South Carolina Gov. McMaster undergoes knee surgery for 2022 tennis injury
South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster underwent scheduled minor knee surgery Thursday morning due to a tennis injury sustained two years ago, the governor’s office announced. McMaster, the nation’s third-oldest governor at 76, tore his meniscus while playing tennis with his wife, Peggy McMaster, in 2022, his office announced. The governor’s orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Jeffrey Guy, […]
Texas Gov. Abbott will keep busing migrants to sanctuary cities ‘until we get a new president’
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vowed Thursday that he would bus immigrants out of the Lone Star State “until we have a new president.” In a speech at the New York Republican Party’s annual gala in 2016, Abbott, 66, discussed the origins of the busing plan and the 40,000-plus immigrants he claimed were not originally […]
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 […]