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Jeff Vasilinda becomes the Vasilinda Family’s first published author! April 26th, 2021 by Mike Vasilinda The Florida Senate passed legislation requiring social media companies to publish standards for use and abide by them when it comes to de-platforming users Monday. The legislation carries heavy fines and the threat of lawsuits. Big Tech platforms would face $100,000 a day fines if they de-platform a statewide candidates and $10,000 a day for other candidates. In 2018, Matt Caldwell, the losing candidate for Florida Agriculture Commissioner was de-platformed for his pro NRA ad which YouT...

The Florida Senate approved its election reform bill Monday. While some of the more controversial aspects of the legislation didn’t make it in the final product, Democrats still expressed opposition. Drop boxes would still be allowed, current mail ballot requests would still be honored and electronic signatures could still be used to validate mail ballots under the amended election reform bill. “In Florida it is hard not to vote and I don’t believe that this bill takes that away,” said Senator Danny Burgess. But future mail ballot requests would be limited to one election cycle instea...

Today on Stateside, a chat with Senator Gary Peters. Plus, how the pandemic changed the workplace and what it will look like if and when we get back in the office. And, Michigan’s history as a stronghold of the so-called “Reagan Democrat” and the new swing voters taking their place. And to top it all off, a St. Patrick’s Day cocktail. And no, it isn’t green. [Get Stateside on your phone: subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts today.] Listen to the full show above or find individual segments below. Sen. Peters on Michigan's stimulus payout, and bipartisanship in a divided er...

1 month ago in Agriculture tomr Photo: WNAX The South Dakota Legislature has passed a resolution in both the House and Senate calling for the Biden administration to remove barriers to Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling when negotiating trade deals. South Dakota Stock Grower’s Association Executive Director James Halverson says his groups backs having COOL as a trade priority. He says it’s critical U.S. trade negotiators stand up to any possible retaliation targeted against country of origin labeling. H...

Follow Dec. 28, 2020 In February 1986, Israel’s ambassador to the U.S. Meir Rosenne met Delaware Senator Joe Biden, two years before Biden’s first attempt to become U.S. president. The senator, in an effort to convince the ambassador that he was friendly towards Israel, said that the U.S. should relate to Israel as “first but equal,” vis-à-vis the Arabs. The summary of that meeting, which can be found in the Israel State Archives, gives a glimpse of the way in which the current president-elect sees Israel, the Holocaust, and regional relations. Even though he had been a member of the...