Pandemic

Gov. Abbott insists 'Texas can do this'

On September 1, Texas will become the first state to make buying sex from prostitutes a felony. This is a shift away from blaming the prostitutes and putting the focus on “johns” in an attempt to mitigate human trafficking. The law makes the crime a state jail felony.

Congress 'relying on gimmicks and quirks of the budget scoring process'

"This is not based on any threats."

Companies are experiencing different degrees of impact from the recent COVID spike.

The Biden administration is escalating its feud with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, by offering federal financial support to school districts in the Sunshine State that openly defy the governor’s ban on mask mandates.

The number of job openings posted on the Indeed hiring platform stipulating COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment has risen sharply in recent weeks, popping up in sectors with little interpersonal contact, according to the company’s research arm.

“The outcome is basically the same as similar places where restrictions are imposed.”

Reports suggest he knows he may not get away with it.

The American people are normally a pretty flexible bunch. We have grown a pretty high tolerance level for things the government does that we don’t like – some would argue we are far too tolerant.