Month: March 2022
Florida OKs bill aimed at keeping immigrants out of state
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — All Florida government agencies would be barred from doing business with transportation companies that bring immigrants to the state who are in the country illegally under a bill sent to Gov. […]
Democrats Block GOP Bill That Would Restart Keystone XL, Federal Oil Lease Program
Democrats voted down a motion to consider GOP legislation that would reverse several Biden administration energy policies, according to Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s office. During the vote Wednesday evening, 219 Democrats voted against consideration of […]
Georgia educator suspended after restraining student in possession of loaded gun
A Georgia high school athletic director was suspended after he defended himself and restrained a student who was in possession of a loaded weapon in school. “I don’t feel like I did anything wrong,” Tri-Cities […]
Texas fights police defunding with new rules to penalize cities cutting police budgets
New administrative code rules were adopted by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Public Safety Office designed to prevent municipalities from defunding their police departments. They were adopted after the state legislature passed several “Back the Blue” […]
CDC lays groundwork for never-ending face masking
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Rochelle Walensky went on national NBC news and said Americans should be prepared too once again don face masks. She said some other stuff, too, but the takeaway is […]
Biden is waging a war on truckers and everyone will pay the price
President Joe Biden rightly announced a ban on Russian energy imports Tuesday — though only after a bipartisan group in Congress twisted his arm. Biden had resisted the move, despite the purchases funding Vladimir Putin’s […]
Feds probe BLM activist for allegedly pilfering funds from charity
A prominent Boston-based Black Lives Matter activist with ties to current and former members of Congress faces a federal investigation after allegedly pilfering funds from her multimillion-dollar charity. Monica Cannon-Grant, the founder and CEO of […]
Florida Dunkin’ employee who fatally punched customer, 77, over racial slur sentenced to house arrest
A Dunkin’ employee in Tampa, Florida, accused of fatally punching a customer who used a racial slur against him last year was sentenced to two years of house arrest after pleading guilty to felony battery. […]