by Peter D'Abrosca | Apr 21, 2021
A bill that would limit the ability of Big Tech platforms like Facebook and YouTube to ban political candidates passed the Senate Appropriations Committee Monday, and will head to the Senate floor. SB 7072, which according to its summary is aimed at...
by Grant Holcomb | Apr 21, 2021
On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 1, known as the “anti-riot” bill into law during a press conference in Winter Haven. Surrounding DeSantis was Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and other deputies where DeSantis said, “If you look at the breadth...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 21, 2021
by Mackubin Owens Not too long ago, a good friend of mine took umbrage at a Facebook post that compared a proposed “vaccination passport” to the requirement that Jews in Nazi Germany carry papers identifying them as such. As a Jew, my friend argued that such a...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 21, 2021
by Kaylee Greenlee The State Department is expanding the “Do Not Travel” guidelines for U.S. citizens to include nearly 80% of countries because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the agency announced Monday. The travel advisories will be updated to align with the...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 21, 2021
by Addison Pummill Students for Life of America, a pro-life organization that aims to “recruit, train, and mobilize the pro-life generation to abolish abortion,” recently released a list of Christian universities with ties to Planned Parenthood. The group...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 21, 2021
by Debra Heine The Minneapolis Star-Tribune is being blasted online for releasing biographical information of all twelve jurors plus two alternates in the Derek Chauvin trial in the killing of George Floyd. Without naming the jurors, reporters Paul Walsh and...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 21, 2021
by Robert Romano On April 7, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) penned an oped for the Washington Post entitled, “I will not vote to eliminate or weaken the filibuster,” appearing to foreclose any possibility of President Joe Biden ramming through major changes to law...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 21, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky United States Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan said Tuesday that he was returning to Washington for “consultations” with top American officials as tensions increase between the two countries. The former deputy secretary of state and...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 21, 2021
by Fred Lucas Twenty-one civil rights leaders and prominent black conservatives defended Georgia’s new election law in a letter to the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, rejecting opponents’ comparisons to Jim Crow laws. “It has become clear that even...
by The Center Square | Apr 21, 2021
by Casey Harper Democrats enthralled their base and alarmed Republicans with the recent announcement of a new push to add four justices to the U.S. Supreme Court, but the latest polling suggests the majority of Americans don’t favor expanding the highest court...
by Grant Holcomb | Apr 21, 2021
Just before midnight Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 50 instituting sales tax requirements for online retailers, into law. The bill requires out-of-state online retailers to collect and report sales taxes on purchases made by Floridians. The tax...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 21, 2021
by Julie Kelly Well, this is a bummer for the sedition-baiting crowd. The Biden Justice Department last week announced its first plea deal related to the January 6 protest on Capitol Hill: Jon Ryan Schaffer pleaded guilty to two charges—obstruction of an...
by Bethany Bowman | Apr 21, 2021
NASHVILLE, Tennessee- When I interviewed the Nashvillains I mentioned that they were like a modern country music supergroup. Turns out they agree. Signed to Fate Entertainment, the newly formed country-rock-infused band is made up of veteran musicians Troy...
by Grant Holcomb | Apr 21, 2021
The Florida House is hearing an elections reform package and the Florida Senate is hearing a bill amending Florida’s election law related to ballot drop-boxes and absentee ballot signature verification. Sen. Dennis Baxley’s (R-12) SB 90 passed the Senate Rules...
by Grant Holcomb | Apr 21, 2021
A bill creating limited access for transgender women competing in women’s sports is likely dead according to its sponsor, Sen. Kelli Stargel (R-22). Stargel released a statement yesterday after she postponed her bill in its final committee stop saying she is...
