Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the controversial bill on “Fox & Friends” this morning.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed an elections overhaul that was one of the most-contentious issues of the 2021 legislative session, as opponents immediately filed two lawsuits alleging that the measure is unconstitutional.
DeSantis, who will be on the ballot in 2022 as he seeks a second term as governor, signed the bill (SB 90) on the Fox News show “Fox & Friends” after an event with supporters in West Palm Beach.
Flanked by Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez and Republican lawmakers, DeSantis during the television appearance called the bill the “strongest election integrity measures in the country” and said it “keeps us ahead of the curve” after Florida had a smooth 2020 election.
A pesticide linked to brain damage in children could finally be banned (Photo credit: IFPRI/Flickr)
Killing bugs, killing us: Over 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the United States each year, writes Michael C.R. Alavanja, an epidemiologist at the National Cancer Institute. As a consequence; it has been estimated that as many as 25 million agricultural workers worldwide experience unintentional pesticide poisonings each year.
A federal appeals court has ruled that unless the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can prove that the pesticide chlorpyrifos is safe, it must be banned. The chemical, which has been widely used on agricultural crops for more than 50 years, has been linked to neurological development issues in children, with mounting evidence implicating its role in autism, ADHD, motor and loss of IQ. In the 2-to-1 ruling on April 29, judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit gave the federal government 60 days to either rescin
Bexar County wants to ensure Alamo history includes good and the bad
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Bexar County Nelson Wolff, shown speaking at the Alamo in 2015 in celebration of the inscription of the San Antonio missions as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, said the county should get more involved in a supporting role in the Alamo project, particularly the planned Alamo museum.Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-News
Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff said the “good and the bad” of the Alamo’s history should be on display at a proposed museum next to the historic site.
It’s time for the county to get involved, Wolff said Tuesday.
May 5, 1862 was a day of celebration for Mexican soldiers when the Mexican Army defeated France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. Today, the fifth of May is celebrated across the United States as Cinco de Mayo. Many confuse Cinco de Mayo with Mexican Independence Day, but it is not. At the time of this battle,… Dallas May 5, 2020
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Demonstrators marched to the Iowa State Capitol on Saturday to urge lawmakers for immigration reform. The Immigration Reform Now event welcomed some of the changes President Joe Biden s administration has implemented, but said there is still more to be done.
The people marching to the Capitol interwove Spanish and English as they walked from La Placita on East Grand, but they shout one phrase in unison:
¡Si se puede!
César Chávez, civil rights activist
They’re using the slogan of the United Farm Workers of America, founded by civil rights activist César Chávez, to protest the nation’s current immigration policies.