Political Wire: “Joe Cunningham (D) raised more than $400,000 in the first 48 hours of his bid for South Carolina governor, besting the total that incumbent Gov. Henry McMaster (R) brought in over the first three months of the year, the Charleston Post & Courier reports.”
Month: April 2021
Two New Candidates in Race for US Senate Seat in NC
As if you needed any more evidence the two parties occupy different realities, the GOP offers up a “liberal agenda crusher” who drives a monster truck in his ad while the Democrats offer an accomplished jurist who recently served on the state Supreme Court. News & Observer: “Republican U.S. Rep. Ted Budd is the latest…
Sex Scandal in TX – Lobbyist Accused of Drugging Staffer
NBC News: “Allegations that a Texas lobbyist drugged a legislative aide shook the state Capitol on Monday, leading to some lawmakers restricting access to their offices as both law enforcement and a major lobbying firm said they were investigating. Republican Dade Phelan, the speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, said in a rare speech…
Changes Proposed at GA’s Stone Mountain, Some Say Not Enough
ABC News: “A park near Atlanta with a giant carving of Confederate leaders would publicly acknowledge that it was a gathering spot for the Ku Klux Klan, relocate Confederate flags and remove the carving from its logo under proposals unveiled Monday to address criticism of its Confederate legacy. Stone Mountain Memorial Association CEO Bill Stephens…
President to visit Jimmy Carter while in GA
11 Alive: “President Joe Biden is expected to visit former President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn when he travels to Georgia on Thursday. The White House said the visit will be in Plains, Georgia. Last week, the White House announced the president would come to Atlanta on April 29. The Democratic National Committee said they would be…
President to Celebrate First 100 Days in GA, Recognizing State Essential to His Success
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “President Joe Biden is returning to Georgia on Thursday to celebrate his first 100 days in office, marking the moment in a state where Democratic victories allowed him to pursue a far more ambitious legislative agenda. The president will headline a drive-in rally in metro Atlanta to highlight his administration’s policies since he…
Census Numbers Show Increasing Importance of South in National Politics
The Hill: “The U.S. Census Bureau will release the first results of its decennial survey on Monday after a decade of explosive growth in Sun Belt states that will shift power in the House of Representatives. Acting Census Bureau Director Ron Jarmin will announce state population counts used to apportion House seats on Monday afternoon,…
“Law professor, area business owners react to Buncombe County’s [NC] nondiscrimination ordinance”
ABC13 News: “Duke University School of Law Professor Darrell Miller said the ordinance could be a pre-cursor to the introduction of national legislation. Buncombe County is now the seventh community in North Carolina to enact such an ordinance. “This is an example of what we might think of as blue localities in red states,” said Professor Miller….
“A Section of Trump Border Wall in South Texas Cost $27 Million a Mile. It’s Being Foiled by $5 Ladders.”
Texas Monthly: “Every month for the past decade, Scott Nicol, a 51-year-old artist and activist, has set out from his home in McAllen to roam the Rio Grande Valley in search of ladders used to scale the border wall in South Texas. On a cool and overcast day in early April, Nicol has centered his…
“Troy Carter wins Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District seat in special election runoff”
NOLA.com: “Troy Carter fulfilled a long-held ambition Saturday as voters in the 2nd Congressional District elected him to the U.S. House of Representatives, triumphing over Karen Carter Peterson after a bruising campaign between two Democratic state senators from New Orleans who agreed on issues more often than not. Carter won the race with 55% of…