State Politics & News
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We Hear You: Politics and School Safety After the Massacre in Parkland, Florida
Editor's note: Like so many other Americans, The Daily Signal's audience is trying to figure out the way forward after a 19-year-old with a rifle killed 17 and wounded 14 at a Florida high school. We begin today with an initial sampling of views. Send your take on school safety and other matters to [email protected]—Ken…Ken McIntyre -
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Half Support Trump Plan for Arming Teachers After Florida School Shooting, New Poll Finds
Half of registered voters agree with President Donald Trump on arming teachers, according to a new poll. Trump called for considering the training and arming of teachers in the wake of the deadly Feb. 14 shooting in Parkland, Florida, that took the lives of 17 people and wounded at least 14. He tweeted that teachers…Kyle Perisic -
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Release the Florida School Shooting Surveillance Videos
Open government isn’t just good government. It’s the public’s right. In Florida, the Broward County Sheriff’s Office and Broward County school district are fighting to keep exterior surveillance video from the day of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School hidden from view. As journalists and citizens who’ve waged uphill battles against secrecy…Michelle Malkin -
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Repealing Gun-Free School Zones Act Would Make Schools Safer, Kentucky Lawmaker Says
Schools would be better protected from mass shootings if federal legislation enacted in 1990 that bans guns from school zones is repealed, a Kentucky congressman says. “I have used the statistic on ‘Meet the Press’ Sunday that 98 percent of mass public shootings happen in gun-free zones, and I believe that we should put our…Rachel del Guidice -
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10 Years After Putin’s Invasion, Russia Still Occupies Parts of Georgia
On Feb. 22, three citizens from the Republic of Georgia—a staunch U.S. partner in the South Caucasus—were detained by security forces in Russian-controlled South Ossetia, a region of Georgia under illegal occupation by Moscow since 2008. The charges against them are as dubious as they are vague: “genocide” and “ties with Georgian security agencies.” Sadly,…Luke Coffey -
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Memo to West Virginia Teachers Striking: Union Policies to Blame for Lower Pay for Good Teachers
If you see thousands of children in West Virginia out of school this week, rest assured they are not playing hooky. In fact, it’s their teachers who are. Last week, a massive strike of almost 20,000 teachers occurred in the state, leading to widespread school closures. On Tuesday, every single public school in West Virginia…Mary Clare Amselem -
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California Students Are Fighting to Keep Abortion Pills Off Their Campus
San Jose State University students are protesting a measure that may bring abortion pills to their campus after the California Senate approved a bill requiring the state’s public universities and colleges to offer abortion drugs at their health centers. “I just can’t imagine it honestly,” Spartans for Life Vice President Miriana Miranda said, according to CBS…Grace Carr -
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After Delta Ends Fare Discount for NRA Members, Airline’s Tax Break in Georgia in Jeopardy
Some lawmakers in the Georgia Senate are working to block a bill that exempts jet fuel from the state’s sales tax for Delta Air Lines’ because the airline has canceled its discounted fares for National Rifle Association members under its group travel program. The Georgia state Senate had been considering legislation “that would benefit Delta…Rachel del Guidice -
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A New York Times Writer’s Reckless Hit Piece on My Transgender Book
Anti-trans bigotry exists. It’s wrong, and we should all condemn it. I condemn it in my new book “When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment.” But we lose the ability to effectively call out bigotry when all disagreement is condemned as bigoted—and when lies are told in the process. That’s what happened earlier…Ryan T. Anderson -
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Some Virginia Lawmakers Want to Expand Medicaid. Why That’s a Bad Idea.
Every year, we see renewed efforts to push states to adopt Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion. Virginia drew national attention this year when its House of Delegates signaled that it was warming to an expansion. Many thought the tide had shifted. But cooler minds prevailed in the Senate, hopefully keeping Virginia from making a huge mistake. As…Nina Owcharenko Schaefer -
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Facebook Beats Up Lawmaker for 10-Month-Old Photo About Prayer After Florida School Shooting
Facebook users attacked Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., for a post about his hand-delivering a bag of prayer cards to President Donald Trump nearly a year ago, apparently believing it was Bost’s response to the Florida high school shooting. Those faulting Bost on Facebook said the bag of prayer cards—cards with handwritten prayers and passages from…Kyle Perisic -
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Arizona Senate OKs Bill Requiring Women to Tell Why They Want to Abort
Arizona lawmakers have approved a bill that would mandate abortion providers and physicians to request information from women undergoing abortions about their reasons to abort, and to provide comprehensive information about the risks of abortion. “What this bill does, it upgrades and updates the way we ask these questions in order to make sure that…Grace Carr -
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Gov. Rick Scott Wants Florida to Prohibit Anyone Under 21 From Buying a Gun
Florida Gov. Rick Scott announced plans Friday to raise the age for purchasing a firearm in his state to 21, but provide exceptions for the military and law enforcement. “We will require all individuals punishing firearms to be 21 or older,” Scott said during extensive remarks at a press conference. “There’ll be exceptions for active-duty…Nick Givas -
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Florida House Passes ‘In God We Trust’ Bill for Schools in Response to Massacre
The Florida House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday requiring all public schools to prominently display the nation's motto, “In God We Trust,” somewhere on campus. The state House passed the bill in the wake of the recent massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland amid mounting cries for legislative solutions to gun violence,…Joshua Gill -
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Trump Pushes ‘Bump Stock’ Ban Before Meeting With Florida Students, Teachers
President Donald Trump called for a ban Tuesday on devices that enable guns to fire more rounds more rapidly, one day before he was scheduled to meet with students and teachers from the high school in Parkland, Florida, where a rampaging former student shot and killed 17 and wounded 14 others. “We must move past…Fred Lucas -
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Trump Praises ‘Incredible Job’ of Doctors, First Responders in Florida Hospital Visit
President Donald Trump praised first responders and doctors who tried to save as many victims as possible from the shooting rampage at a high school during a surprise visit Friday to Broward Health North hospital in Deerfield Beach, Florida. Trump, who visited the hospital with first lady Melania Trump, praised the speed with which law…Amber Randall -
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Must-See Moments: Media Politicizes Florida School Shooting
The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week—many of which went misreported by the mainstream media and some weren’t reported at all. This week, the left was quick to politicize the horrific school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida—we break down the misinformation…Daily Signal Staff -
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FBI Failed to Investigate Florida Shooter Despite Long History of Concerning Behavior
In the wake of the horrific shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County, Florida, news and social media once again lit up with calls to “do something” about gun violence. Despite a general lack of basic details surrounding the tragedy, many immediately (and erroneously) blamed President Donald Trump and Republicans for failing…Amy Swearer -
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Florida School Mourns Football Coach Who Sacrificed His Own Life to Save Others in Mass Shooting
Aaron Feis, an assistant football coach and security guard at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, was among the 17 killed in Parkland, Florida, on Wednesday in a mass shooting at the school, sacrificing himself to save others. The school’s head football coach, Willis May, told the Sun-Sentinel newspaper of Fort Lauderdale, that he heard directly…Chrissy Clark -
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Podcast: The Florida Shooting, Gun Control, Mental Health, and the FBI
The Heritage Foundation’s John Malcolm joins us to discuss the tragic shooting in Parkland, Florida. Democrats are already pushing for gun laws, and people are questioning why the FBI didn’t do more after a person with the same name as the shooter posted online about school shootings. Plus: some things you shouldn’t give up for…Katrina Trinko