The Florida Supreme Court on April 22 rejected a ballot initiative (pdf) aimed at allowing people to vote on the legalization of recreational marijuana, saying it would be “misleading” to voters. In a 5-2 ruling, the Supreme Court said the initiative’s language—wording that people see when they cast ballots—that it “permits” marijuana use by adults “misleads voters into believing that the recreational use…
Florida Supreme Court Rejects Ballot Initiative Aimed At Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Mileage Tax Would Have Unfairly Targeted Californians and the Poor
President Joe Biden is expected to travel to Pittsburg, Penn. March 31 to kick off his campaign for a $3 trillion infrastructure bill. One provision that would have been particularly costly to the poor and Californians is apparently no longer being considered despite being previously mulled. In an interview with CNBC March 26, Transportation Secretary…
Georgia Governor Rejects Biden’s Portrayal of State Election Reform Law
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp rejected President Joe Biden’s characterization of a newly enacted law that seeks to improve the integrity of elections in the Peach State. “It is obvious that neither President Biden nor his handlers have actually read SB 202, which I signed into law yesterday,” Kemp said in a statement emailed to The…
Sen. Manchin Says Filibuster Not A ‘Jim Crow Relic’ And ‘Designed To Be Something Different’
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on March 25 said he disagrees with President Joe Biden that the filibuster is a “Jim Crow relic.” Manchin has repeatedly said he is against abolishing the filibuster and told reporters on Thursday that the chamber “was designed to be something different” and meant to be deliberative to allow senators a chance to find…
Trump Says Biden’s Claim He Left Children ‘Starving’ At Mexican Border Is False, Current Immigration Situation ‘Outrageous’
Former President Donald Trump on March 25 responded to President Joe Biden’s claims that he had left children to “starve to death” on the Mexican side of the border. Trump joined “The Ingraham Angle” on Fox News on Thursday to respond to President Biden’s first press conference of his term, which was held earlier that…
Ted Cruz Releases Video Footage From US-Mexico Border
Sen. Ted Cruz, (R-Texas) released video from the banks of the Rio Grande on March 26 describing his experience of the current migrant crisis.
Cruz, 17 Senators to Visit Donna Overflow Facility on Friday Amid Surge in Illegal Immigration
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said that he and a delegation of 17 Republican senators will visit the temporary migrant overflow facility in Donna, Texas, as part of their upcoming tour of the U.S. southern border on Friday. Cruz had previously announced that he would lead the delegation of lawmakers to visit the U.S.-Mexico border amid an…
Biden Says He Will Visit Southern Border ‘At Some Point’
President Joe Biden said on Sunday that he will visit the U.S. southern border “at some point” as his administration continues to struggle with addressing the influx of illegal immigration. Biden made the comments to reporters after stepping off the Marine One at the White House. The United States is currently facing a significant surge…
Trump Says Biden Border Agenda Has Turned ‘A National Triumph Into a National Disaster’
Former President Donald Trump has again criticized the Biden administration’s handling of the crisis at the U.S. southern border after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spent Sunday morning defending his handling of the situation in a slew of television interviews. Mayorkas appeared on multiple programs across major news networks on Sunday to address questions about the burgeoning crisis…
Trump: Biden Border Agenda Has Turned ‘A National Triumph Into a National Disaster’
Former President Donald Trump has again criticized the Biden administration’s handling of the crisis at the U.S. southern border after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas spent Sunday morning defending his handling of the situation in a slew of television interviews. Mayorkas appeared on multiple programs across major news networks on Sunday to address questions about the burgeoning crisis…
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