Month: May 2023

WaPo: “Books about LGBTQ people are fast becoming the main target of a historic wave of school book challenges — and a large percentage of the complaints come from a minuscule number of hyperactive adults, a first-of-its-kind Washington Post analysis found. A stated wish to shield children from sexual content is the main factor animating…

Political Wire: “Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) has officially declared himself a candidate for the Republican nomination for president.”

AP: “A Democrat running for Mississippi governor said Tuesday that he will push legislators to enact an ethics package that includes limits on campaign donations, frequent disclosure about lobbyists’ spending and a ban on former state officials quickly becoming lobbyists. “We’re going to send a message in the tune of that old Willie Nelson song:…

WaPo: “Lamont McKoy had been in prison for five years when he reached out to the police. “I’m not trying to be a nuisance,” he wrote in his 1995 letter to a Fayetteville, N.C., officer. “But please help me out of this mess.” Four years earlier, McKoy had been convicted of murdering Myron Hailey in…

WaPo: “Disney has scuttled a Florida office construction project that would have been worth nearly $1 billion amid an ongoing feud with Gov.Ron DeSantis(R). The Lake Nona Town Center project was expected to bring about 2,000 jobs to Orange County, Fla., enabled by a state tax credit. But Disney is now telling California-based staffers they…

Advocate: “Police in Orlando said they have opened an investigation after a digital traffic sign was hacked to read “KILL ALL GAYS” earlier this week. A caller reported the offensive sign shortly after 4:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 17, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia. The traffic sign was located near the intersection of…

Slate: “On Tuesday night, over the cries of hundreds of protesters, Republican lawmakers in North Carolina overrode the Democratic governor’s veto to enact an unpopular 12-week abortion ban, a bill that they refused to debate in a public hearing. Republicans now enjoy more power in the state Capitol than they’ve had in years, after a Democratic…

The Dallas Morning News: “A 22-year-old man fatally shot his girlfriend Wednesday in west Oak Cliff over an abortion, court records say. Harold Thompson faces a murder charge in connection with the slaying of 26-year-old Gabriella Gonzalez. He was booked into the Dallas County jail Wednesday, and also faces a charge of assault of a…

Political Wire: “After Daniel Cameron (R) won the Republican nomination to challenge Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D), the Cook Political Report rates the race as Lean Democrat.”

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