Among 45 million Americans, the student debt crisis is currently at $1.6 trillion. Let me say it again in a different way: 45 million Americans collectively owe the government $1.6 trillion purely for furthering their education and, through relation, their future. Recently, President Donald Trump proposed his budget for 2021 to Congress. In this most Read More
Story by Ava Chuppe Contributing writer am.chuppe@gmail.com Kentucky lawmakers have proposed a bill to make daylight saving time permanent. If passed, the bill would make resetting clocks every six months obsolete. The bill, prefiled on Monday, July 1 with the Kentucky General Assembly, is sponsored by Republican Reps. Bart Rowland of Tompkinsville and Brandon Reed Read More
Story by Collin Morris, Assistant Sports Editor In the late hours of the night on Thursday, April 6, President Donald Trump ordered a missile strike directed at a Syrian airfield. The strike is in response to the April 4 chemical attack, which killed at least 69 Syrians. Trump blamed the chemical attack on Syrian President Read More
Story by Collin Morris, Assistant Sports Editor Finding support for Gorsuch The same weekend President Donald Trump teed off under the spring sun at the Trump National Golf Club, a federal judge approved a $25 million settlement in the Trump University lawsuit and U.S. senators continue to haggle over the vacant Supreme Court seat. Through Read More
Story by Sabra Jackson, Staff writer Murray State hosted Fawzea (Faye) Abusalah, immigration attorney, to speak at a seminar on the travel ban ordered by President Trump Wednesday evening. Abusalah is from Dearborn, Michigan, and has been practicing law for nearly ten years. She addressed students and faculty on the changes in the orders and Read More
‘Trumpcare’ bill withdrawn Story by Collin Morris, Assistant Sports Editor Through day 69 of Donald Trump’s presidency, the fate of the American Health Care Act was determined and the Russian controversy continued to unfold. Alleged coordination between Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign and Russian officials escalated last Monday after FBI Director James Comey announced his department’s Read More
Repeal, replace Story by Collin Morris, Assistant Sports Editor In week seven, President Donald Trump and the majority of Republicans proposed a new health care bill in an attempt to fulfill their campaign promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. The GOP’s newly-revealed health care bill, titled the “American Health Care Act,” will Read More
Story by Matthew Parks, Staff writer, and Connor Jaschen, Editor-in-Chief The Department of Homeland Security released two memos Feb. 21, on border security and illegal immigrants. The memos follow President Donald Trump’s executive orders last month, three of which were specified in DHS memos. The memos detail the government’s expansion of those eligible for expedition Read More