Month: May 2023

PBS News: “A Republican-led investigation on Wednesday accused Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton of committing multiple crimes in office — including felonies — during an extraordinary public airing of scandal and alleged lawbreaking that plunged one of the GOP’s conservative stars into new political and legal risk. For more than three hours, investigators presented findings alleging Paxton…

Black Information Network: “An 11-year-old boy in Mississippi was shot by police after calling 911 for help. The shooting of Aderrien Murry, 11, unfolded on Saturday (May 20) when police responded to a domestic disturbance call at his home. His mother, Nakala Murry, had asked Aderrien to call 911 after the father of one of her children showed up…

NC News Line: “Across much of the country, the jobs market is as strong as it’s ever been, and Black women, young people and people with disabilities are among the workers benefiting, recent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data show. Twenty states reported an unemployment rate under 3% in April, while 15 states saw record lows,…

AR Times: “Colburn Clark, one of three University of Central Arkansas students arrested at a nonviolent protest during a Conway School Board meeting in November, was sentenced today to three days in jail and fined $650. It’s a notably steep penalty for criminal trespassing and failure to disperse charges, both Class C misdemeanors. The prosecution…

AR Times: “A federal three-judge panel has dismissed one of the lawsuits challenging Arkansas’s newly drawn congressional districts, ruling those bringing the lawsuit failed to show that race was the “predominant factor” in forming the new maps. The federal judges had already dismissed much of the lawsuit brought by six Central Arkansas voters and a…

NY Times: “A push to inject religion into public schools across Texas faltered on Tuesday after the State House failed to pass a contentious bill that would have required the Ten Commandments to be displayed prominently in every classroom. The measure was part of an effort by conservative Republicans in the Legislature to expand the…

Political Wire: “A South Carolina six-week abortion ban that has cleared the Republican-controlled Legislature is now for the second time headed to the governor’s desk, whose expected signature enacting the bill into law is likely to be challenged immediately,” the Columbia State reports. “The present bill includes exceptions for rape and incest no more than 12 weeks,…

MLive: “The NAACP has issued a travel advisory warning Blacks and other minorities from visiting Florida, saying it’s a response to “unrelenting attacks on fundamental freedoms” by Gov. Ron DeSantis and state legislators. “Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans, people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals,” the advisory says. “Before traveling to Florida, please understand that…

HuffPo: “Outrage is mounting over a remark South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) made this weekend about hunting Democrats with dogs ― a comment that critics slammed as a “racially-tinged dog whistle” encouraging violence. McMaster made the shocking remark Saturday during a convention in Lexington, South Carolina, for the state GOP. “I look forward to the day that Democrats…

HuffPo: “Comer, who is leading the GOP’s probe as chair of the House oversight and accountability committee, appeared to say the quiet part out loud during a “Fox & Friends First” interview. “We have talked to you about this on the show, about how the media can just not ignore this any longer. In an op-ed in…