Gov. Ron DeSantis

BIRD: Florida’s lawsuit against Planned Parenthood just the beginning

December 6, 2025 Kimberly Bird

This month, Florida Attorney General James Ulthmier filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood for false advertising. Not over a billing dispute or a sloppy ad claim. Instead, the country’s largest abortion provider has been telling […]

MOORE: Stop the trial lawyer tax

December 5, 2025 Stephen Moore

Trial lawyers have been the bane of U.S. employers for many decades, sucking blood out of the economy like a swarm of mosquitos. The most famous case was back in the 1990s, when the courts […]

MATTHEWS: Potential 2028 matchup seen in current Vance-Newsom feud

June 26, 2025 Stacey Matthews

Donald Trump is only six months into his second term in office, and already, chatter is running wild about potential 2028 presidential contenders. With Trump being unable to run again thanks to term limits, Vice […]

Lara Trump leaves RNC, eyes Senate

December 12, 2024 The Associated Press

Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee as she considers a number of potential options with her father-in-law, President-elect Donald Trump, set to return to the White House. Among those […]

MATTHEWS: Hurricane politics in the 2024 presidential election

October 17, 2024 Stacey Matthews

Like just about everything else, the recent hurricanes that have hit the southeastern United States have been fertile ground for presidential politicking. Florida has experienced three hurricanes since August: Hurricane Debby in August, Hurricane Helene […]

NC officials, candidates react to Biden’s Title IX change

May 8, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH —The Biden administration’s U.S. Department of Education finalized its Title IX rule change last month, adding “gender identity” as a protected class, opening the door for transgender women to play on women’s sports teams […]

BARONE: Today’s leaders are not living up to constitutional norms

April 4, 2024 Michael Barone

How are America’s leaders measuring up against the standards set by the Constitution and the examples of the Founding Fathers? It’s a question I’ve been asking as I seek refuge from contemporary politics in reading […]

MATTHEWS: Squatting becomes a thing, and some states are taking action

April 3, 2024 Stacey Matthews

Recent stories in the news have had concerned property/homeowners wondering what rights, if any, they have to combat squatting. Dictionary.com’s definition of a squatter is “a person who settles on land or occupies property without […]

DeSantis qualifies for 2024 presidential ballot in North Carolina

December 5, 2023 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH —Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis successfully qualified for the 2024 presidential ballot in North Carolina per his campaign on Dec. 4. His filing follows a notable appearance battling California Gov. Gavin Newsom in the recent “Revival v Decline” debate moderated by Sean Hannity on FOX News. […]

DeSantis, Newsom to go head-to-head in November Fox News debate

September 26, 2023 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will take time out from debating fellow Republicans in two months to take on a Democrat, California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Fox News said Monday that the two politicians will […]