by Cooper Moran | May 21, 2021
A ruling issued by a Georgia judge on Friday will allow officials to conduct an audit of roughly 145,000 absentee ballots cast in Fulton County in the 2020 election. The scope of the audit will allow for the examination of signatures on these ballots to ensure...
by Peter D'Abrosca | May 21, 2021
Florida’s House Democrats have elected new leaders, each to serve a two year term beginning after the 2022 and 2024 elections. “Rep. Ramon Alexander, D-Tallahassee, and Rep. Fentrice Driskell, D-Tampa, will be the next two leaders of Florida House...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 21, 2021
by Victor Davis Hanson As over 3,000 rockets are fired into Israel by Hamas, the establishment of the Democratic Party seems paralyzed over how to respond to the latest Middle East war. It is not just that they fear that the squad, Black Lives Matter, the shock...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 21, 2021
by Andrew Trunsky The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that would create a bipartisan, 9/11-style commission into the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, with dozens of Republicans joining Democrats in a rebuke of GOP leadership. The bill passed 252 to 175...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 21, 2021
by Thomas Catenacci The number of Americans filing new unemployment claims dropped to 444,000 last week as the economy continues to slowly recover from the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Department of Labor. The Bureau of Labor and...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 21, 2021
by Kaylee Greenlee Some police departments are having a hard time recruiting potential officers as others gear up for what could be another summer of civil unrest. Demonstrations criticizing officer’s use of force and demanding general police reform last year...
by Florida Capital Star Staff | May 21, 2021
by Evan Maguire U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized 6,494 pounds of fentanyl in the first four months of 2021. This is much higher than the 4,776 pounds seized in all of 2020. While it is impressive that CBP has removed this much of the deadly drug...
by Casey Owens | May 21, 2021
More than $800 million in federal funds have been accepted by the Florida Legislature to provide Floridians rental assistance through the website, OURFlorida.com. The site began accepting applications last week. The “OUR,” standing for Opportunities...
by Grant Holcomb | May 21, 2021
Financial disclosure forms indicate that Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has a financial interest in Harvest Health & Recreation Inc., a company acquired by Trulieve Cannabis Corp. for $2.1 billion last week. Trulieve is one of the most notable...
