by Zachery Schmidt | Oct 28, 2021 | National, News
An Afghan refugee in Montana who faces a felony rape charge will not have his work permit revoked, according to the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS). Robert Law, who is CIS’ director of regulatory affairs and policy, said his Department of Homeland Security...
by Zachery Schmidt | Oct 24, 2021 | National, News
An Afghan refugee was arrested last weekend for allegedly raping a girl he met at a bar in Missoula, Montana. Zabihullah Mohmand, who is 19 years old, is in Montana as part of the Afghan Placement and Assistance Program, according to NBC Montana. This program...
by Zachery Schmidt | Sep 29, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Metro Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) in January paid millions of dollars to Meharry Medical College Ventures (MMCV) to help students return to school, however, according to a person who worked in a city public school, the workers did “almost nothing.” “It was...
by Zachery Schmidt | Sep 26, 2021 | News, Tennessee, The South
Seventy-two percent of Tennesseans will end up paying more money in flood insurance prices starting October 1 when the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s new flood insurance rules begin. This summer, FEMA rolled out its new rating methodology called...
by Zachery Schmidt | Sep 15, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
Arizona became the first state in the nation to sue the Biden administration over its federal vaccine mandate, according to Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s press release. “The federal government cannot force people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Biden...
by Zachery Schmidt | Sep 9, 2021 | Battleground States, Georgia, The South, Virginia
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr along with 14 other state attorneys general filed an amicus brief before the Supreme Court in support of allowing a Virginia church to determine who is a minister “under its own doctrine.” “This is another example of the...
by Zachery Schmidt | Aug 20, 2021 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday that it will not enforce the indoor mask mandate that Gambier passed this week. “If you have read information from the Gambier ordinance concerning the mask mandate, it indicates a $25 fine and the Knox County...
by Zachery Schmidt | Aug 20, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and state Speaker of the House Rusty Bowers (R-District 25) announced Thursday that Arizona will welcome refugees from Afghanistan. “The Afghans fleeing the Taliban regime served alongside America’s military forces and fought for...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 15, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
Mesa Public Schools (MPS) updated their dress code policy to make it more equitable and prohibit “hate speech.” Nowhere in their current policies does MPS define “hate speech.” As reported by The Arizona Sun Times last month, MPS General...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 14, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) awarded Northern Arizona University (NAU) $1 million to teach culturally responsive education in tribal schools. The grant, awarded at the beginning of last month, will apply to professional development programs and...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 14, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit Phoenix on Thursday to discuss the Biden Administration’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan. The Arizona Sun Times inquired with the DOT for further details of Buttigieg’s...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 14, 2021 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
Two Ohio legislators put forward a bill Monday that would protect data rights for Ohioans. House Bill 376, introduced by State Reps. Rick Carfagna (R-Genoa Township) and Thomas Hall (R-Madison Twp.), would “establish data rights for Ohioans while requiring...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 13, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is seeking an injunction on President Joe Biden’s executive order halting the border wall construction. Brnovich wants the Biden Administration to reverse their current border policies and refrain from any further...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 13, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
An Arizona State University (ASU) professor asserts that parents shouldn’t have a say when it comes to their children’s transgender medical decisions. These sentiments appeared in an article by ASU assistant philosophy professor and...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 11, 2021 | Battleground States, Ohio, The Midwest
Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed a bill Friday that would have permitted Ohioans to legally shoot off fireworks on several holidays. When Senate Bill (SB) 113 was introduced by Ohio State Senators Michael Rulli (R-Salem) and Terry Johnson (R-McDermott), the bill wanted...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 10, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
The Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) informed The Arizona Sun Times that the White House hasn’t contacted them about the Delta variant response teams. The Biden Administration announced in a press briefing last week that it would be launching...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 9, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
The city of Chandler, Arizona is offering grants of up to $1,000 each for anyone that can offer diversity education in its K-12 schools. A total of $10,000 may be disbursed for this initiative. Eligible applicants for this annual grant range from individual...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 9, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
U.S. District Court Judge Susan Bolton denied Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s request to require timely deportations from federal authorities. Federal law states that authorities must deport illegal immigrants within 90 days. In the ruling,...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 8, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich called President Joe Biden’s plan to go door-to-door encouraging COVID-19 vaccinations “alarming.” In a letter submitted to the president Tuesday, Brnovich told Biden that he wouldn’t tolerate...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 7, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
Phoenix City Council approved $8 million in CARES Act Funding for two nonprofit organizations to provide homeless shelter services. The contracts began on Thursday and end June 2023. These contracts are the latest effort to mitigate over 7,400 individuals that...
by Zachery Schmidt | Jul 4, 2021 | Arizona, Battleground States, The West
Tucson’s latest budget included a $500,000 allocation for the creation of an Office of Equity to advance social justice and eliminate racism. Mayor Regina Romero included news of the allocation in an announcement about the budget approval last Monday....
