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August 9, 2021

Lawsuits Filed Against Governor DeSantis for Banning Mask Mandates in Schools

Governor DeSantis is facing two separate lawsuits following the executive order he signed on July 30th that banned school districts from issuing mask mandates in schools. Both plaintiffs, a father of three from Broward County and a group of parents...

August 9, 2021

Highly Vaxxed Areas in Arizona Have Just as Many New COVID-19 Cases as Other Areas: Analysis

An analysis of recent data from the Arizona Department of Health Services found that zip codes with the highest vaccination rates in Arizona also have some of the highest percentage increases in COVID-19 cases. At the same time, zip codes...

August 9, 2021

Thousands Protest Michigan Vaccine Mandates

About 3,000 people gathered at the Michigan Capitol on Friday to protest governments and employers mandating the COVID-19 vaccine. Dressed in American flag clothing, Donald Trump flags, and back-the-blue shirts, they waved signs, saying, “my body, my choice.” “2020: heroes....

August 9, 2021

Hundreds Attend Rome GOP Rally to Learn About 2022 Candidates

Hundreds of Georgia residents and potential Republican voters on Saturday attended a Floyd County GOP event, which featured top candidates running for office in 2022. In the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds event, speakers ranged from Governor Brian Kemp, U.S. Rep. Marjorie...

August 9, 2021

Missouri Governor Pardons St. Louis Couple Who Defended Their Home from Rioters

Missouri Governor Mike Parson (R-Mo.) issued a pardon for the St. Louis couple that successfully defended their home from far-left terrorists last year, after local prosecutors had sought to charge them with a crime, according to ABC News. Governor Parson made...

August 9, 2021

Florida Department of Education Data Shows Surge in Homeschool Students

Data from the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) for the 2020-2021 school year shows a significant increase in the number of students who were enrolled in home education, which the Department believes is "direct result" of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not...

August 9, 2021

Study: Minnesota Marriage Penalty ‘Hurts Families and Businesses’

A new report released Wednesday lists the states with a marriage penalty on citizens’ income taxes. The Tax Foundation, a non-partisan policy think tank, lists 15 states that penalize couples for being married. Minnesota is one of those states. North Dakota and...

August 9, 2021

Exclusive: Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Put Governors on Notice Because They Are a ‘Point of Influence’ for the Chinese Communist Party

FRANKLIN, Tennessee – Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he put the nation’s state governors on notice, in an exclusive interview with The Star News Network on Saturday, because they are a real point of influence for the Chinese...

August 8, 2021

Reba McEntire Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Being Fully Vaccinated

Country music singer Reba McEntire announced in a recent livestream on TikTok that she has been diagnosed with COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated against the virus. In the video, McEntire detailed that she and her boyfriend Rex Linn both received...

August 8, 2021

Tennessee Attorney General Fails to Join Lawsuit Against ‘Critical Race Theory’

Tennessee Attorney General Herb Slatery has failed to join several other attorneys general in a lawsuit against Critical Race Theory (CRT). JustTheNews.com reported this week that attorneys general in more than half of the 50 states disagree on how to...

August 8, 2021

Tennessee Tourism Spending Dropped by More than 30 Percent in 2020

Tourism spending in Tennessee dropped in 2020 for the first time in 10 years, according to data from the U.S. Travel Association and Tourism Economics. Tennessee tourism spending fell 31.6%, less than the 42% decline nationally. Within that decline was...

August 8, 2021

Newt Gingrich Commentary: No One Knows Where These Illegal Immigrants Are Going in America

Watching television coverage of people crossing the border illegally at our southern border I began to wonder: where are they going? I was shocked to learn that the Biden administration refuses to tell the states and cities how many people...

August 8, 2021

Only One Member of U.S Women’s Soccer Team Stands for National Anthem

Only one player on the U.S. Women's National Team, Carli Lloyd, stood for the country's national anthem before the team’s match against Australia. After being the only player to stand for the patriotic song, Lloyd went on to score her...

August 8, 2021

United Airlines to Become First Major Airline Requiring Staff be Vaccinated

United Airlines announced Friday that it will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 starting this fall, making it the first major airline to do so. "We know some of you will disagree with this decision to require the...

August 8, 2021

Ex-Cuomo Aide Boylan to Sue New York Governor for Allegedly Retaliating Against Her after Coming Forward

Ex-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo aide Lindsey Boylan plans to sue the Democratic governor for allegedly retaliating against her for publicly accusing him of sexual harassment. Boylan said last year in a series of tweets that she had been sexual...

August 8, 2021

Commentary: The U.S. Needs Measured Confrontation with China

With the election of Joe Biden, there is increasing pressure for the United States to accommodate the global ambitions of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Such a policy will weaken the strategic position of the United States and embolden...

August 8, 2021

Lawyer for Ashli Babbitt’s Family Says Fatal Shot at Client Was ‘Ambush,’ with No Command to Halt

An attorney for the family of Ashli Babbett, a protester killed in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, says the police officer who fatally shot Babbitt failed to warn her before firing and in fact ambushed her. The attorney, Terry Roberts,...

August 8, 2021

Biden Administration Approves Rule Forcing Companies to Hire Minority, LGBTQ+ Executives and Publicly Disclose Diversity

The top U.S. financial regulatory agency approved a rule that forces publicly-traded companies to reveal the diversity of their executive boardroom to investors. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted in favor of the rule, which will apply to all...

August 8, 2021

Chicago Teachers Union Plans to Use ‘Delta Variant’ as Excuse to Shut Down Schools Again

The Chicago Teachers’ Union (CTU) declared its belief that schools should be shut down again if the India Variant of the coronavirus, also known as the “Delta variant,” continues to spread, as reported by the Daily Caller. In a letter published...

August 8, 2021

Former Biden COVID Adviser Concedes Cloth Masks ‘Are Not Very Effective’

Akey SARS-Cov-2 expert acknowledged this week that a mainstay of the global coronavirus response — the use of cloth masks — does little to stop the spread of the virus. Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease...

August 8, 2021

Virginia County Tells Second-Graders They Should Feel Safe with No Police

It has been revealed that the Fairfax County Public School district (FCPS) is encouraging second-graders to be anti-police, with a “Summer Learning Guide” that includes the phrase “I feel safe when there are no police,” according to an exclusive report...

August 8, 2021

State Attorneys General Split on Reinstating Obama’s Race-Based School Discipline Guidance

Attorneys general in more than half the states are starkly divided on how to view alleged racial disparities in school discipline, filing competing briefs in a Department of Education proceeding that drew nearly 2,700 comments. Arizona led a coalition of...

August 8, 2021

Exclusive: Trump’s ‘America First’ Ohio House Seat Pick Tells How It Happened

The Republican nominee for Ohio’s 15th Congressional District told the Star News Network about his August 3 primary win with 37 percent of the vote, how he decided to run for Congress, and his relationship with President Donald J. Trump....

August 8, 2021

Ohio Group: New Eviction Moratorium Buys Time

An Ohio group applauded the federal government’s move to issue a new eviction moratorium just as courts across Ohio were beginning the process of hearing eviction cases again this week. The Biden administration announced a new moratorium on evictions Tuesday...

August 8, 2021

U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk Warns Georgia that Federal Officials Want to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccine

U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) said this weekend that forces within the Biden administration and other Democrats in Washington, D.C. want to force a COVID-19 vaccine upon all Americans. “There are few things that remain very consistent, and one of...

August 8, 2021

Florida Appeals Court Denies Motion Related to Concealed Weapons Licensing Case

A motion to move a case concerning concealed-weapons licensing to the Florida Supreme Court was denied by the 1st District Court of Appeals in a 12-3 vote on Friday. The case was filed by a Floridian by the name of...

August 8, 2021

Florida Publishes Rules Related to Parents Rights, Mask Mandates in Schools

Amid the debate over mask mandates in schools, the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) and the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) took steps to provide options to parents. In a Friday press release, the Office of Governor Ron DeSantis stated...

August 8, 2021

Arizona Democratic State Lawmaker Tony Navarrete Arrested for Child Sex Crimes

Arizona state Senator Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete (D-Phoenix) was arrested on Thursday and was charged with seven felony counts connected to allegations of sexual conduct with two minors. According to court documents, Navarrete repeatedly made sexual contact with a young boy...

August 8, 2021

Federal Infrastructure Bill Could Pump $7.8 Billion into Michigan Roads, Bridges, Internet

Michigan could be on the receiving end of $7.8 billion in federal dollars if the U.S. Senate’s $1 trillion infrastructure spending bill becomes law. The estimated total is derived from $7.3 billion for Michigan highways and an additional $563 million...

August 8, 2021

Per New Policy, No Spectators Allowed for Public Comment at Loudon County School Board Meetings

Loudon County Public School officials announced this week they will alter the public comment portion of their school board meetings. They will implement the new policy in time for their August 10 meeting.

August 8, 2021

Firm Conducts Analysis of Michigan’s Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety’s Handling of 2020 Unrest

A firm conducted an analysis of how the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety handled the unrest of 2020. The report notes some pros, some cons, and some communication issues. As was reported by WOOD, “one core issue was the erosion...

August 8, 2021

Another Group Aims at Northern Virginia Commonwealth’s Attorneys for Recall

Another group is targeting northern Virginia Commonwealth's Attorneys Buta Biberaj, from Loudoun, and Steve Descano, from Fairfax. This week, Virginians for Safe Communities (VSC) announced recall efforts against Biberaj and Descano, already the targets of a separate organization Stand Up...

August 8, 2021

First #StopTheMandate Rally Held at St. Johns Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota

MAPLEWOOD, Minnesota - Over 250 protesters showed up at the first of several Stop The Mandate protests at St. John’s Hospital in Maplewood, Minnesota. St. John’s is part of the M Health Fairview network which mandated COVID vaccines for their...

August 8, 2021

Arizona Rep. Biggs Will File Articles of Impeachment Against Department of Homeland Security Secretary

An Arizona congressman said that he will file articles of impeachment against Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas "in the coming weeks." Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-05) said the following in a statement on his website:

August 8, 2021

Arizona Legislator Wendy Rogers Launches Petition to Decertify Election Results Due to Ballot Audit

Arizona Sen. Wendy Rogers (R-Prescott) launched a petition recently demanding the decertification of the 2020 election results in Arizona, based on preliminary results from the ballot audit in Maricopa County ordered by the Arizona state senate. The audit is looking...

August 8, 2021

Federal Infrastructure Bill Could Bring Major Projects, Higher Taxes to Georgia

With U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visiting Georgia on Friday to promote a federal infrastructure bill, construction workers and transit officials say it could mean major developments for the state. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) officials said the $1.2...

August 8, 2021

Governor DeSantis, Seminole Tribe Celebrate Approval of Gaming Compact

Governor DeSantis and the Seminole Tribe of Florida celebrated the approval of the historic Seminole Gaming Compact Friday after a 45-day review of the agreement was completed by the U.S. Department of Interior. The compact, the state's largest gambling agreement...

August 7, 2021

Tennessee Sen. Hagerty Prevents Hastened Passage of Infrastructure Bill

Tennessee Senator Bill Hagerty (R) on Thursday night halted a move by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to expedite advancement of a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill. The spending package is not dead yet, but it will not have the accelerated...

August 7, 2021

Commentary: Mandatory Vaccinations Undermine Roe v. Wade and Choice

Well, isn’t this interesting. Recall Roe v. Wade? The famous abortion decision from the U.S. Supreme Court that was issued in January of 1973? It said this: This right of privacy, whether it be founded in the Fourteenth Amendment‘s concept of personal...

August 7, 2021

Nashville Releases Plan to Fight Homelessness Using Taxpayer Money

Metro Nashville officials this week released a plan that they said will tackle homelessness within the city. According to Nashville.gov, the city will serve up to 40 people at once at two new Mobile Housing Navigation sites.

August 7, 2021

Over 800 Illegal Minors Stopped at the Border in One Day

On Wednesday, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that it had intercepted 834 unaccompanied illegal alien minors at the southern border, the single largest such number of children apprehended under the Biden Administration thus far, the New York Post reports....

August 7, 2021

Commentary: School Board Elections and the Impact on Critical Race Theory in America

Over the last few months, the U.S. has engaged in intense discussion over “critical race theory.” As Americans have debated the impact of CRT, several states have banned CRT from the public school curriculum, while other states are using it as part of that curriculum. The debate over CRT’s merits...

August 7, 2021

Metro Nashville Public Schools Reinstate Mask Mandate, Board Member Speaks Out in Opposition

Metro Nashville Public Schools announced on Thursday that the school district will require all students and staff to wear a mask during the upcoming school year. After Director Dr. Adrienne Battle recommended the move, members of the Metro Nashville Public...

August 7, 2021

Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton Drafting Letter Requesting Special Session on COVID-19 School Mask Mandates

The Metro Nashville Public School (MNPS) Board’s decision to impose a COVID-19 mask mandate upon their students has prompted Tennessee Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) to, as promised, call for a special legislative session. “We are starting discussions...

August 7, 2021

U.S. Economy Added Whopping 943,000 Jobs in July as Recovery Accelerates

The U.S. economy reported an increase of 943,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate fell to 5.4%, according to Department of Labor data released Friday. Total non-farm payroll employment increased by 850,000 in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics...