DeSantis repeats GOP talking points on Fox while Floridians endure economic woes
Emails obtained by the Tampa Bay Times in 2021 showed that DeSantis’ office was in frequent communication with Fox News.
By Oliver Willis - May 30, 2023Governor
Daniel Cameron won Tuesday’s primary and will face Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in November.
By Josh Israel - May 17, 2023The Republican-run administration pulled out of the Electronic Registration Information Center, citing right-wing conspiracy theories.
By Josh Israel - May 15, 2023The Concord Fund, which has ties to Federalist Society co-chairman Leonard Leo, has given more than $2 million to a PAC supporting the Kentucky attorney general's gubernatorial campaign.
By Matt Cohen - May 12, 2023Democrats say elections in Virginia in November present a clear choice on reproductive rights.
By Josh Israel - May 09, 2023The Texas governor has loosened gun laws and slashed funding for mental health services in the state since he took office in 2015.
By Emily Singer - May 08, 2023The law makes New York the third state to make it possible for residents to access contraception without going to a doctor.
By Associated Press - May 07, 2023Republican candidate Kelly Craft reportedly held two events right after the April 10 shooting that left five dead.
By Josh Israel - May 03, 2023Five people in a Texas town, including a 9-year-old boy, were shot to death in their home by a neighbor with an AR-15 on Friday.
By Emily Singer - May 01, 2023Republican gubernatorial candidate Kelly Craft features Alex Payne, the former deputy commissioner for the Kentucky State Police, in an ad accusing a primary opponent of supporting a 'woke' diversity agenda.
By Josh Israel - April 26, 2023Republican Gov. Doug Burgum says the new law, which bans abortions at six weeks even in cases of rape or incest, confirms that North Dakota is a 'pro-life state.'
By Rebekah Sager - April 25, 2023Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has made a litany of hateful remarks on social media and in sermons, and once told women who are pregnant, 'It's not your body anymore.'
By Josh Israel - April 24, 2023A new poll found that a nationwide ban on the drug mifepristone is overwhelmingly unpopular — including among Republicans.
By Emily Singer - April 24, 2023Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr was not allowed to speak at all during sessions this week in the state's House of Representatives, including on anti-trans bills that the Republican majority is seeking to pass.
By Associated Press - April 22, 2023The ad was produced by the tax-exempt group One Nation, which has received millions of dollars from fossil fuel companies in recent years.
By Josh Israel - April 19, 2023The Florida governor traveled to Washington, D.C., to court endorsements for his rumored presidential bid.
By Emily Singer - April 19, 2023Gov. Ron DeSantis asked the board to ban classroom instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation through all grades.
By Associated Press - April 19, 2023Virginia Republicans have pushed to make it harder to vote and to keep former felons from regaining their rights.
By Josh Israel - April 19, 2023A county commissioner reportedly discussed hanging Black people because 'they got more rights than we got' and knowing 'two or three hit men' while talking with a sheriff and other officials.
By Associated Press - April 18, 2023With the guidance of conservative think tanks and prominent Republicans, over 30 bills have been proposed in state legislatures across the country targeting gender, race and sexuality studies.
By Associated Press - April 18, 2023Democratic governors are standing strong and adding protections, while Republicans are doubling down on restrictive bans.
By Rebekah Sager - April 18, 2023Abortion rights advocates warn that Virginia could soon see the same kind of near-total abortion ban just enacted in Florida if Republicans win full control of the General Assembly.
By Josh Israel - April 17, 2023Daniel Perry compared Black Lives Matter supporters to 'a bunch of monkeys flinging shit at a zoo' and mused about wanting to murder protesters before he shot and killed a man.
By Emily Singer - April 14, 2023H.B. 1469, which would protect those who travel to Washington for health care services from legal repercussions in other states, now goes to Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature.
By Will Fritz - April 13, 2023Eliminating the department would impact the administration of federal education grants, student loans, and how students' civil rights protections are enforced.
By Emily Singer - April 13, 2023North Dakota’s Republican Gov. Doug Burgum on Tuesday evening signed two transgender athlete bans into law, effectively prohibiting transgender girls and women from joining female sports teams in K-12 and college. Lawmakers in the House and Senate passed the bills with veto-proof majorities this year. If the governor had vetoed the bills or refused to […]
By Associated Press - April 13, 2023Officials in Washington, California, New York and Massachusetts have announced purchases of mifepristone and misoprostol.
By Rebekah Sager - April 11, 2023Ryan Quarles filled out a questionnaire from an anti-abortion group and agreed that he would support a Human Life Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
By Emily Singer - April 11, 2023The state Legislature overrode Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill restricting the rights of transgender athletes on Wednesday, one day after passing a bathroom ban.
By Associated Press - April 08, 2023Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, a Republican candidate for governor in the state, accepted campaign money from lobbyists for corporations that paid settlements in connection with the opioid crisis.
By Matt Cohen - April 07, 2023Between overwhelming support of voters, an appeal by the Michigan Legislature, and a signature from the governor, an abortion law on the books since 1931 has been struck down for good.
By Rebekah Sager - April 06, 2023