by Grant Holcomb | May 2, 2021
On April 14, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried posted a video to social media displaying her medical marijuana card. In the video, Fried reminded viewers medical marijuana was passed by 71 percent of Floridians through a ballot initiative in 2016....
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 2, 2021
by Brett Kimball With cancel culture running rampant and the court of public opinion more powerful than ever, it’s no wonder many Americans are afraid to speak their minds. We’ve watched as people get taken down for reasons ranging from wrong think on Twitter,...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 2, 2021
by Ambassador Callista L. Gingrich On Monday, May 3, the Vatican Museums will reopen to the public. The Vatican Museums were founded in 1506, when Pope Julius II discovered and acquired the sculpture, Laocoön and His Sons. Today, the Vatican Museums house one...
by RealClearWire | May 2, 2021
by Joseph Annotti Journalists and scientists have more in common than you’d think—at least they should. Scientists seek to understand and explain how the natural world works. They observe, ask questions, and approach new information with skepticism as they work...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 2, 2021
by Hannah Cox President Joe Biden has made it pretty clear he idolizes Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR). A painting of #32 hangs in his office, he frequently invokes the former president in his speeches, and the media often draws comparisons between the two...
by The Center Square | May 2, 2021
by Casey Harper Rising Republican star U.S. Rep. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is sponsoring a new measure that would give unprecedented tax cuts to parents with children, and now he is saying his bill is on the front line of the nation’s “culture war.”...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 2, 2021
by M.D. Kittle Christopher Baird owns a dairy farm near Ferryville in southwest Wisconsin, not far from the Mississippi River. He milks about 50 cows and farms approximately 80 acres of pasture. Like a lot of farmers, Baird has direct loans through the U.S....
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 2, 2021
by Eric Lendrum As American schools begin the process of slowly reopening at all academic levels, over 100 colleges and universities are implementing the strictest requirements by demanding that all students receive a coronavirus vaccine before returning to...
by Peter D'Abrosca | May 2, 2021
Friday marked the last day of the legislative session, and the state legislature agreed upon a record-setting budget bill. “State lawmakers on Friday signed off on a record $101.5 billion on the state budget that has left both Republicans and Democrats...
by Steve Stewart | May 2, 2021
In the waning moments of the 2021 Florida legislative session, elected officials amended a bill (SB 1028) that will allow college and university athletes to profit from their names and images beginning July 1, 2021. On Wednesday lawmakers added a provision that...
