State responses to student protests fall along red vs. blue lines
by KSNT News
KSNT News— Pro-Palestinian protesters on college campuses are getting very different responses from elected officials in red and blue states. Texas is seeing pushback after immediately responding to a peaceful demonstration with arrests, and Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has threatened expulsion for students who engage in unsanctioned activism, while New York has made clear the National []
Washington Examiner—Red states are better at saving the planet than blue states. The juxtaposition between Georgia’s new nuclear plant and California’s imaginary high-speed rail shows the difference between GOP and Democratic approaches to the environment. Georgia has completed the second of two nuclear reactors, the first two new nuclear reactors built in the United States since 1996. On the downside, the plant came in over budget and […]
WRIC—VCU students condemn university for response to protests. Dozens of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) students gathered at Monroe Park on Thursday to condemn the university’s handling of the pro-Palestinian protests Monday night.
WRIC—What’s the line between a student’s right to protest and a violation of the law?. The right to peacefully protest is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution -- but when does someone’s right to protest break the law?