Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) On Friday, April 12th, the Florida Sun-Sentinel newspaper headlined “DeSantis signs controversial bill banning civilian boards from investigating police misconduct” and reported: Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a controversial bill Friday stripping citizen oversight boards of their power to investigate police misconduct. The bill, HB 601, instead allows local chiefs of […]
A Florida judge denied the ACC's motion to stay Florida State's lawsuit against the conference on Tuesday, as dueling lawsuits between the two sides continue to move forward, and the league later said in a statement that "we respect the court's decision."
The news out of Florida this week might have seemed positive at first glance: Yes, the state’s ultraconservative Supreme Court gave the green light on allowing the state’s voters to decide whether the right to abortion should be enshrined in the Florida Constitution. Democrats were heartened by this development, as statewide referenda on the issue have (to date) passed overwhelmingly, even in Republican-dominated states such as Kansas and Ohio. The success of these measures in GOP-led states...
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Efforts to ban TikTok from government devices have picked up steam in the past year in state legislatures and Congress even as politicians continue to use it to connect with and expand their base. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is a prolific poster, but legislation
By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Efforts to ban TikTok from government devices have picked up steam in the past year in state legislatures and Congress even as politicians continue to use it to connect with and expand their base. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is a prolific poster, but legislation
A new string of multi-factor authentication (MFA) attacks targeting the reset of Apple IDs seem to be popping up in a likely attempt to steal the victim’s digital identity and more.
States members have voted in favour of exploration work around building an
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) - Can a State Representative wanted by police in Philadelphia continue to vote on the House floor in Harrisburg? The answer might seem obvious but, again, there are different rules under the Capitol dome. Democrat State Rep. Kevin Boyle is wanted by Philadelphia Police for allegedly violating a protection from abuse order. []
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield (pictured) emphasized that while the US supports the idea of a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, a UN Secu
(The Center Square) — The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has voted to increase tuition at the state’s 26 public colleges and universities and create a new tuition tier for international students. The 2.5% in-state undergraduate tuition hike applies to USG schools for the 2024-25 academic year. Out-of-state tuition will increase by 5% systemwide. A new tuition tier for out-of-country students was set at 2% more than the out-of-state student rate. ...
Two local teams have cracked the top-20 in their respective divisions.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Freshman guard Dominika Paurova became the eighth Oregon State player to enter the transfer portal after the Beavers’ run to the Elite Eight at the NCAA Tournament. Paurova, a 6-foot-1 guard from Czech Republic, averaged 5.5 points this past season and became a crucial player for the Beavers during the second