by Susan Berry, PhD | May 1, 2023
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy instructed NBC’s Meet the Press host Chuck Todd in basic biological principles and the moderator’s claim that gender is “a spectrum.” “Under the age of 18, I think it’s perfectly legitimate to say that we...
by Just the News | May 1, 2023
by John Solomon As former President Donald Trump’s social media platform soared to its best month ever, a growing number of Republicans in Congress are expressing concern that the Biden Securities and Exchange Commission may be slow-walking a compliance...
by Susan Berry, PhD | May 1, 2023
A 12-year-old Middleborough, Massachusetts school boy recently defended his First Amendment rights to his school committee after allegedly being sent home from school for making others feel unsafe by wearing a shirt that says, “There are only two genders.” A...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 1, 2023
Tennessee State Representatives Justin Jones (D-Nashville) and Justin Pearson (D-Memphis), who were expelled from the state House of Representatives last month, protested in Washington D.C. over the weekend. A powerful message from @Justinjpearson of the...
by Hannah Poling | May 1, 2023
A bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers has re-introduced a bill to generally prohibit the installation of an electronic tracking device on someone else’s property without the other person’s consent. Senate Bill (SB) 100, sponsored by State Senators Nathan...
by Rachel Alexander | May 1, 2023
We the People AZ Alliance (WPAA) filed a lawsuit against Maricopa County on April 25 for refusing to fulfill their public records request for ballot envelopes containing signatures from the 2022 election. The Verified Complaint for Statutory Special Action to Secure...
by Bradley Vasoli | May 1, 2023
A Pennsylvania state legislator is spearheading a bill to more stringently regulate the sale of the painkiller kratom. The Kratom Consumer Protection Act, sponsored by state Senator Tracy Pennycuick (R-Red Hill), would ban the substance’s purveyance to anyone aged 21...
by The Center Square | May 1, 2023
by Benjamin Yount Milwaukee’s mayor says a local sales tax increase should be enough to pay for the city’s pension problems, but he’s not sure about the Republican plan to have voters okay it first. Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson on Thursday said there are...
by The Center Square | May 1, 2023
by Bruce Walker On Thursday, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer named The Right Place president and CEO Randy Thelen to the Michigan Strategic Fund board. Seven days prior, the Democratic majority of the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a $50 million transfer to the...
by The Center Square | May 1, 2023
by Mercedes Yanora As of April 16, Ballotpedia has tracked four election-related bills in the Iowa House of Representatives since the beginning of the year. Of the four, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 10-16. No sponsors are named for this bill. The one bill...
by The Center Square | May 1, 2023
by Bethany Blankley As part of the last leg of a four-country trade mission, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis met with political and business leaders in the U.K. to address ongoing and new trade relationships. He also secured a commitment from British companies to...
by The Center Square | May 1, 2023
by Steve Wilson Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill into law on Friday that would allow families of murder victims to request a review of a cold case by law enforcement agencies. House Bill 88, known as the Coleman-Baker Act, was passed unanimously by both...
by Just the News | May 1, 2023
by Madeleine Hubbard Moderna is under fire after financial records showed the biotech company’s CEO Stéphane Bancel earned around $393 million in 2022 from stock options he exercised as he received a 50 percent raise. Bancel, whose firm is known for...
by Just the News | May 1, 2023
by Greg Piper A Georgetown University law professor who wrote a book arguing for then-President Trump’s impeachment believes that states can legally confiscate a million-dollar home and keep the full sale proceeds to pay $5 in back taxes. Some members of...
by Just the News | May 1, 2023
by Charlotte Hazard Almost 87 percent of Americans blame the federal government for the border crisis, according to a new poll conducted by the Trafalgar Group for Convention of States Action. “With local and state government law enforcement resources...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 1, 2023
The Johnson County Board of Commissioners have called to convene a special meeting on Thursday, May 11 to consider and appoint the interim successor for the office of State Representative for District 3. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the upper courtroom of...
by Kaitlin Housler | May 1, 2023
PopStroke Entertainment Group, part-owned by professional golfer Tiger Woods’ TGR Ventures, recently announced that one of its golf entertainment venues will begin construction in Nashville this year. PopStroke, founded in 2019, is a technology-infused golf...
