Florida

All DEI Positions Eliminated from University After State Law Kicks In

On Friday, the University of Florida announced it had shut down its Office of the Chief Diversity Officer, eliminated all Diversity, Equity and Inclusion positions and administrative appointments, and terminated DEI-related contracts with external vendors. “To comply with the Florida Board of Governor’s regulation 9.016 on prohibited expenditures, the University of Florida has closed the […]

‘The Public Deserves to Know Who Participated’

On Thursday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law that officially authorizes the release of documents from a 2006 grand jury investigation in Palm Beach County regarding the late Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual assault of underage girls. “Today I signed HB 117, authorizing the public release of grand jury documents like those in the […]

Breaking: Mitch McConnell Stepping Down

Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving Senate leader in history who maintained his power in the face of dramatic convulsions in the Republican Party for almost two decades, will step down from that position in November. McConnell, who turned 82 last week, was set to announce his decision Wednesday in the well of the Senate, a place […]