Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody urged congressional leadership to pass the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act (H.R.1839/S.993).
This bill would provide critical measures to combat the widespread illicit use and trafficking of xylazine [also known as tranq] and help prevent xylazine-related deaths.
A leading civil rights group, the NAACP, issued a travel advisory for Florida on Saturday, alleging the state “has engaged in an all-out attack on Black Americans” and other groups, like women, immigrants and LGBTQ people.....MORE
Do No Harm, a nonprofit that launched last year to oppose diversity initiatives in medicine, has evolved into a significant leader in statehouses seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youths, producing model legislation that an Associated Press analysis found has been used in at least three states, including Florida.....MORE
Elihu Brayboy previously said he wanted young entrepreneurs – preferably with a culinary background – to reimagine the Chief’s Creole Café site and “take it to another level.” He got his wish. More
Florida’s anti-woke governor just cost his state a billion-dollar Disney investment in a thousand Imagineer jobs.
On Thursday, Disney proved it wasn’t bluffing in its ongoing war with Gov. Ron DeSantis when it announced its plan to pull a one billion dollar project previously slated for Central Florida.
Florida governor Ron DeSantis is expected to officially launch his presidential campaign any day now, and he recently signed legislation pandering to a national conservative audience. Unfortunately for the state of Florida, the legislation will wreck our economy, and business leaders are already sounding the alarm bells about how this is going to hurt everyone in the state. The bill restricts immigration into Florida, which is a vital part of our workforce, but you can see why a national candidate on the Republican side would do this to gain votes. Ring of Fire's Farron Cousins explains what's happening.
“The sad thing is, obviously they had to enclose the fountain. We all know because the homeless population overwhelmed it, used it as their bathtub, shower, beach area if you would,” said Thomas Falahee, who owns the Stained Market Place across from the fountain.....MORE
Following another round of deadly mass shootings, Democrats and advocates are demanding that Congress move forward with gun control legislation.....MORE
Police in Farmington, New, Mexico, released chilling video of Monday’s shooting spree and provided details on how residents rushed to help the victims.
Video footage of shooting spree
Chief Steve Hebbe described a chaotic scene in the neighborhood. Three people were killed and six others wounded in the mass shooting. He said residents helped officers follow the trail of the gunman.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken a pincer grip to transgender care by using his administrative power to halt minors from accessing it, prevent state dollars from being used to pay for it, and using his sway over lawmakers to codify the high-profile rules into law.
These changes, which have been roundly criticized as cruel and discriminatory by transgender advocates, will have a key moment in court on Friday.
Governor DeSantis is banking his presidential aspirations on a far-right socially conservative message which includes effectively banning abortion. He'll soon find out that Trump is not afraid to run populist LEFT, even on abortion.
We'll be speaking with Jason Haber, Author of The Business of Good: Social Entrepreneurship and the New Bottom Line.
Then, we'll be speaking with Christian Sorensen, former U.S. Air Force Arabic linguist about the 'Business of War' in Ukraine and beyond.
With LGBTQ advocates decrying it as a “slate of hate,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday signed a suite of bills that will prohibit or limit medical care for transgender people, prevent minors from attending drag shows and impose restrictions on which bathrooms trans people can use.....MORE
Students at the embattled New College of Florida plan to hold an alternative graduation in protest of the state’s takeover and the person slated to speak at the school’s official commencement ceremony.....MORE
INTERVIEW: Brian interviews California Governor Gavin Newsom about Ron DeSantis' authoritarian moves and his recent trips to the South to meet with Democrats in red states.