El Paso Democrat Joe Moody was stripped of his position as speaker pro tem of the Texas House on Thursday in the first major backlash for a Democrat who left the chamber to prevent a vote on a GOP priority elections bill. House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, announced the removal of Moody as speaker pro tem … Continued
Florida Gov. Rick DeSantis on Wednesday encouraged a group of Christian attorneys attending a conference to “stand firm for what’s right” and “put on the full armor of God” as they defend religious liberty. DeSantis made the remarks in Florida at the Alliance Defending Freedom’s Summit on Religious Liberty as he recounted his own record of … Continued
More than 50 Texas House Democrats boarded flights from Texas to Washington, D.C. on Monday afternoon to break quorum and deny Republicans the ability to pass new voting restrictions during the state’s special legislative session. Senate Bill 1 and House Bill 3, explained Texas Democrats are attempting to block election and voting reforms proposed in two sweeping GOP bills that … Continued
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Democrat state legislators who left a special session to protest against a voting overhaul bill “will be arrested” when they return from Washington D.C. The lawmakers on Monday announced that they left Texas to deny Republican lawmakers quorum to convene the special legislative session to consider an election overhaul in the … Continued
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced late Monday that he will continue Special Sessions, citing a poll that shows more than half of Texans oppose walkouts planned by Democrats to block a GOP-backed election overhaul bill. “Texans Oppose Walkouts to Avoid Votes. No one else gets paid to walk off their job. Quitters never win,” the Republican governor said on Twitter. … Continued
Tennessee will be the 37th state to join a massive anti-trust lawsuit against tech giant Google. Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced Wednesday that Tennessee will band together with the other states in the lawsuit in an attempt to combat what they see as anti-competitive trade practices. “Google’s ‘Play’ was the long game-enticing manufacturers … Continued
Texas legislators will return to Austin on Thursday to finalize work on some of the most controversial conservative priorities that have emerged in states across the country this year. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said in a statement Wednesday that the legislature would tackle a major package of election overhauls that failed at the last minute … Continued
The Virginia Redistricting Commission has its first resignation. On Tuesday at the Commission’s first in-person meeting Republican Citizen Member Marvin Gilliam announced his departure. His replacement will be selected from candidates already identified by Senate Minority Leader Thomas Norment (R-James City.) Gilliam, participating virtually, didn’t say why he was resigning. He said, “I’ve just enjoyed … Continued
(Jewish News of Greater Phoenix via JTA) — When Michael Beller set out three years ago to get a law passed in Arizona requiring Holocaust education in public schools, the response he got was clear. “People told me this would never happen. They were like, ‘Not now, not ever. It will never happen in Arizona.’ And that … Continued
A rural county in Nevada is moving to name a road after former President Donald Trump. Commissioners in Lyon County voted 4–1 on July 1 to rename Old Dayton Valley Road in Dayton as “Pres. Trump Way.” The road stretches half a mile. County staff are moving to draft plans to change the name, which will be subject to … Continued
Prosecutors in Florida will ask a grand jury to investigate the collapse of the Champlain Towers South, which has left at least 12 people dead and scores more missing. Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava told reporters at a press briefing that she backs a probe by State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle that would examine factors that … Continued
Nearly 200 years ago, President James Monroe warned European powers that the United States would not tolerate further colonization of the Americas. It became known as the Monroe Doctrine. Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be developing a doctrine of his own: Florida will not tolerate ideological colonization of its public classrooms. The Republican has signed a … Continued
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