States with Republican governors and legislatures are leading Americans back to work quicker than those led by Democrats, according to an analysis of the state-by-state unemployment data from the Department of Labor.
Idaho, South Dakota, and Utah saw huge tax gains while losses were concentrated in tourist destination and energy producing states.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is continuing the removal of numerous appointments made by his predecessor Rick Scott, a fellow Republican who is now representing the state as a U.S. senator.
Eight brand new GOP legislators will be sworn into office today. Fleischman offers advice to newbies, and to their 30 other GOP colleagues in the legislature.
Planned Parenthood is celebrating the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) decision to authorize expanded use of Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, an abortion pill that can be used to end an unborn baby’s life. The taxpayer-funded abortion business tweeted the
Gov. Mike Pence (R-IN) signed a bill into law that prohibits abortions because the unborn baby has been diagnosed with a disability such as Down syndrome, or is of a sex or race that is undesirable.
On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott provided a glimmer of hope for constitutional conservatives who want to see a restoration of balance between the massively overweening federal government and the increasingly irrelevant state governments.
Pro-life Republican Gov. Doug Ducey’s administration in Arizona has dropped Planned Parenthood from the list of organizations eligible to receive donations from state workers during the state government’s charitable campaign.
Dr. Alveda King, the niece of Rev. Martin Luther King, is urging the Alabama legislature to repeal the controversial Common Core standards, referring to the education initiative as “one size fits all.”
The Louisiana lawmaker who has led the fight against Common Core for several years in his state says the final deal agreed to in the legislature “gives us everything we asked for” and proves that “passionate” engagement by citizens is what makes the difference.
Colleges in six states will use the Smarter Balanced Common Core-aligned test for placement to determine that students are “college-ready” and do not need to take remedial classes, but a former U.S. Education Department official told Breitbart News the decision to use the test was forced on the colleges by their state legislatures.
As parents have continued to opt their children out of the testing aligned with the Common Core standards by the thousands in some states, in others, the testing has been halted entirely due to numerous technological glitches, leaving some state education officials worried their federal funding could be at stake as a result of low participation rates in the mandated tests.
GOP establishment governors wedded to both Chamber of Commerce dictates and Obama administration federal incentives are signing legislation that promises to keep much of the Common Core standards and their associated testing in place.
The Arizona Senate rejected a bill Monday that would have abolished the controversial Common Core standards in that state.
Though Republican Gov. Doug Ducey of Arizona ran as a candidate opposed to the Common Core standards in 2014, he claims a bill that would abolish the controversial initiative in his state is not “necessary” and wants, instead, to “fix” the standards.
Conservative leaders are frustrated with Gov. Scott Walker’s lack of commitment to full repeal of the Common Core standards. Here’s a full review of his tenure, and the steps he’s taken during those years.
The Arizona Senate Education Committee passed a measure on Thursday, by a vote of 5-2, that would repeal the Common Core standards in that state.
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) unveiled a plan Wednesday that purports to eliminate the Common Core standards from his state.
On Tuesday, the Oklahoma state House approved legislation that transfers the issuance of marriage licenses from the state to clergy members.
On Friday, West Virginia banned abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancy when the legislature succeeded in overriding a veto by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) of the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
By a vote of 77-16, the House of Delegates in West Virginia has overridden a veto by Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin (D) of a bill that would ban abortion past 20 weeks of pregnancy. The decision to override now heads to the state Senate.
The sponsor of a bill passed by the New Jersey state Assembly to curb the use of the tests aligned with the Common Core standards said he has never received more concern about any other issue in his 14 years as a lawmaker.
A bill slated for a hearing and vote Tuesday in the South Dakota House of Representatives would phase out the Common Core standards by 2017 and allow the creation of replacement standards.
The Colorado GOP is seeking to reverse its stance on the controversial nationalized education initiative.
The Montana House endorsed a bill on Saturday to repeal the Common Core standards by a vote of 55-45. All but four Republicans voted for the measure and all 41 Democrats opposed it.
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) may be preparing for a 2016 presidential run, but he has yet to come out strongly against the Common Core standards and the federal overreach they represent.
On Tuesday the Virginia state Senate passed what is dubbed the “Tebow Bill,” a measure that would allow homeschooled children to participate in interscholastic sports in public schools.
The battle in Arizona between newly elected state superintendent Diane Douglas (R) – who won her race on an anti-Common Core platform – and newly elected Gov. Doug Ducey (R) is illuminating the divide between conservatives who want local control of education and establishment politicians who espouse – whether openly or not – the nationalized standards.
The Oklahoma state House has approved a bill that protects ministers who refuse to marry same-sex couples. The bill now moves on to the state Senate.
Grassroots activists who oppose the Common Core standards are not only up against many lawmakers happy to have federal dollars flowing into their states’ education programs. They are also dealing with politicians eager to please their local Chamber of Commerce and other business and industry groups who see Common Core as a means for government to assure them of a constant supply of workers for years to come.
According to a new Gallup survey, Connecticut dropped below every other state in the nation in job creation in 2014, with workers there reporting the worst climate for hiring.
Traditional journalism outlets apparently work, since they are how Indiana Governor Mike Pence says he learned about his administration’s plan to launch a “news” site of its own. The site, to be called “Just IN,” has been shelved.
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R), a potential 2016 presidential candidate, is walking back Monday’s report in the Indianapolis Star that he is launching a taxpayer-funded, state-run “news” site.
The Indianapolis Star is reporting that potential 2016 presidential hopeful Gov. Mike Pence (R) plans to launch a state-run news site that will “offer pre-written articles to Indiana news outlets, as well as sometimes break news stories about his administration.”
Jerry Brown made various claims and stated various goals in his State of the State Address on Monday, some of which are inaccurate, some of which are more “Governor Moonbeam.”
California Governor Jerry Brown is set to be sworn in for his fourth term at the state capitol today, and will combine the ceremony with his annual ‘State of the State’ address. The governor won re-election comfortably in November, and
