WI Dem. Gov. Tony Evers Vetoes Bill to Protect Girls’ Sports from Trans Athletes
Wisconsin’s liberal Democratic Gov. Tony Evers arranged a flashy veto ceremony Tuesday to refuse to pass a bill that would protect women’s sports in the dairy state. The bill would prohibit transgender students from choosing a team that matches their gender identity at any time and would restrict them from playing on teams that match […]
Migrants flown to Martha’s vineyard by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can sue flight company
Migrants brought to Martha’s Vineyard nearly two years ago on a chartered flight orchestrated by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis can sue the airline that transported them, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Monday. In 2022, 50 Venezuelans were flown from San Antonio, Texas, to Martha’s Vineyard, a well-known playground for wealthy progressives, with the promise […]
NE Gov. Backs Effort for All Electoral Votes to Go to State President Winner
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) supported a conservative-led effort to award all of the state’s electors to the presidential candidate who wins statewide. Nebraska has long been a Republican stronghold, but like Maine, the state’s system for awarding electoral votes is in line with other states across the country by awarding votes based on House […]
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry calls for policy change after LSU women’s basketball misses national anthem
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry ordered student-athletes to sing the national anthem Monday night after the LSU women’s basketball team received harsh backlash for not playing the national anthem before its regional final game against Iowa State. urged state officials to enact a policy requiring attendance. He was the latest person the Republican governor called on. […]
Gov. Jim Justice kills Republican effort to grant vaccine exemptions to students at private and parochial schools
Republicans in the West Virginia General Assembly passed a bill that would effectively eliminate vaccination requirements for public school students and allow private and parochial schools to set their own policies. However, the requirements will still apply for students participating in sanctioned athletic events sponsored by the West Virginia Secondary School Athletic Commission. meanwhile House […]
Kentucky Republicans Pass Bill Stripping Dem Gov Of Power To Temporarily Fill Vacant Senate Seats
The Kentucky General Assembly passed a bill Thursday that strips Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear of the power to temporarily appoint people to vacant U.S. Senate seats. Kentucky’s senior U.S. senator is currently Mitch McConnell, aged 82, who has announced his intention to retire from the Senate in 2027 when his current term expires. On Thursday, […]
Michigan Democrat Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Lifts Ban on Compensated Surrogacy
Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill Monday that repeals the state’s ban on paid surrogacy. Bill package signed by Whitmer, House Bill 5207-5215The bill, dubbed the “Michigan Family Protection Act” by its supporters, would repeal a ban on womb rentals that has been in place in the state since 1988. The package also […]
Blue State Gov Signs Bill Removing Decades-Long Ban On Surrogacy Contracts
Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill Monday removing a previous law from the 1980s that banned surrogacy contracts. The bill allows state residents over the age of 21 who have already had one child and have passed a mental and physical health screening to become a surrogate. The newly-signed legislation removes the last law […]
Maine Gov. Mills Pushes to Make it Easier to Have Firearms Confiscated
Maine Governor Janet Mills (Democratic) is pushing a bill that would make it easier for gun owners in the state to have their guns confiscated. Her push comes in response to the Oct. 25, 2023 Lewiston shooting in which Robert Card killed 18 people. Maine already has a yellow flag law that allows police to […]
‘National Economic Catastrophe’: Gov Warns About Effects Of Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, warned on CNN Sunday of the repercussions that could be seen nationwide in the wake of the Baltimore bridge collapse earlier this week. Moore appeared on “State of the Union” to discuss the aftermath of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse early March 26, when a container ship crashed […]