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Two prosecutors suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis qualified this week to run in November for their old positions. Democrat Monique Worrell on Thursday qualified to run for state attorney in the 9th Judicial Circuit in Orange and Osceola counties. DeSantis suspended Worrell last year and…
Read More Prosecutors Suspended By Florida Gov. DeSantis Qualify To Run In November
Former President Donald Trump’s attorney attempted to poke holes Friday in the credibility of the Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s first witness, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker, as the first full week of testimony came to a close. Defense attorney Emil Bove resumed his…
Read More Trump Attorney Attempts To Poke Holes In Witness Credibility As Bragg Trial Hits Day Eight
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis welcomed heroes from across the state of Florida to the Florida Governor’s Residence to recognize them for their contributions to others and for exhibiting exceptional courage, compassion, and resilience in the face of adversity. Seventy-five Florida…
Read More Florida Gov And First Lady DeSantis Recognize Florida’s Heroes During 2nd Annual Florida Heroes’ Reception
Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and the state’s colleges and universities are in the midst of a fight over whether diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives should be supported with tax-payer funding. The Youngkin administration in recent months has been in contact with the state’s…
Read More Glenn Youngkin And Virginia Universities Are In Bitter Battle Over Future Of DEI
A parental rights organization filed civil-rights complaints against two school districts in Colorado on Friday, alleging they discriminated against parents by race. Parents Defending Education (PDE) accused the Summit School District and the Greeley-Evans School District of racial discrimination through the creation of “affinity groups” for Hispanic…
Read More Colorado School Districts Slapped With Civil Rights Complaints Over Racially-Organized ‘Affinity Groups’
Hailed as a consummate public servant and champion of the environment, former Florida Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham lay in state Friday in the Old Capitol as about a thousand mourners paid their respects. Graham, 87, died April 16 at a retirement home in…
Read More Former Florida Gov. Bob Graham Remembered As ‘Great Statesman’
A federal judge has ruled that two authors and a student can pursue First Amendment claims against the Escambia County School Board over the removal of the children’s book “And Tango Makes Three” from library shelves. But U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor, in a 27-page…
Read More “And Tango Makes Three” Book Fight Gets Go-Ahead In Florida
As part of a coalition of 17 states, Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is suing the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for enforcing a new rule that “illegally interprets” the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2022 to require private and state employers to accommodate abortion.…
Read More Florida AG Ashley Moody, 17-State Coalition, Sues Against Biden’s EEOC Abortion Mandate
After having walked out on students five times since 2012, it’s clear leaders at the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) — the city’s most powerful political machine — value progressive politics over what is best for its members and students. CTU, like other government unions across…
Read More Op-Ed: Major Teachers Union Wants To Cement Its Grip Over Chicago
The mayor of a Georgia town where Laken Riley was brutally murdered is trying to derail a recall effort against him. Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz filed a petition with the county’s superior court on Wednesday, requesting the court suspend a recall effort organized against him, according…
Read More Mayor Of Town In Georgia Where Laken Riley Was Murdered Trying To Squash Recall Effort Against Him