Author: Julia Mehalko

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced plans to convert state park land into golf courses, pickleball courts, and hotels. This decision has been met with quick and strong backlash from both sides of the political spectrum, revealing just how angry Floridians are with the governor’s plans. Developing State Parks Into Businesses Source: K Adams/Unsplash Last week, DeSantis’ office unveiled their new plan to bring people and money into state parks. The governor’s “Great Outdoors Initiative” plans to build various projects on nine state parks in Florida. The project details how pickleball courts, golf courses, and large hotels will be built…

Businessman Kevin O’Leary has recently likened Vice President Kamala Harris to Hillary Clinton. O’Leary further insinuated that this could end up being a huge problem for the Democratic Party as a whole, especially if Harris loses the presidential election to former President Donald Trump as Clinton previously did. The Similarities Between Harris and Clinton Source: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons During an appearance on Fox News, O’Leary explained that there are a lot of similarities between Harris and Clinton. Most notably, the Shark Tank investor insisted that Harris and Clinton were both anointed by the Democratic Party, suggesting that regular Democrat voters…

Outrage has formed in Texas after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ordered raids on various people attached to a longstanding Latino civil rights group, as well as people affiliated with the Democratic Party. Now, those affected by these raids are demanding answers — and an investigation into why these raids occurred in the first place. Paxon, meanwhile, has stated that this all has to do with a voter fraud inquiry. Election Volunteers and Senior Citizens Targeted by Texas Source: Pixabay/Pexels Various homes were raided in the last few days by officers working with Paxton. Texas has said that these raids…

Earlier this year, weather forecasters anticipated that the 2024 hurricane season would be incredibly active. However, the Atlantic Ocean has only seen a few hurricanes so far, which has stunned weather experts. According to one forecaster, “The tropics are broken.” An Eerily Calm Atlantic Ocean Source: Jacob Buller/Unsplash 2024’s hurricane season has only seen five named storms that have been created in the Atlantic basin. Three of these storms were hurricanes: Beryl, Debby, and Ernesto. This eerily calm Atlantic Ocean has shocked many weather experts, as they forecasted that more storms and hurricanes would form this year. The Busiest Time…

In recent years, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has made a concerted effort to deny climate change by often calling it a hoax. He has refused to allow policies to combat climate change to take effect in the Sunshine State. Now, critics of DeSantis have claimed that Florida is sinking — and the governor refuses to acknowledge this science. Florida Will Continue to See Extreme Weather Source: Dylan Sauerwein/Unsplash Florida has always had to deal with unfortunate weather disasters, such as flooding events and hurricanes. However, as the threat of climate change becomes a reality around much of the world, scientists…

Seattle’s new $26 minimum wage law — which affects app-based workers, such as Uber delivery drivers — has continued to stir up massive controversy now that the legislation has officially gone into effect. While supporters of this law have explained that it has helped many gig workers, critics have countered that it’s hurting local businesses. Seattle’s New $26 Minimum Wage Law Source: Thom Milkovic/Unsplash Earlier this year, Seattle’s new $26.40 per hour minimum wage law for app-based workers officially went into effect. This legislation, which is a part of the city’s “PayUp” initiative, was designed to help ensure gig workers,…

The group “Evangelicals for Harris” has come out in full support of Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the White House this November. This group is targeting Christians who feel that they are “politically homeless”, as they do not want to vote for former President Donald Trump. The Fight for the Evangelical Vote Source: Denisse Leon/Unsplash As Harris and Trump battle it out to become president in November, both of their campaigns are working to get as many evangelical voters on their teams as possible. While white evangelical voters have normally voted for the Republican Party’s presidential candidate, analysts have…

A massive landslide in Ketchikan, Alaska has prompted authorities to issue a mandatory evacuation. On Sunday, this landslide damaged homes and businesses. Various injuries have also occurred. At least one death has also been reported. A Massive Landslide in Alaska Source: Ketchikan Gateway Borough/Facebook Around 4 p.m. local time in Ketchikan, Alaska, reports of a huge landslide were made. According to officials with the Alaskan city, this landslide occurred after land detached from a hillside. Damaged Property Source: Sheila C/Unsplash Though this event is still ongoing, locals and officials have revealed that property, homes, and businesses have been damaged as…

NASA has officially updated the public about the two stranded Boeing astronauts, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, and when they’re going to head back down to Earth. Astonishingly, NASA has admitted that Boeing’s Starliner capsule — the spacecraft that Wilmore and Williams rode into space on — is too unsafe to bring the duo back home. Stranded Boeing Astronauts Source: NASA Johnson Space Center/Wikimedia Commons For more than two months, Williams and Wilmore have been stuck on the International Space Station (ISS). The two were a part of Boeing’s first crewed mission, which sent them up into space in the…

As many Floridian homeowners continue to struggle amid an ongoing home insurance crisis — one which has seen insurance costs and premiums skyrocket to unaffordable highs — the spotlight has been turned on Florida insurance companies themselves. New data has shown that various insurers in the Sunshine State have donated more than $500,000 in just the last year alone to the Republican Party in Florida. Property Insurance Skyrockets in Florida Source: Lesia/Unsplash Over the last few years, Floridians have struggled to be able to afford their home insurance premiums. In various regions of the state, home insurance costs have increased…