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☆ Moms for Liberty’s conservative activists are planning their next move: Taking over school boards
  + stars: | 2022-07-17 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | Tyler Kingkade | ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +11 min
They strategized on what they want to do next: elect their own candidates to school boards, pass state legislation and diminish the influence of teachers unions. “It’s been said we’re some political powerhouse,” said Tiffany Justice, who co-founded Moms for Liberty in January 2021 with Tina Descovich. Moms for Liberty founders Tiffany Justice, left, and Tina Descovich present the Liberty Sword to Gov. “When I’m going up there by myself, the school board overlooks you,” said Ken Davenport, a father from a chapter in Orange County, Florida, who is running for state representative. Ron DeSantis, is joined by her 5-year-old daughter, Madison, after a question and answer session at the Moms for Liberty Summit.
☆ Anthony Gonzalez snags GoodRx, Marie Newman sells Moderna, Gary Peters buys fossil fuel burners
  + stars: | 2021-04-26 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +8 min
Newman sells ModernaLast week, Insider reporters Kimberly Leonard and Warren Rojas profiled the stock trades of Rep. Marie Newman, a freshman Democrat from Illinois, and her husband. On Wednesday, Newman reported that she or her husband made additional stock trades in January. And he and his wife last week reported making dozens of different stock trades and financial moves during March. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a Democrat from New Jersey, made more than 60 stock trades during March. Rep. John Yarmuth, a Democrat from Kentucky, meanwhile made nearly 20 stock trades during March.
☆ We watched 11 hours of old Matt Gaetz videos where he pushed for sexual predator legislation. He had much to say.
  + stars: | 2021-04-26 | by ( Robin Bravender | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +11 min
Matt Gaetz helped enact Florida legislation to toughen penalties for sex offenses against children. He said in 2014 that sex offenders who prey on children were "simply wired differently." Gaetz, then 31 years old, served as the chairman of the Florida House of Representatives' Criminal Justice Subcommittee. He cosponsored legislation that increased the mandatory prison time for convicted sexual offenders, calling it some of the most important work his subcommittee would do. Gaetz cosponsored legislation that year that would increase Florida's mandatory minimum sentence for violent sexual offenders to 50 years.
☆ Sen. Rick Scott loves hating on New York and its governor, Andrew Cuomo. But new docs show the Florida Republican investing big time in Big Apple bonds.
  + stars: | 2020-10-14 | by ( Dave Levinthal | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +5 min
Florida GOP Sen. Rick Scott is a frequent critic of New York Gov. Earlier this year they also disclosed between $1.1 million and $2.25 million worth of New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority bonds. "Cuomo has consistently misused taxpayer dollars and refused to ever cut government waste," Scott in June wrote in a New York Post op-ed. Earlier this year, the Scotts disclosed between $1.1 million and $2.25 million worth of New York City Municipal Water Finance Authority bonds. "Senator and Mrs. Scott have purchased hundreds of municipal bonds over the years from all over the country.
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