michigan Farm Bureau and the Michigan Townships Association say Public Act 233 of 2023 strips local...
by The Center Square | Feb 17, 2024
by Morgan Sweeney Virginia marches toward a greener future with its 2024 legislative session halfway through. Clean energy enthusiasts in the House of Delegates and the Senate continue to build on the momentum gained by the passage of the Virginia Clean Economy...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Feb 17, 2024
The Greenville County Sheriff’s Office Friday announced arrests in two cold case killings that had gone unsolved. The first solved case was that of Charity Sutherland. “On April 2nd of 2022, she was fatally shot during a domestic dispute with the father of...
by The Center Square | Feb 17, 2024
by Cameron Arcand Maricopa County Supervisor Clint Hickman will not be seeking re-election. In a statement, Hickman thanked his constituents in the West Valley. “My family has been gracious and unselfish in supporting me as I’ve campaigned, served, held...
by Star News Staff | Feb 17, 2024
by John D. O’Connor We all understand, in the timeless words of the poet Robert Burns, that the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Most Americans are accustomed to assessing the various failed initiatives of our country’s leaders as well-intended...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 17, 2024
Country music star Morgan Wallen is set to open a six-story bar in downtown Nashville this summer. Wallen’s venue, called This Bar and Tennessee Kitchen, will be approximately 30,000 square feet and feature three live music stages, six bars, a gift shop, and an...
by Star News Staff | Feb 17, 2024
by Kate Anderson The United States Census is planning to introduce questions on gender identity and sexual orientation for the first time in its history, according to The Associated Press. The questions will be sent to 480,000 households and can be answered...
by Kaitlin Housler | Feb 17, 2024
President Joe Biden traveled to East Palestine, Ohio on Friday more than a year after a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed to meet with residents and community leaders, including East Palestine Mayor Trent Conaway who called the president’s...
by Star News Staff | Feb 17, 2024
by Micaela Burrow The U.S. Navy approved more than $750,000 for a project that, while purporting to “equitably” increase the number of students interested in serving in the Navy’s STEM fields, prioritized recruiting underrepresented minority students, documents...
by Star News Staff | Feb 17, 2024
by Will Kessler Nearly one-third of small business employers in January said that crime has raised everyday business costs, according to a Job Creators Network Foundation (JCNF) poll obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Around 31% of small...
by The Center Square | Feb 17, 2024
by Bethany Blankley In the first quarter of fiscal 2024, more foreign nationals were apprehended illegally entering the northern border than at any time in U.S. history. They totaled 60,602, according to new data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection. By...
by Matthew Giffin | Feb 17, 2024
Many Vanderbilt University students took seats at a campus speaking event only to leave them because of the event’s headliner, Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan Greenblatt. Jewish Voice for Peace Vanderbilt, a student organization part of the larger...
by Just the News | Feb 17, 2024
by Charlotte Hazard A recent poll conducted by McLaughlin & Associates shows that 86% of voters want only U.S. citizens to be allowed to vote in elections. The poll was conducted in late January and released by the group Tea Party Patriots Action. The poll...
by Star News Staff | Feb 17, 2024
by Ambassador Callista L. Gingrich, Gingrich 360 On February 13, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act with a vote of 414-11. The bipartisan legislation,...
