Tracy Le Blanc / Pexels FL Legislature Passes Bill Banning Social Media Companies from 'Deplatforming' Political Candidates The Florida Legislature passed a bill preventing Big Tech companies from kicking political candidates off their platforms. By Erin Coates, The Western Journal April 30, 2021
ekamelev / Unsplash Florida Residents Outraged as Scientists Prepare to Release 500 Million Genetically Modified Mosquitos Into the Wild 'I find it criminal that we are being subjected to this terrorism by our own Florida Keys Mosquito Control Board.' By Erin Coates, The Western Journal April 28, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr DeSantis Official Sends Gov. Whitmer Tourism Pamphlets in Epic Troll Job 'Included in this letter I’ve attached a summary of promotional materials to help plan your next visit,' the letter read. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal April 27, 2021
John-Mark Smith / Pexels California and New York Set to Lose House Seats to Texas and Florida After Blue State Exodus The six states gaining congressional seats after the 2020 census have 52 Republicans and 37 Democrats representing them in the House. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal April 27, 2021
@tkolnowski / Unsplash Fed-Up Father Slams 'Woke' NYC School Curriculum, Moves His Daughter to Florida Didn't they learn from history class that racism destroys lives regardless of who is the perpetrator and who is the beneficiary? By Christine Favocci, The Western Journal April 26, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Dem Rep. Demmings Considering Bid to Unseat DeSantis or Rubio in Florida Florida Democratic Rep. Val Demings is looking toward announcing a statewide race in 2022 against DeSantis or Rubio. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 24, 2021
austin_slack / Flickr Citizens Deliver Clear Message to Whitmer as Her COVID Orders Face Defeat at the Hands of the People The petition was denied certification by the Board of Canvassers, but a potential legal battle shows Michiganders are furious. By Cameron Arcand, The Western Journal April 24, 2021
FOX 10 Phoenix / Facebook screen shot Deputy Pulls Over Biker Who Recently Lost Friend in a Crash, Gives Him His Personal Number A routine traffic stop broke the narrative in Florida when an officer offered a biker some much needed counseling. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal April 22, 2021
WFLA-TV screen shot Florida Sheriff Warns New Residents: Don't Vote the 'Stupid Way You Did Up North' A lawman with a well-earned reputation for speaking his mind had some good advice for newcomers to the Sunshine State. By Joe Saunders, The Western Journal April 20, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr DeSantis: If I Had the Data We Have Today, I Would Have Abandoned 'Faucism' Sooner Many Americans agree with DeSantis that the overreaching coronavirus restrictions lasted too long and were unscientific. By Samantha Chang, The Western Journal April 20, 2021
Chad Davis / Flickr Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to Sign Anti-Riot Bill Into Law 'This legislation ensures that no community in the state engages in defunding of their police,' the Republican governor said. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 16, 2021
National Museum of American History Smithsonian Institution / Flickr Gov. DeSantis Demands '60 Minutes' Retract Lackluster Hit Piece: 'Admit That It Was Wrong' 'You know, they knew what they were putting on the air was false, and that’s the problem that they have,' he said. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal April 15, 2021
@ABC / Twitter Washington Post Admits It's Safer to Be Outside During Pandemic, Coverage Was Overblown The Post published admitted that the fear-driven media coverage last year about being outside in a pandemic was overblown. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal April 15, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr Liberals Lose Their Minds as Sylvester Stallone Joins Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club: Report Sylvester Stallone has apparently outed himself as a Trump sympathizer, and Twitter has no idea whatsoever how to handle it. By Garion Frankel, The Western Journal April 12, 2021
Flagler County Sheriff's Office / YouTube screen shot Just in Time, Police Intercept Man Allegedly Planning to Murder Girlfriend Two Florida deputies were just in time to arrest a man later charged with attempted murder before anything really bad happened. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 12, 2021
Zoo Miami / Facebook screen shot 'The Baby Boom Continues' as Zoo Miami Welcomes 54th and 55th Newborn Giraffes Spring has certainly arrived, and the zoo has also announced the birth of a tiger and a rhinoceros as well. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 9, 2021
@maximeutopix / Unsplash Nearly Half of All New COVID Cases in the US Are from 5 States Four out of the five states are in the hands of Democratic governors, and three of them are known as lockdown hawks. By C. Douglas Golden, The Western Journal April 8, 2021
WOFL / Video screen shot Florida Troopers Notice Speeding Vehicle, Help Mother in Labor Deliver Baby on Side of the Road The driver, a male, started waving frantically even as he pulled to the side of the road, and kept flailing even when they came to a stop. By Amanda Thomason, The Western Journal April 8, 2021
Gage Skidmore / Flickr DeSantis Fires Back at 'Ambulance Chasers' at CBS After Dishonest '60 Minutes' Hit Piece DeSantis, the target of a '60 Minutes' hit piece Sunday, equated the biased media to ‘ambulance chasers’ with microphones. By Kipp Jones, The Western Journal April 7, 2021
@CristinaPushaw / Twitter screen shot Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Says He's 'Punching Back' After 'Horse Manure' CBS Report When Democrats have reason to fear a rising Republican, the establishment media knows it has to sweep into action. By Joe Saunders, The Western Journal April 6, 2021
News4JAX / YouTube screen shot Florida School District Seeking to Censor History Looks at New Names for Schools 'I just cannot say enough about the school pride and our enthusiasm for all things Robert E. Lee,' one former student said. By Jack Davis, The Western Journal April 6, 2021