Category: governor

YouTube Suddenly Deletes COVID-19 Roundtable Hosted by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Google-owned YouTube took down a video of a roundtable conference hosted by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), featuring former White House coronavirus task force member and medical scholar Scott Atlas, and the three co-authors of the Great Barrington Declaration. “The efforts in Florida to protect the elderly while permitting the rest of society to function…


YouTube Suddenly Deletes Video of DeSantis’s COVID-19 Roundtable

YouTube took down a video of a roundtable conference hosted by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, which featured former White House coronavirus task force member and medical scholar Dr. Scott Atlas and the three co-authors of the Great Barrington Declaration. “The efforts in Florida to protect the elderly while permitting the rest of society to…


Rep. Lee Zeldin Announces Run for New York Governor

Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) on Wednesday announced his candidacy for governor of New York in 2022. “I’ll bring the kind of relentless, fighting spirit towards helping to save our state that Cuomo reserves for multi-million dollar self-congratulatory book deals, cover-ups, abuse & self-dealing,” Zeldin wrote on Twitter. Zeldin is the first candidate to jump into…


Arkansas Becomes First State to Ban Gender Reassignment Surgeries in Children

Arkansas on Tuesday became the first state to outlaw gender reassignment surgeries and hormone treatments for children under the age of 18, after Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, vetoed the measure. The House voted 71-24 and Senate voted 25-8 on Tuesday to override his veto. The bill, known as House Bill 1570—or Arkansas SAFE (Save Adolescents…


New Jersey Governor Signs In-Person Early Voting Bill Into Law

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday signed an in-person early voting measure into law and criticized recent efforts in other states like Georgia for passing more stringent voter laws. “Today, I don’t say this lightly, New Jersey reminds the nation that our democracy is made stronger when we make it easier for the people’s…


New Jersey Governor Signs Early In-Person Voting Bill Into Law

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed an early in-person voting measure into law and criticized recent efforts in other states such as Georgia to pass more stringent voter regulations. “Today, I don’t say this lightly, New Jersey reminds the nation that our democracy is made stronger when we make it easier for the people’s voices…


Migrant Children Will ‘End Up in Sex Trafficking’: Texas Lt. Governor

Many migrant children will end up in sex trafficking in the midst of a surge in illegal immigration along the U.S.-Mexico border, said Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick. “They are sending children into this country having no idea where they are going to end up,” Patrick told Fox News, referring to the burgeoning number of…


Virginia Governor Signs Executive Order to Allow 69,000 Released Prisoners to Vote

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam signed an executive order on Tuesday to allow released prisoners to vote in a move he claimed will restore their civil rights. “Going forward, any Virginian released from incarceration will qualify to have their rights restored, even if they remain on community supervision,” a press release from Northam reads. According to the…


Virus Tolls Similar Despite Governors’ Contrasting Actions

Nearly a year after California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the nation’s first statewide shut down because of the coronavirus, masks remain mandated, indoor dining and other activities are significantly limited, and Disneyland remains closed. By contrast, Florida has no statewide restrictions. Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has prohibited municipalities from fining people who refuse to wear…


White House Ban on New Oil and Gas Leases a ‘Direct Attack’ on Wyoming, Says Governor

Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon said the executive order that pauses new federal leases on oil and gas drilling is a “direct attack” on his state. “Losing that revenue is devastating to our schools, devastating to our communities, devastating to those small businesses that really depend on the energy sector,” the Republican governor told Fox News…