Political Wire: “Nikki Haley, Donald Trump’s U.N. ambassador who said last year she wouldn’t run if her former boss did, has apparently changed her mind, Politico reports. She used her Saturday evening speech here to say she was looking at running in a “serious way,” and to call for “a younger generation to lead across the board.””
Month: November 2022
“Migrant women endured medical mistreatment at Georgia ICE facility, U.S. Senate report finds”
NC Policy Watch: “The U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Permanent Investigations released an 18-month bipartisan report that found migrant women who were detained at Irwin County Detention Center, known as ICDC, in Georgia were subjected to “excessive, invasive, and often unnecessary gynecological procedures,” and many of the women did not consent or understand the procedures they underwent. Following the…
“Judge Allows Saturday Early Voting in Senate Runoff [in GA]”
Political Wire: “A Fulton County judge ruled Friday that the Georgia Secretary of State cannot prohibit counties from voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving, a victory for the state Democratic Party and Sen. Raphael Warnock’s campaign,” NBC News reports. “The order comes after a brief legal battle between Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office and the Democratic…
GA Judge Roasts SCOTUS Abortion Decision Saying Only Change Was Makeup of Court
Slate: “The void ab initio doctrine has obvious application in SisterSong. As McBurney explained, “The proper legal milieu in which to assess the LIFE Act’s constitutionality is not our current post-Roe Dobbsian era but rather the legal environment that existed” when it was enacted. “At that time—the spring of 2019—everywhere in America, including Georgia, it was unequivocally unconstitutional”…
GOP House Control May Be Due to FL’s Extreme Partisan Gerrymandering
Politico: “Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was heavily criticized last spring when he pushed Republican lawmakers to adopt congressional maps that were much more friendly to the GOP. Republican lawmakers were initially reluctant to go along with the governor and GOP legislative leaders even punished rank-and-file members for siding with DeSantis. But Republicans in Florida and nationally are…
“How The “Don’t Say Gay” Law Is Affecting Florida LGBTQ Students And Teachers”
Buzzfeed News: “But in March of this year, Foreman’s classroom — and life — changed dramatically. One morning, Booker High’s principal, Rachel Shelley, showed up and scanned the room. A rainbow hat from Foreman’s collection had to be taken down. A student had given Foreman a Mickey Mouse pen with a rainbow head — that…
“First legal medical marijuana harvest begins in North Carolina, dispensary coming [in Cherokee Nation]”
Charlotte Observer: “The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has begun harvesting medical marijuana and expects to open the largest medical cannabis retail store in the U.S. next year, the tribal official in charge of the operation told The Charlotte Observer on Friday. “I’m really proud of my tribe taking this step, one with the betterment…
“With losses and infighting, Alabama Democrats should be frustrated”
AL Political Reporter: “Last Wednesday morning was supposed to be different. A modest, but notable difference signaling the beginning of something new. A new era for Alabama Democrats. A post-midterm era with a handful of victories, just enough to give an infusion of hope. But that didn’t happen. Instead, we witnessed a stark reminder of…
“[Birmingham Mayor] Woodfin testifies on cannabis legalization before congressional subcommittee”
AL Political Reporter: “During a hearing of the U.S. House Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin spoke on the role of mayors in “ending the prohibition of cannabis” and urged federal lawmakers to use the lame-duck session to approve common sense cannabis reforms in testimony before the bipartisan assembly on Tuesday. …
“Republicans sweep top NC judicial races again”
North State Journal: “While Republicans fell one seat shy of locking in supermajorities in both chambers of the General Assembly, the party did celebrate a full sweep of the state’s top judicial races. The wins line up with multiple polls before Election Day that had all Republican candidates in the lead. In the month leading up to…