by Grant Holcomb | Apr 22, 2021
Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said the municipality is putting together a plan to relax its mask mandate by as early as June. “We are working with the department of health on a plan to phase reducing requirements of wearing facial coverings and social...
by RealClearWire | Apr 22, 2021
by Andy Puzder Big labor suffered a significant loss in its attempt to unionize employees at Amazon’s warehouse facility in Bessemer, Alabama. Of the workers eligible to vote, an embarrassingly small 16% voted to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store...
by Grant Holcomb | Apr 22, 2021
Sen. Lauren Book (D-32) has been chosen as the new leader of the Florida Senate Democrats. Sen. Perry Thurston (D-33), a high-ranking Senate Democrat, announced his intentions to run in the special election for the late-Alcee Hastings’ seat in Congress, making...
by Jack Windsor | Apr 22, 2021
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Columbus Division of Police released body camera footage Tuesday night showing the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant that occurred earlier in the day. Wednesday afternoon, police released additional body cam recordings and two...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 22, 2021
by Eric Lendrum A public school district in New York state is facing criticism after it promoted a children’s book that falsely claims that police target black people instead of White people, and that black people are more likely to be shot, as reported by Fox...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 22, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci Twitter defended its decision allowing users to share articles that cite hacked information about people who donated to the 18-year-old accused of killing protesters in Wisconsin last summer. The content did not violate the...
by The Center Square | Apr 22, 2021
by Bethany Blankley President Joe Biden’s border policy will include an increase in the number of people approved for refugee and visa status, his administration announced Tuesday. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has repeatedly asked the Biden administration to answer...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Apr 22, 2021
The superintendent of Broward County Public Schools has been arrested and charged with perjury, according to several reports. “Broward County Schools Superintendent Robert Runcie was arrested Wednesday morning by Florida’s top law enforcement agency,...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 22, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee sparred with Stacey Abrams Tuesday during a hearing on Democrats’ voting rights bill and election reforms that Republicans have introduced in states across the country. The hearing consisted of...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 22, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci Big businesses have been vocal in supporting various progressive political causes, but have consistently stopped short of policies that would cut into profits. U.S. corporations came out in droves to announce their opposition to...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | Apr 22, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis lawyer who brandished his assault rifle at Black Lives Matter protesters as they marched through his neighborhood, floated a bid for Missouri’s open Senate seat. “I can confirm that it’s a consideration, yes,”...
by RealClearWire | Apr 22, 2021
by Wayne Avrashow For better or worse, California often leads the nation’s political discourse. Central to that discourse at the moment is the expected recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom; a recall of Los Angeles County’s district attorney, meanwhile, is...
by Peter D'Abrosca | Apr 22, 2021
Reporter and filmmaker Ami Horowitz traveled to Minneapolis to interview residents about the trial of former Minneapolis Police officer, and killing of George Floyd. He released a two-minute compilation of interviews Tuesday night, after Chauvin’s...
by Grant Holcomb | Apr 22, 2021
Tallahassee-based civil rights attorney Ben Crump falsely claimed on Twitter yesterday the victim of the police-involved shooting in Columbus, OH was unarmed. As bodycam footage was released, it found the victim, a 16-year-old black female, Ma’Khia Bryant, was...
