Valerie Richardson
Articles by Valerie Richardson
Republican women not feeling the love during Women’s History Month
Democrat Maura Healey and Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders became the first women to serve as governors of their states this year, but only one of them was honored this month by USA Today -- and it wasn't Mrs. Sanders. Published March 22, 2023
Leigh Finke, transgender legislator, wins USA Today 2023 ‘Women of the Year’ honors
A year after naming Rachel Levine as one of its "Women of the Year," USA Today has once again honored someone who wasn't always a woman. Published March 21, 2023
Judge Duncan to speak at Notre Dame after being shouted down at Stanford
U.S. District Judge Kyle Duncan hasn't given up on speaking at universities despite being jeered and shouted down by left-wing student activists at Stanford Law School. Published March 21, 2023
Trans student urges Supreme Court to keep block on West Virginia’s girls’ sports law
Attorneys for a 12-year-old biological male who competes on a girls' track team asked the Supreme Court Monday to keep on hold West Virginia's Save Women's Sports Act, dismissing the state's request for an emergency ruling as an overreaction. Published March 20, 2023
Credit cards caught in political crosshairs over tracking firearms purchases
The world's largest credit card companies are caught in the middle of a political slugfest over a newly created category that tracks purchases at gun stores. Published March 20, 2023
Wyoming bans biological males in girls’ sports
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has allowed a bill barring biological males from female scholastic sports to become law without his signature, but he isn't happy about it. Published March 19, 2023
Wyoming becomes first state to outlaw abortion pills
Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill making it illegal to prescribe or dispense abortion pills, making his state the first to place an outright ban on what has become the nation's most common method of pregnancy termination. Published March 18, 2023
Kirk Cameron draws protesters in drag for children’s book reading at Arkansas library
Kirk Cameron drew another large crowd and some protesters at a reading of his children's book in Fayetteville, Arkansas, the latest stop on his national library tour offering an alternative to drag queen story hours. Published March 18, 2023
Massachusetts trans athlete runs into opposition after helping girls’ team win track title
Another outcry over transgender athletes is brewing, this time in Massachusetts over a student who helped Brookline High School win a girls' state track-and-field championship after transitioning from male to female. Published March 16, 2023
Sen. Cruz wants Texas bar to scrutinize Stanford applicants who heckled conservative judge
Passing the bar in Texas could become that much more difficult for the Stanford Law School students who shouted down a conservative federal judge. Published March 16, 2023
Texas judge hears arguments in challenge to FDA’s approval of abortion drug
A federal judge in Texas heard arguments but did not rule Wednesday on whether to block the Food and Drug Administration's approval of a pregnancy-termination drug, a case viewed as the most significant legal battleground on abortion since the fall of Roe v. Wade. Published March 15, 2023
Cruz calls on Stanford to fire diversity dean, discipline students who shut down federal judge
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, called on Stanford officials to reprimand the students who last week shouted down a speech by a conservative federal judge, as well as fire the administrator who scolded the guest speaker instead of the agitators. Published March 15, 2023
‘Cut the check’: San Francisco board urged to adopt reparations report with $5M payouts
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors came under pressure Tuesday to accept a draft proposal on reparations that includes $5 million for each eligible Black adult resident, a budget-busting figure increasingly embraced by supporters as the baseline. Published March 15, 2023
DeSantis defends ban on ‘mutilation of minors’ after Biden rips Florida’s ‘cruel’ trans policies
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis came out swinging after President Biden blasted Florida's initiatives on transgender youth as "cruel" and "close to sinful." Published March 14, 2023
Ex-transgender ‘detransitioners’ raise red flags about ‘gender-affirming care’
They may never have a week named in their honor or a flag flown outside a federal building, but formerly transgender people switching back to their original sex are becoming increasingly impossible to ignore. Published March 14, 2023
DeSantis moves to revoke hotel’s liquor license over ‘sexually explicit’ drag show open to kids
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is hitting entertainment venues where it hurts, threatening their liquor licenses over bawdy Christmas drag performances with children in attendance. Published March 14, 2023
Ted Cruz rips Stanford for ‘trying to train Antifa’ after students heckle conservative judge
Sen. Ted Cruz, Texas Republican, accused Stanford Law School of training "left-wing radicals" and "Antifa" after a student mob shouted down a conservative federal judge. Published March 13, 2023
Blaming the car? Minnesota AG Ellison targets Kia, Hyundai over rising auto thefts
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is seeking to combat a surge in vehicle thefts by going after auto manufacturers, prompting Republicans to accuse him of blaming cars for being stolen. Published March 10, 2023
Va. Gov. Glenn Youngkin stokes 2024 presidential chatter with CNN town hall on education
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin raised his national profile at a CNN town hall on education, fielding thorny questions in hostile territory with sunny optimism while fueling speculation about a possible 2024 presidential bid. Published March 10, 2023
West Virginia asks Supreme Court to allow ban on biological males in female sports
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to enforce its ban on biological males in female sports, offering the high court its first opportunity to take up the fierce debate over fairness versus inclusion in girls' and women's athletics. Published March 9, 2023
