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Speech is freer in California than in Florida, watchdog warns ahead of Newsom-DeSantis debate

November 28, 2023 · US News

WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is due to debate California Gov. Gavin Newsom later this week about whose state offers a better model for the country, is…

The Book-Bans Debate Has Finally Reached a Turning Point

May 10, 2023 · Politics

Across multiple fronts, Democrats and their allies are stiffening their resistance to a surge of Republican-led book bans. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris in the…