Benjamin L. Turner

2 weeks ago | thebradentontimes.com | Jackie Llanos |Benjamin L. Turner |Cary Aspinwall

Students from FSU, FAMU, and TCC gathered at the Ruby Diamond Auditorium to protest DeSantis administration policies on higher education on Feb. 23, 2023. (Photo by Briana Michel/Florida Phoenix)No one should be surprised by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ announcement that the state DOGE taskforce intends to dig into the finances of Florida’s public colleges and universities, pore over years of research, and decide what is kosher and what needs to be jettisoned.

2 weeks ago | thebradentontimes.com | Jackie Llanos |Benjamin L. Turner |Cary Aspinwall

The U.S. Supreme Court building. (Photo by Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday to block a lower court’s decision allowing transgender individuals to continue enlisting and serving in the armed forces. Administration officials are seeking a stay of a broad district court ruling in late March that applied to all troops rather than only to those who challenged President Donald Trump’s executive order in court.