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Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs Vetoes Bill Banning Critical Race Theory in K-12 Public Schools

March 10, 2023
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Democratic Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs vetoed a bill this week that would have prohibited schools from teaching the concept of judging an individual on the basis of their race or ethnicity, or that certain races or ethnicities are inherently racist or oppressive. Last month, lawmakers in the Arizona legislature passed state Senate Bill SB1305, which…

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GOP Congressmen Seek Federal Law to Override California’s Gas-Powered Vehicle Ban

March 10, 2023
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Republican congressmen filed legislation March 8 to prevent states like California from banning the sale of gas-fueled cars and light trucks. The “Preserving Choice in Vehicle Purchases Act”—introduced by Reps. John Joyce of Pennsylvania, Bob Latta of Ohio, Gus Bilirakis of Florida, and Jay Obernolte of California—would restrict the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from issuing…

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Florida Bar Association Investigating Lawyer Charged With Domestic Terrorism in ‘Cop City’ Attack

March 10, 2023
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The Florida Bar Association has said it is investigating a lawyer who was part of a group of activists that attacked the site of a planned police training center in Atlanta on March 5 and were subsequently arrested. Thomas Webb Jurgens, a 28-year-old employee at the nonprofit legal advocacy organization, Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), was among 23 people arrested on…

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Florida Bar Investigating Lawyer Charged With Domestic Terrorism in ‘Cop City’ Attack

March 10, 2023
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The Florida Bar has said it is investigating a lawyer who was part of a group of activists that attacked the site of a planned police training center in Atlanta on March 5 and were subsequently arrested. Thomas Webb Jurgens, a 28-year-old employee at the nonprofit legal advocacy organization, Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), was among 23 people arrested on charges…

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Major Homebuilder Leaves California for Texas as ‘Blue’ State Business Exodus Continues

March 9, 2023
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A major U.S. homebuilding company has announced plans to move its headquarters out of California, in another blow to the state. Landsea Homes, a Newport Beach, California, construction firm, which designs and builds master-planned communities and houses across the country, announced on Mar. 8 that it would move its corporate headquarters to Dallas, Texas. The firm has developed homes and communities in…

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Homebuilder Leaves California for Texas as ‘Blue’ State Business Exodus Continues

March 9, 2023
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A U.S. homebuilding company has announced plans to move its headquarters out of California, in another blow to the state. Landsea Homes, a Newport Beach, California, construction firm, which designs and builds master-planned communities and houses across the country, announced on Mar. 8 that it would move its corporate headquarters to Dallas, Texas. The firm has developed homes and communities in Boston,…

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DeSantis Attacks Book-Ban Myths About Florida Schools, Branding Them ‘Hoaxes’

March 8, 2023
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At Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s press conference in Tampa on March 8, a staffer came out twice before it started: once to give the audience a heads-up that an upcoming video might be so offensive some might want to step out. She returned saying it was about to start and any children present needed to…

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DeSantis Presses Biden to Let Unvaccinated Tennis Star Djokovic Enter Florida

March 8, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has penned a fiery letter to President Joe Biden, criticizing the administration’s “misguided and unscientific” COVID-19 vaccine mandate for foreign travelers and asking the president to grant an exemption that would let unvaccinated tennis player Novak Djokovic compete in a Miami tournament. DeSantis made the request in a March 7 letter…

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4 Dead After 2 Planes Collide Over Central Florida Lake: Officials

March 8, 2023
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Four people have died after two aircraft collided over Lake Hartridge in Winter Haven, Florida, on March 7, law enforcement officials said. Speaking at a press briefing on Tuesday, Polk County Chief of Staff Steve Lester said police received a phone call about two planes that were involved in an “in-air collision” over the lake at around 2:04…

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Florida Is No. 1, DeSantis Tells State Legislature During State of the State Speech

March 7, 2023
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told the same story to state lawmakers on March 7 that he’s been telling nearly every day since he took the oath of office in January at the beginning of his second term. But this time, the presumed presidential candidate got to tell it to a joint session of the Florida…

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