Would Politics Stop You From Vacationing Somewhere?

Over the weekend, the NAACP became the latest civil rights group to advise Americans against visiting Florida… which has us asking: Would you boycott vacationing somewhere because of politics?

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Latest Travel Advisory Doesn’t Have Anything to do with Getting Sick

Over the weekend, the NAACP became the latest civil rights group to advise Americans against visiting the state. The NAACP said Florida lawmakers are “openly hostile” toward Black Americans, other people of color, and the LGBTQIA+ community. It comes days after the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) issued a travel advisory for Florida after DeSantis signed a new immigration law that would require hospitals to get a patient’s immigration info and require employers to ensure workers are documented. Now, civil rights groups are warning against travel to Florida, where tourism brought in more than $101 billion in 2021. Knowing this, we discuss the question, “Would you boycott vacationing somewhere because of the politics of that place?”

Who is Scarier, DeSantis or Trump?

While we’re on the topic of Florida, did you know that DeSantis has signed over 80 new laws in Florida so far this year? A non-exhaustive list includes:

• In April he signed one that bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy — one of the nation’s strictest abortion laws — even as polls showed that most Floridians favor access to abortion, a stance that mirrors nationwide surveys.
• Florida is now one of 18 states to ban gender-affirming care for trans youths — and one of just five states that make providing such care a felony.
• Florida also has restricted drag shows, blocked African American studies programs, and banned vaccine and mask mandates.
• He also signed a law in May to shield from the public records of his travel, including out-of-state political trips. The measure, which Republicans and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement claimed was needed for security reasons, will create a veil of secrecy over who is paying for the travel of Mr. DeSantis and how he is dividing his time as governor and a presidential candidate. But you can track his travels with the @DeSantisJet Twitter account.

On the Lighter Side

A Ripon woman visited all 503 Kwik Trip stores in Wisconsin on an 11-day trip on her Harley. (Is there a more Wisconsin sentence?)

If you are a very tall pro athlete, or Kristin’s 6’8 father, the new upscale Trade Hotel is for you. It opened across the street from Fiserv Forum in the Deer District. It’s got a rooftop restaurant, nods to Milwaukee in its design, and higher ceilings and shower heads in fourth-floor rooms designed for basketball players.