CBS News: “Florida wildlife officials gave preliminary approval Wednesday for the first black bear hunt since the last one 10 years ago, which was halted early after more than 300 bears were killed in only two days. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-1 at a meeting in Ocala in favor of a bear hunt in December…
Month: May 2025
“New Orleans jailbreak recalls brazen prison escape by the ‘Texas Seven’”
WaPo: “The escape of 10 inmates from a New Orleans jail last week, and the tense chase that has so far resulted in the capture of five fugitives, is reminiscent of another brazen jailbreak that gripped the entire country nearly 25 years ago. In December 2000, seven prisonersserving time for violent crimes ranging from murder to child…
“Their small farms helped stock food pantries. That program is going away.”
the 19th: “Created by the Biden administration in 2021, the Local Food Purchase Assistance program was at once an attempt to support small local farms and an acknowledgement that one of the most direct ways to bring healthy food to hunger-vulnerable populations is to buy it from underserved farmers nearby. But a USDA press release announcing its…
“Keisha Lance Bottoms enters Georgia governor’s race, pledging to fight ‘the chaos of Trump 2.0’”
the 19th: “Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is formally launching a campaign for Georgia governor, saying she will take on what she calls President Donald Trump’s “disaster” of a second term in a governor’s race that remains wide open. Bottoms officially launched her gubernatorial campaign Tuesday, telling The 19th that the president’s “erratic policies”…
“State prosecutor’s office launches a criminal investigation related to Hope Florida”
Miami Herald: “Leon County prosecutors say there is an open criminal investigation relating to information a lawmaker provided concerning the Hope Florida Foundation. In response to a request by the Herald/Times for Hope Florida Foundation-related records that prosecutors received from state Rep. Alex Andrade, the records custodian for State Attorney Jack Campbell said the information…
“GOP Lawmaker ‘Reborn’ Through Psychedelic Therapy”
Political Wire: “Rep. Morgan Luttrell (R-TX) “says he had never smoked anything, let alone tried drugs in his life. So the retired Navy SEAL had to ask a nearby nurse for guidance on how to inhale a psychedelic drug that was part of the final step of an intense three-day experimental therapy,” the Wall Street Journal reports….
“Energized by Kennedy, Texas ‘Mad Moms’ Are Chipping Away at Vaccine Mandates”
NY Times: “Rebecca Hardy and Michelle Evans helped found Texans for Vaccine Choice with a group of like-minded women in 2015, as measles was spreading in California. They defeated legislation tightening Texas school vaccine requirements, and helped oust the lawmaker who wrote it, earning a catchy nickname: “mad moms in minivans.” Now, as a measles…
“Manufacturing is thriving in the South. Here’s why neither party can admit it.”
WaPo: “It’s a politically convenient tale for courting voters in key swing states, pining for the way things once were. The problem is that it’s not true — and it is leading to some terrible policy decisions. A big missing part of the story: Interstate competition. The Rust Belt’s manufacturing decline isn’t primarily about jobs…
“Florida Bans Fluoride in Public Water”
Political Wire: “Florida has become the second state to officially ban fluoride in public water,” NBC News reports. Gov. Ron DeSantis called the fluoridation of water “forced medication,” saying it violates “informed consent.” Tampa Bay Times: “The move to block fluoride has been decried by major health organizations, who warn that it would negatively affect residents’ health.”
Ted Cruz Proposes Baby Bonds Bill But, In Typical Fashion, GOP Does It In Most Partisan Way Possible
Yahoo!: “One of the most consequential new proposals in the House GOP’s massive tax plan may carry a Donald Trump-inspired name — but it’s Ted Cruz’s brainchild. The “money account for growth and advancement,” otherwise known as a “MAGA Account,” surprised plenty of tax policy mavens when it appeared in the long-awaited Republican bill released on Monday….