Topline A federal judge refused to strike down Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to suspend a state attorney after he vowed not to prosecute crimes related to abortion or gender-affirming care—at le...
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De Santis And Abbot Shuttling Migrants North To Make A Point
Governor Ron DeSantis is leading the campaign of shipping migrants northbound to underline the … [+] problems on America’s southern border. (Photo by Eva Marie Uzcategui/Getty Images) Gett...
A Refugee From Communism Who America Welcomed
The New York City skyline and the Statue of Liberty. getty The controversy over Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) sending victims of Venezuela’s left-wing dictatorship to Martha’s Vineyard brings to mind a tim...
DeSantis Breaks Fundraising Record—Will It Fund A 2024 Presidential Run?
Topline Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has raised over $218 million in his reelection campaign, according to campaign financial disclosures filed Friday, seen by the Financial Times, shatterin...
DeSantis Tactic Of Sending Migrants To Martha’s Vineyard Likely Didn’t Violate Smuggling Laws, Experts Say
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) took credit Wednesday for transporting undocumented migrants who arrived to the U.S. from Venezuela to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts—a move that some speculate...
DeSantis Claims Credit As Dozens Of Venezuelan Migrants Arrive In Martha’s Vineyard
Topline Around 50 migrants from Venezuela arrived in Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday after being flown into the affluent Massachusetts island resort by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis—part of a wider eff...
Court Blocks Arkansas Ban On Treatment For Transgender Children
Topline A federal appeals court on Thursday supported a temporary ban on Arkansas from enforcing a ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender children—a blow to state conservatives in the st...
Charlie Crist Wins Democratic Primary—And Will Face DeSantis
Topline Rep. Charlie Crist won the Democratic primary for Florida’s gubernatorial race Tuesday, defeating Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, as Crist seeks to unseat rising star Gov. Ron DeSantis (...
NBA Taking A Stand With Election Day 2022 Scheduling And Voting Efforts
By Arthur L. Caplan & Lee H. Igel The Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics kneel during the National Anthem wearing VOTE shirts in Game … [+] One of the Eastern Conference Finals during the 202...
How To Get Started Investing With Your Stimulus Check
Getty Images Key takeaways More than 15 states are issuing new stimulus checks and/or tax rebates to help offset soaring inflation Meanwhile, unemployment rates returned to pre-pandemic lows in July D...
American Universities Are Losing Chinese Students To Rivals: U.S.-China Business Forum
“What we’re seeing at the moment is softness in the enthusiasm of Chinese students and their parents … [+]s to enroll in U.S. institutions,” John Quelch, dean of the University of Miami He...
Florida Supreme Court Asked To Consider Blocking 15-Week Abortion Ban After Appeals Court Lets It Stay In Place
Topline Abortion rights advocates and providers asked the Florida Supreme Court to decide whether the state’s 15-week abortion ban should be blocked in court, after an appeals court allowed the ban to...
DeSantis May Lose Suit By Tampa Prosecutor He Fired For Pro-Choice Stance
Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis purged Tampa’s elected prosecutor, Andrew Warren. Warren had pledged not to prosecute people who seek and provide abortions. Warren had not actually had any suc...
Gavin Newsom’s Needling Of GOP Governors Will Be Paid For By Taxpayers
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) made national news for his recent TV ad campaign encouraging Floridians to move t...
Suspended Florida Prosecutor Accuses Governor DeSantis Of ‘Illegal Overreach’
Topline Florida state attorney Andrew Warren accused Governor Ron DeSantis (R) of “spit[ting] in the face of” voters on Thursday by suspending him for vowing not to criminalize abortion and gender-aff...
A Fair And Inclusive Solution For Transgender Women In Sports
University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas congratulates Princeton’s Ellie Marquardt after a … [+] qualifying heat of the 500 yard freestyle event at the Ivy League Women’s Swimmi...
Court Reinstates Florida Congressional Map Eliminating Black District
Topline A Florida appeals court on Friday ruled the state can move forward with redistricting plans backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) that dismantle a largely Black district in north Florida, reversing ...
Florida Judge Blocks DeSantis Redistricting Map That Would Affect Black Voters
Topline A Florida judge said Wednesday he will reject a congressional map backed by Gov. Ron Desantis (R-Fla.), arguing the map violated the state constitution by disbanding a district with a large Bl...
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill To Form Election Police Force
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill Monday that will create a state police force to investigate voter fraud and other election crimes, as Republicans nationwide fixate on voter fraud f...
Florida Lawmakers Will Try To Punish Disney For ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Opposition As Part Of Special Session
Topline The Florida legislature will use its special session this week in part to go after laws that have given Disney special privileges—and let Walt Disney World operate as its own local government—...
Why States Continue To Overrule Local Regulation Of Fossil Fuels
Tennessee is poised to become the latest state to preempt local regulations restricting fossil fuel … [+] usage and infrastructure. getty Like their counterparts in many other state capitals, Te...
DeSantis Signs 15-Week Abortion Ban Into Law In Florida
Topline Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed into law a bill banning abortions after 15 weeks without exceptions for rape, incest or human trafficking, just days after Oklahoma en...
Florida Gov. DeSantis Wants To Punish Disney—But Won’t Go After Its Corporate Tax Breaks
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) continued to go after Disney on Friday over its opposition to the state’s Parental Rights In Education Act (known to critics as the “Don’t Say Gay” law), saying h...
DeSantis Reportedly Backs Plan To Take $200 Million From School Districts That Had Mask Mandates
Topline Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is putting his support behind a plan to redirect $200 million in state funding from school districts that enacted mask mandates earlier in the pandemic, according...