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May 6, 2020

Jailed Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther's lawyer blasts judge for wanting client to 'bend the knee'

The attorney for Dallas salon owner Shelly Luther -- who was sentenced to seven days in jail Tuesday for violating a local business closure order -- has slammed the case judge whom he said wanted Luther to "bend the knee" in contrition.

April 30, 2020

Coronavirus lockdown: New York, New Jersey residents losing patience with governors' reluctance to give firm dates for reopening

As states across America are revealing when they will reopen their economies, residents in the two hardest-hit by the coronavirus -- New York and New Jersey -- are losing patience as their governors have been reluctant to put dates on the calendar. 

April 29, 2020

GOP Kentucky AG explains challenge to Democratic gov's 'arbitrary' travel restriction

Republican Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron told "The Ingraham Angle" Wednesday that Democratic Gov. Andrew Beshear's executive order restricting commonwealth residents' travel across state lines is overbroad and unconstitutional.

April 28, 2020

Illinois judge rules against Gov. Pritzker's stay-at-home order in suit brought by GOP lawmaker

On the same day as he was dealt a blow by his state's judiciary, Pritzker extended his stay-at-home-order, with some modifications making it less strict than the current one, until May 30.

April 22, 2020

Louisville mayor reverses drive-in service ban after church was vandalized

The Louisville, Ky., mayor who banned drive-in services ahead of Easter Sunday reversed his decision.

April 22, 2020

Three churches challenge NY county’s ban on drive-in services

Three churches in upstate New York are challenging a countywide ban on drive-in services put in place hours before Easter Sunday. 

April 21, 2020

Cal Thomas: Amid coronavirus, arbitrary executive orders by some governors naturally cause problems

Is it any wonder more people are taking to the streets?

April 21, 2020

Strip club owner sues Small Business Administration for lack of coronavirus relief funds

One business owner is hoping a lawsuit he filed last week against the Small Business Administration will lay “bare” what he says are the disparities in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

April 15, 2020

Drivers swarm Michigan capital to protest coronavirus lockdown measures

Hundreds of cars, trucks and SUVs descended on Michigan’s state capital Wednesday afternoon as part of a noisy protest against Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s social-distancing restrictions that critics say have gone too far. 

April 15, 2020

Jason Chaffetz: Coronavirus devastates state and local government budgets – officials need to cut spending

While the federal government has been appropriating trillions of borrowed dollars to deal with the massive economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, state and local governments have failed to deal adequately with their skyrocketing expenses and shrinking revenues.