Former Florida Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham served more than four decades in public service. He led the Senate Intelligence Committee, the congressional investigation into the September 11th attacks, and drove lasting change in his home state of Florida. He died Tuesday at the age of 87, leaving a striking legacy of achievements, and a large family he always considered his greatest accomplishment. Graham’s family released a statement noting, "Bob Graham would tell people his favorite...
LGBTQ activist Ashley Brundage, 43, runs a company offering DEI training and seminars on how to overcome 'unconscious bias'. But the transgender mother-of-two was showered with praise by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis who told her to 'keep up the great work!'. The Democrat hopes his glowing testimonial will help win over Republicans as she bids to become the first transgender official elected in the state
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 […]
Chinas State Council announced the appointment of several new officials on Thursday. Long Teng was appointed vice minister of science and technology. He will no longer serve as president of the Beijing Institute of Technology. Liu Zhongyi and Hu Binchen were appointed assistant ministers of pub ..
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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 redacted document, released as part of a FOIA request, was not a study.
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...
U.S. President Joe Biden may face complications getting on Ohio’s 2024 general election ballot unless Democrats make changes or the state legislature takes action, according to a letter issued
The county’s emergency operations center will be activated as of 8 am Monday. EMA Director John Hickey says officials have been hoping for the best but preparing for the worst.
In recent years, an amazing number of sitting and former state House speakers have run into serious legal troubles, and as The Detroit Free Press reported, the list grew a little longer yesterday. The Free Press’ report added that the most serious of the charges, conducting a criminal enterprise, is a felony that could put the former Republican state House speaker behind bars for decades. “Our investigation has uncovered evidence that Lee Chatfield used various different schemes to embezzle,...
Bob Graham, a former senator, Florida governor, and one-time presidential candidate, has died at 87, his family announced Tuesday night.