by Peter D'Abrosca | May 4, 2021
Recently, multiple reports have chronicled how Florida has been a hotbed for GOP fundraising efforts ahead of the 2022 election cycle. “Florida, with its deep bench of wealthy GOP donors, has become central to House Republicans’ early playbook for...
by Grant Holcomb | May 4, 2021
U.S. Congressman Charlie Crist (R-13) announced he is running for governor in 2022. He is the first major Democratic opponent for Governor Ron DeSantis. “Florida has a governor that’s only focused on his future, not yours,” said Crist in a campaign launch...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 4, 2021
by Rick Manning Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Rep. David Trone (D-MD) have introduced a bill that would block certain federal grants from going to federal contractors who conduct criminal background checks, or even “inquire” about the criminal history of an...
by Grant Holcomb | May 4, 2021
As time expired in the Florida legislative session, a consumer protection bill died. The bill, HB 969, would have given consumers more control over data collected by large companies and would have required businesses in Florida to tell consumers what data has...
by The Center Square | May 4, 2021
by Casey Harper The Biden Administration sent some stock prices tumbling and left small businesses worried after taking sides on a hotly contested labor issue that critics say could threaten the jobs of millions of independent workers and thousands of small...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 4, 2021
Photo “U.S. Small Business Administration” by Mr. Blue MauMau CC 2.0.
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 4, 2021
by Debra Heine Iranian foreign minister Javad Zarif claimed he did not know that Israel was behind 200 military airstrikes in Iran until secretary of state John Kerry tipped him off, a new translation of a leaked audiotape reveals. The New York Times buried...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 4, 2021
by Mary Margaret Olohan The American Medical Association urged governors Monday to take a stand against laws banning transgender surgeries and procedures for minors. American Medical Association (AMA) CEO James Madara sent an open letter to the National...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 4, 2021
by Rick Manning Last week the FBI raided the home of an Alaska couple who had attended former President Donald Trump’s Jan. 6 peaceful rally near the White House. According to the Alaska Watchman: Paul and Marilyn Hueper, owners of Homer Inn & Spa, woke...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 4, 2021
by Eleanor Bartow The next phase of the World Health Organization (WHO) investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic must be more scientific and data-driven, a group of scientists wrote in an open letter to the WHO on Friday. China should not be...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 4, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci Republican Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso asked the Department of Energy’s watchdog to investigate Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm’s continued involvement with an electric car company. Sen. John Barrasso, the ranking member of the Senate...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 4, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci The price of lumber has skyrocketed to a record high and four times its usual price at this time of year, causing a spike in homebuilding costs, The Wall Street Journal reported. Lumber futures, or the market price for wood, reached a record...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 4, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed an executive order Wednesday scrapping all COVID-19 restrictions throughout the state and an accompanying bill that limits localities’ ability to enforce emergency precautions. “I think that’s the...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 4, 2021
by Jennifer Kabbany Two years ago, student leaders at the Harvard Crimson campus newspaper called on faculty to hire more conservatives in the wake of a survey that found only 1.6 percent of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences identify as conservative or very...
by Grant Holcomb | May 4, 2021
U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist (R-13) is set to make a “major announcement” from St. Petersburg Tuesday morning. It has been rumored he is announcing his candidacy for governor, evidenced by Crist teasing a run back in February. In an interview with Jim DeFede on...
