Governor DeSantis Signs Bill Raising Smoking, Vaping Age

Governor DeSantis Signs Bill Raising Smoking, Vaping Age

  On Friday, Governor DeSantis signed a bill that will establish a regulatory framework for the sale of electronic cigarettes. The bill (SB 1080), which will take effect Oct. 1, will also raise the state’s legal age to vape and smoke tobacco to 21. In 2019,...
Commentary: The Death Spiral of Academia

Commentary: The Death Spiral of Academia

by Patrick J. Michaels   On March 1, Eric Kaufmann published a remarkably detailed and comprehensive study of bias in academia, “Academic Freedom in Crisis: Punishment, Political Discrimination, and Self-Censorship.” Kaufmann’s writing is a product of...
Wyoming Becomes Latest State to Ban Vaccine Passports

Wyoming Becomes Latest State to Ban Vaccine Passports

by Derek Draplin   Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon on Friday issued a directive blocking state agencies from using vaccine passports. The directive requires state agencies, boards and commissions to “provide full access to state spaces and state services, regardless of...
New Ballot Initiative Law Challenged in Federal Court

New Ballot Initiative Law Challenged in Federal Court

  One day after Governor DeSantis signed a bill related to ballot initiatives, a federal lawsuit was filed on Saturday seeking to have the new law ruled invalid. The new law limits individual contributions to groups promoting ballot initiatives to $3,000. The...