Welcome to Focus on the States. There has been a lot of local-level news, too much to include in one post. I did my best to choose a representative sample. Be aware, this is far from comprehensive. Housekeeping: HOW TO SUPPORT: I know we are all facing unprecedented financial hardships right now. If you are in the position […]
Covid relief package The Senate parliamentarian ruled on Thursday that the federal minimum wage cannot be increased through the budget reconciliation process, dealing a blow to Democrats’ hope of including the provision in the Covid-10 relief package. Due to Republican opposition, there is no way to pass a standalone bill to raise the minimum wage. The […]
Voting rights Three months after a record 4.8 million Floridians cast vote-by-mail, the state’s Senate Ethics and Elections Committee approved a bill that would require voters to request vote-by-mail ballots more frequently. Chairman Dennis Baxley (R) sponsored the measure (SB 90), saying it would improve voter security. Currently, voters need only request absentee ballots every four years; Republicans […]
Welcome to Lost in the Sauce, keeping you caught up on political and legal news that often gets buried in distractions and theater… or a global health crisis. Housekeeping: HOW TO SUPPORT: I know we are all facing unprecedented financial hardships right now. If you are in the position to support my work, I have a patreon, venmo, and […]
I tried doing things a bit differently this week, crafting shorter posts on separate topics spread out across multiple days instead of one Lost in the Sauce post. This is a summary of the week’s post with links to them all: Friday – Tracking Trump after office: Investigations and money problems Thursday – House managers […]
An heiress to the Publix Super Markets chain, with the help of Alex Jones, funded the “Save America” rally that preceded the January 6 insurrection. Julie Jenkins Fancelli, daughter of Publix founder George Jenkins, provided more than half the cost of funding for the event – amounting to about $300,000 of the half a million-dollar price tag. Publix: […]
Welcome to Lost in the Sauce, keeping you caught up on political and legal news that often gets buried in distractions and theater… or a global health crisis. Housekeeping: HOW TO SUPPORT: I know we are all facing unprecedented financial hardships right now. If you are in the position to support my work, I have a patreon, venmo, and […]
Welcome to a new feature called Eye on the Right, tracking right wing extremism and attempts to hold them accountable. Housekeeping: HOW TO SUPPORT: I know we are all facing unprecedented financial hardships right now. If you are in the position to support my work, I have a patreon, venmo, and a paypal set up. No pressure though, I will keep […]
Welcome to Lost in the Sauce, keeping you caught up on political and legal news that often gets buried in distractions and theater… or a global health crisis. I have to break this up into two posts because there is a lot to cover. I’ll post the second part Wednesday-Thursday. Housekeeping: HOW TO SUPPORT: I know we […]
Welcome to Lost in the Sauce, keeping you caught up on political and legal news that often gets buried in distractions and theater… or a global health crisis. Housekeeping: HOW TO SUPPORT: I know we are all facing unprecedented financial hardships right now. If you are in the position to support my work, I have a patreon, venmo, and […]
