Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed into law a bill that makes it a graduation requirement for high school students to complete a course on financial literacy. Under Senate Bill 1054 (pdf), which gained unanimous approval in Florida’s state Legislature, all public school students entering 9th grade in the 2023-2024 school year and thereafter will have to … Continued
On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, not only did Joe Biden celebrate abortion, he unveiled a new task force designed to promote abortion throughout the federal government as much as possible. His plan includes Biden forcing Americans to fund the Planned Parenthood abortion business to the tune of $2 million. Now, pro-life Senator Marco Rubio … Continued
The Republican State Leadership Committee (RSLC) announced in a memo that its 2022 priorities are to defend legislative victories by Republicans in states like Florida and the priorities of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R). In the memo, the committee derided the efforts of the President Joe Biden administration. “In Joe Biden’s America, inflation is rising, crime is … Continued
New guidance from Florida’s top health official says parents should know healthy children might be more at risk from a COVID-19 vaccine than from COVID-19 itself. The guidance (pdf), issued a day after it was announced, notes that children without comorbidities are at little risk of developing severe COVID-19 and that youth are at heightened risk of … Continued
A Republican-led bill banning most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy in Florida is one step closer to becoming law, as U.S. states prepare for a Supreme Court decision that could change the abortion-rights landscape nationwide. The legislation, which passed the state Senate Thursday night in a 23-15 vote, mirrors the Mississippi law at the center of a case … Continued
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday his wife Casey is cancer free following a battle with breast cancer. “I have a positive update about my wife, Casey DeSantis. After going through both treatment and surgery for breast cancer, she is now considered cancer free. And all of you who have had thoughts and prayers … Continued
Trump still has a very high approval rating among Republican attendees with 97% saying they approve of the job he did as president. Image.Former President Donald Trump won the CPAC 2022 straw poll for the 2024 presidential primary with Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) coming in second. The poll, conducted from Thursday to Sunday with 2,564 attendees, … Continued
A former sportscaster told those gathered at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference that “being offended is a choice” and encouraged attendees to respect those who disagree with them and reject the tenets of cancel culture. Michele Tafoya appeared at CPAC Friday, alongside American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp. This year, the annual gathering of conservative activists … Continued
Florida’s House of Representatives on Feb. 24 passed a bill related to parental rights in education, which, among various measures, would ban discussions in classrooms about “sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels or in a specified manner.” The Republican-backed measure, HB 1557 (pdf), passed the House with a 69–47 vote, with mostly Republican support. It now … Continued
State lawmakers have introduced more than 230 pro-life bills across the country already this year, spurred by new hope that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade this summer. The high court’s recent refusals to block the Texas heartbeat law, coupled with its decision to hear a Mississippi ban on abortions after 15 weeks, have … Continued
DeSantis must decide whether to favor the concerns of private conservative groups or the Republican Florida legislators who advanced the bill. Conservatives and medical freedom groups are urging Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to kill a bill forwarded by the state’s Republican-dominated legislature that would extend legal immunity to hospitals that treat COVID-19 patients. NBC … Continued
A free speech advocacy group reports that Republican lawmakers have filed 15 bills in nine states since May to ban gender identity discussions and LGBTQ materials in schools, building on a movement for more parental involvement in academic policies and curricula. The legislation includes Florida’s H.B. 1557, the Parental Rights in Education bill that critics … Continued
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