Axios Reporter Fired After Calling DeSantis Press Release ‘Propaganda’

Tampa-based Axios reporter Ben Montgomery was fired after calling a press release for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis “propaganda.” “This is propaganda, not a press release,” the reporter said in response to a press release on a roundtable discussion exposing “the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Scam in Higher Education.” This afternoon, Tampa based @axios journalist @gangrey […]

Mississippi Gov. Reeves vetoes 2 bills on health insurance

Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he has vetoed two bills dealing with insurance because he thinks they would increase the cost of health care. “One is a bad idea, and I can’t see myself supporting it. One is a good idea that just includes some correctable mistakes,” the Republican governor said in a […]

Georgia Supreme Court undecided on fate of appeals judge accused of ethical misconduct

The Georgia Supreme Court on Wednesday said it cannot decide yet whether to remove a state Court of Appeals judge accused of ethical misconduct and asked a judicial discipline panel to review the case further. The three-member panel of the Judicial Qualifications Commission in January recommended that the state high court permanently remove suspended Court […]

Texas judge hearing abortion pill case appointed by Trump, revered by conservatives

A Texas judge hearing a case that could throw into jeopardy access to the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a Christian legal group who critics say is being sought out by conservative litigants because they believe he’ll be sympathetic to their causes. U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who’s considering […]