First Senator Endorses Haley, Days Before Super Tuesday

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski announces she is endorsing the former South Carolina governor ahead of the crucial Super Tuesday primaries. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is endorsing Nikki Haley for president. On March 1, ahead of the Super Tuesday voting in 15 states, including The Last Frontier, Ms. Murkowski formally endorsed the former  U.N. Ambassador. It’s

Gov. Abbott: Nearly 500 Structures Destroyed by Fires; Need to Find Shelter for Those Who Lost Homes

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said up to 500 structures may have been destroyed by the largest wildfire in state history while in Borger during a Friday news conference. “When you look at the damages that have occurred here—it’s just gone, completely gone. Nothing left but ashes on the ground,” Mr. Abbott said. The Republican governor

Arizona Democrat Convicted on Child Sex Abuse Charge

A jury in Arizona this week found former state senator Tony Navarrete (D.) guilty of sexually abusing a minor but acquitted him on a second charge of child molestation.  The Thursday verdict came following another jury’s failure last year to reach a unanimous decision. Navarrete, then a major player in the state legislature, was first

University of Florida Fires All DEI Staff, Reallocates $5 Million DEI Fund

The University of Florida has fired its DEI staff, dissolved DEI positions, and is reallocating its $5 million DEI budget for other purposes. The University of Florida announced that it’s firing all diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) staff in order to comply with new state rules that prohibit DEI-related expenditures in the state’s college system.