Trulieve, the state’s largest medical marijuana company, has contributed nearly $50 million to the effort to pass a constitutional amendment to authorize recreational marijuana in Florida, according to a new campaign finance report posted on the state Division of Elections website. The report shows that…
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DOJ Publishes New Gun Rule For Background Checks And Firearms Dealers
The Justice Department (DOJ) Thursday submitted the “Engaged in the Business” Final Rule to the Federal Register, clarifying the conditions under which an individual is “engaged in the business” of dealing in firearms and needs to obtain a federal firearms license. This includes private sellers…
Read More DOJ Publishes New Gun Rule For Background Checks And Firearms DealersHarvard Reverses Course And Brings Back Standardized Testing
Harvard announced Thursday that it will bring back standardized testing requirements for the admission process. The Ivy League school first dropped the testing policy in June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and later announced in 2021 that it would extend the test-optional policy for…
Read More Harvard Reverses Course And Brings Back Standardized TestingHamas Admits It May Not Have Enough Living Hostages For Ceasefire Deal With Israel
Hamas has made an admission that could destroy plans for a ceasefire deal with Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The U.S., Israel, and international negotiators have been trying to strike a temporary ceasefire deal with Hamas in exchange for the remaining hostages in Gaza,…
Read More Hamas Admits It May Not Have Enough Living Hostages For Ceasefire Deal With IsraelFlorida Abortion Measure Backers Raise $2.245M
A political organization driving efforts to approve a ballot issue to enshrine abortion rights in the Florida Constitution raised $2.245 million in the first three months of the year, according to a newly filed finance report. The report, which was uploaded on the state Division…
Read More Florida Abortion Measure Backers Raise $2.245MBiden Trails Trump In Florida By Double Digits
A new poll released Thursday shows President Joe Biden trailing former President Donald Trump by double digits in Florida. According to a new Emerson College poll, in a 2024 presidential election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, 51% back Trump, 38% Biden, and 11% remain…
Read More Biden Trails Trump In Florida By Double DigitsRepublican Party Of Florida Raises Over $3.5M In 1st Quarter
The Republican Party of Florida announced Thursday that they had raised over $3.5 million from 7,507 donors over quarter 1 of 2024. Republican Party of Florida Chairman Evan Power said, “The RPOF continues to keep the pressure on our opponents. From massive wins in recent…
Read More Republican Party Of Florida Raises Over $3.5M In 1st QuarterBlack Men’s Support For Trump Doubles In 7 Swing States: POLL
Former President Donald Trump’s support among black men has increased in battleground states ahead of the 2024 election by more than double his support among the same group in 2020’s election, according to a poll published on Thursday by The Wall Street Journal. Trump, the…
Read More Black Men’s Support For Trump Doubles In 7 Swing States: POLLTrump Rips Into NPR, Calls For End To Taxpayer Funding
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday threw an uppercut at one of the right’s favorite punching bags: National Public Radio. Trump did so in his own inimitable style, launching an all-caps rant at NPR over its anti-conservative bias. “NO MORE FUNDING FOR NPR, A TOTAL…
Read More Trump Rips Into NPR, Calls For End To Taxpayer FundingBlack Group In Maryland Says Francis Scott Key Was A Racist Who Must Be Erased
A leftist group in Maryland called the Caucus of African American Leaders of Anne Arundel County, or CAAL, wants to rename the recently destroyed Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. Why? Because Key, the author of “The Star Spangled Banner,” was a racist. CAAL argues…
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