DemocracyNow!: “In labor news, the United Auto Workers union says it is escalating its “stand up” strike against the Big Three U.S. automakers today unless significant progress is made at the bargaining table. UAW President Shawn Fain will announce the auto plants that will join workers on the picket line at GM, Ford and Stellantis. Amid soaring…
Month: September 2023
“School Book Bans Surged 33% Over Prior Year with Florida Leading the Charge”
DemocracyNow!: “A new report from PEN America finds a 33% spike in the number of public school book bans during the 2022-’23 school year compared to the prior year. The report finds 40% of recent book bans occurred in Florida, where Governor Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers have imposed mass restrictions on books about race and LGBTQ+…
“What you should know about rights to repair for Arkansas farmers”
THV11: “The right for farmers to repair their equipment has been an ongoing conversation with advocates who have been fighting for changes to try to make their lives a little easier…. Lambert explained that they work to make sure Arkansas farmers have what they need including their rights to repair the equipment themselves that they use every…
“Alarmed Republicans are preparing to draft Glenn Youngkin”
WaPo: “Some of the biggest Republican donors in the country will converge next month at the historic Cavalier Hotel in Virginia Beach for a two-day meeting to rally behind Gov. Glenn Youngkin.The closed gathering, named the “Red Vest Retreat” after the fleece Youngkin wore during his 2021 campaign, will begin Oct. 17 and be focused,…
“[MS] Sheriff Issued Illegal Subpoenas to Spy on His Girlfriend”
Political Wire: “A Mississippi sheriff “tapped into the power of a grand jury at least eight times over a year to spy on his married girlfriend and the school employee with whom she was also ‘unfaithful,’” Mississippi Today reports. “The investigative report, compiled in 2016 by the district attorney at the time, Michael Guest, laid out evidence…
“Supreme Court refuses to revive Alabama’s GOP-drawn congressional map”
The Hill: “The Supreme Court refused to reinstate Alabama’s Republican-drawn congressional map, enabling a court-appointed official to draw the lines for the 2024 election instead. The justices in June struck down Alabama’s previous map for likely diluting the power of Black voters, and the current dispute concerned a new version that still did not add…
“Protesters ask Huntsville to release bodycam of police shooting; activist arrested”
AL.com: “A small group of protesters gathered Friday at Big Spring Park in downtown Huntsville, asking for the release of the body camera footage following the death of 43-year-old Sterling Keyon Arnold at the hands of police on Sept. 14. The release of the bodycam footage is vital for police accountability, Iris Billiter, one of the protesters,…
“Dallas mayor switches to GOP, making city the largest led by a Republican”
WaPo: “The mayor of Dallas is switching parties after serving in public office for years as a Democrat, making the north Texas city the country’s largest led by a Republican. Eric Johnson, a former Democratic Texas state lawmaker, wrote in an op-ed published in the Wall Street Journal on Friday that he was switching parties because “too…
“Mississippi announced incentives for company days after executive gave campaign money to governor”
Yahoo! News: “Mississippi announced financial incentives for a shipbuilder to expand in Gulfport in 2020, days after the president of the shipbuilder’s parent company made a $10,000 campaign contribution to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, records show. Gulf Ship LLC, which received the state incentives, is a division of the Louisiana-based ship company, Edison Chouest Offshore….
“Medicaid expansion in North Carolina approaches finish line after budget agreement”
WUNC: “When legislators approve a state budget this week, about 600,000 North Carolinians will gain access to Medicaid. Lisa Franklin of Forest City is one of those people…. She’s one of hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians who will get Medicaid once it’s expanded. That was supposed to have happened already, but got delayed when…