WaPo: “After the carnage last week in Uvalde, Tex., with 19 elementary school students and two teachers dead, a bipartisan group of senators has been huddling to push a bill, even a minor one, over the 60-vote Senate filibuster hurdle. One conservative-endorsed proposal being weighed by Republicans could make a difference. Known as a red-flag law, the measure allows the use…
Month: June 2022
“TV stations take down inflammatory GOP ad about North Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Cheri Beasley in response to complaints about inaccuracy”
CBS: “TV stations in North Carolina pulled an ad by the campaign arm for Senate Republicans after they were informed it had a false statement and language about North Carolina Democratic candidate Cheri Beasley and her record as a former state Supreme Court chief justice. The ad, titled “Failed Our Children,” ties Beasley to three child predators…
FL Supreme Court Declines Review of Extraordinarily Partisan District Maps Favoring GOP
NY Times: “The Florida Supreme Court refused on Thursday to step into a challenge to a new map of the state’s congressional districts that was approved by the Republican State Legislature. The ruling all but ensures that the November elections will be based on districts that a lower state court said diluted the voting power…
“How the Proud Boys Gripped the Miami-Dade Republican Party”
NY Times: “The concerted effort by the Proud Boys to join the leadership of the party — and, in some cases, run for local office — has destabilized and dramatically reshaped the Miami-Dade Republican Party that former Gov. Jeb Bush and others built into a powerhouse nearly four decades ago, transforming it from an archetype of the…
“Medical pot proposal gets bipartisan support in NC Senate”
The North State Journal: “Marijuana would be legalized for medical use in North Carolina with a physician’s prescription and purchased through dozens of tightly regulated dispensaries in a measure receiving initial approval Thursday in the Senate. The legislation, which received strong bipartisan support, could help people facing more than a dozen different “debilitating medical conditions”…
“Birmingham Starbucks first in Alabama to vote for union”
AL Political Reporter: “Workers at the Midtown Starbucks in Birmingham voted Thursday to formally organize, becoming the first Starbucks in Alabama to vote in favor of forming a union. According to voting tallies counted by the National Labor Review Board, out of 33 eligible voters, 27 voted in favor of forming a union, with one…
“Wade Perry exiting as [AL Dem Party] director”
AL Political Reporter: “The Alabama Democratic Party is looking for a new executive director. Wade Perry, who took over the position in 2020, following a tumultuous shakeup in party leadership, announced Tuesday that he is stepping down. Perry said he informed party leadership of his decision some time ago and that his last day will…
“The quest to keep carbon in North Carolina’s wetlands”
WaPo: “Up and down the coast of North Carolina, as well in other parts of the Southeast, environmental advocates and wildlife officials have spent years working across tens of thousands of acres to reverse the toll caused by the network of ditches and roads that long ago altered a landscape critical to plants and animals,…
“Stacey Abrams Hits Brian Kemp on Guns and Abortion”
Political Wire: “A new 30-second ad from Stacey Abrams (D) pans Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s (D) support for “criminal carry” gun legislation and an income tax cut, the Atlanta Journal Constitution reports. More significantly, it’s the first TV ad this cycle from Abrams that targets the governor’s anti-abortion stance.”
“Dems sweat GOP surge in South Texas special election”
Politico: “Democrats already had a South Texas problem — and it’s on the verge of getting worse. Republicans are well-positioned to flip former Rep. Filemon Vela’s (D-Texas) seat in a special election this summer, a victory that will further reduce Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s already miniscule majority and send a jolt of momentum through the GOP’s…