Month: July 2022

AL Political Reporter: “The possibility of legislation to close Alabama’s primaries and allow only individuals registered with a party to participate during party primaries has returned, with Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl in recent weeks calling for the closing of the primary system. In mid-June of this year, Wahl said on The Yaffee Program, a radio…

WUNC: “A project started in 2019 to restore key buildings used by the first Black Marines — and protect the structures from the effects of climate change —is nearly complete. During the 1940s, about 20,000 men trainedunder harsh conditions on a racially segregated base in North Carolina known as Montford Point .It’s now part of Camp Lejeune — the…

The Daily Beast: “When Herschel Walker’s campaign aides approached him this winter to discuss whispers that Walker had a secret child, the Georgia GOP’s Senate candidate told his campaign the rumors were false. Walker’s aides already knew he was lying. They had expected him to lie, and had obtained documents in advance of that conversation…

ATL Journal Constitution: “Last year, Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrated their wedding anniversary with a huge party in Plains. In addition to neighbors, the guest list of more than 300 people included former President Bill Clinton, former U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, civil rights icon…

Political Wire: “Gov. Andy Beshear (D) said Thursday it’s past time for the White House to withdraw the name of anti-abortion Republican Chad Meredith as a potential nominee for federal judge in Kentucky,” the Louisville Courier Journal reports. The pick was reportedly part of a Biden deal with Sen Mitch McConnell (R-KY) “so he wouldn’t hold up…

AR Times: “Known as the Arkansas Adult Use Cannabis Amendment, Responsible Growth’s proposed measure would legalize marijuana for adults 21 and over but would not allow consumers to grow their own plants. The measure would increase the number of cultivators from 8 to 20 and the number of dispensaries from 40 to 120. … Responsible Growth submitted more…

LA Voice: “Yet, with all the mass killings elsewhere, Louisiana has the SECOND-HIGHEST gun death rate in the US, according to a story in the Louisiana Illuminator, the only publication I’ve seen that published the grim statistics. Let that sink in. We’re killing each other at an alarming rate, in random acts of one-on-one slaughter. Enough that our…

Off the Kuff: “As the race for governor tightens, a new CBS News poll shows Gov. Greg Abbott regaining support against Democratic candidate and former congressman Beto O’Rourke. The matchup between Abbott and O’Rourke is the marquee race and the new poll shows Republicans could retain power in November. “The economy, war and I think the court’s…

NY Times: “Seven advisers and allies of Donald J. Trump, including Rudolph W. Giuliani and Senator Lindsey Graham, were subpoenaed on Tuesday in the ongoing criminal investigation in Georgia of election interference by Mr. Trump and his associates. The move was the latest sign that the inquiry has entangled a number of prominent members of…

WaPo: “The Supreme Court agreed last week to hear a case that could fundamentally change this country’s democracy — by making it less of one. The decision to hear Moore v. Harpercould lead to an erosion of voting rights and an increasing likelihood of election interference. At issue is a North Carolina Supreme Court case holding that the state’s constitution…