Democrat Carlos Guillermo Smith is now back in the Florida Legislature
Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith. Credit: Florida House of Representatives Quality Journalism for Critical Times Orlando-area Democrat Carlos Guillermo Smith, the first openly LGBTQ Latino elected to the state Legislature, will…
States struggle with unreliable federal funding for making sure elections are secure
Hired security personnel wait for voters outside the Leon County Supervisor of Elections office on Nov. 3, 2020 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Mark Wallheiser/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — The federal…
U.S. Supreme Court overturns ban on bump stocks used in Las Vegas mass shooting
CAPTION: A 7.62X39mm round sits next a a 30-round magazine and an AK-47 with a bump stock installed at Good Guys Gun and Range in Orem, Utah, on Feb. 21,…
State asserts expansive control over classroom speech in ‘Stop WOKE Act’ appeal
University of South Florida. Credit: USF Facebook page Quality Journalism for Critical Times The state of Florida is free to forbid college professors from criticizing the governor in the classroom,…
To prevent private development on state land, Teton County closes in on recreation lease
JACKSON—Naysayers were nowhere to be found Thursday in the Teton County commissioners’ chambers, where residents showered praise on a plan to lease a 640-acre swath of state land on Munger…
U.S. Supreme Court overturns ban on bump stocks used in Las Vegas mass shooting
A 7.62X39mm round sits next a a 30-round magazine and an AK-47 with a bump stock installed at Good Guys Gun and Range in Orem, Utah, on Feb. 21, 2018.…
Commonwealth Court upholds law giving special prosecutor jurisdiction over crimes on SEPTA
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner takes questions from reporters after a press conference in Harrisburg on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 (Capital-Star photo). Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner on Friday lost…
Trump to return to Philadelphia for rally on Temple’s campus
Former President Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president in 2024, speaks during a press conference at Trump Tower on May 31, 2024 in New York City. Trump was…
Sen. Regier challenging subpoena of records tied to creation of new PSC district map
The PSC redistricting map proposed by Sen. Keith Regier, R-Kalispell, in Senate Bill 109. (Courtesy image) A Helena law firm challenging the Public Service Commission redistricting map drawn and approved…
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves reverses course, says he won’t run for another term
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves says he will not run for reelection to Congress.(Nathan Howard/Getty Images) After finding himself boxed in by fellow Republican Gov. Jeff Landry and the Louisiana Legislature,…