Month: October 2023

Reuters: “The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday opted not to intervene in a legal fight over Louisiana’s disputed map of its six congressional districts, potentially delaying the adoption of one to replace a Republican-crafted version that a judge found unlawfully diluted the clout of Black voters. The Black voters and civil rights activists who challenged…

Political Wire: “Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s (R) son “has been sentenced to eight days in jail” for “possession of a controlled substance and driving while intoxicated,” KHBS reports.”

NC Newsline: “A meeting in Chapel Hill last weekend of a grassroots group called Parent Advocates for Adult Children with I/DD centered on the frustrating shortage of direct care workers. Direct care work doesn’t pay much. And it is employment without a career path. “I’ve seen low-paid people who have put their heart and soul in…

AL Political Reporter: “The SPLC Action Fund and its affiliate, the  New Southern Majority federal independent expenditure (IE) PAC, announced an investment of more than $300,000 and a mobilization effort in the election contest for Alabama’s newly formed congressional district.   A federal appeals court recently released a new congressional map featuring a redrawn second…

Popular Information: “Last week, Jonathan Stickland — president of the far-right Defend Texas Liberty PAC and a former state representative — met with notorious white supremacist Nick Fuentes and other right-wing extremists. The meeting, first reported by the Texas Tribune, lasted “for several hours” at the headquarters of Pale Horse Strategies, a political consulting group owned by…

Political Wire: “Top North Carolina Republicans opposed to Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) are rallying around Bill Graham, an attorney and wealthy businessman expected to enter the 2024 gubernatorial race Wednesday,” The Dispatch reports. “Republican insiders in North Carolina worry Robinson has too much baggage to win a high-profile contest in a battleground state that has seen…

Slate: “The Scholastic Book Fair, the still-trucking darling of the nostalgic internet, is in trouble. For weeks, librarians have been reporting an odd experience: When they went to order books for this fall’s book fairs, they were given the option to “opt in” to offer books with LGBTQ+ themes and “diverse” storylines. On Reddit almost…

DemocracyNow!: “In Virginia, at least three environmental activists were arrested Monday after locking themselves to equipment, temporarily shutting down the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Dozens of protesters descended on the site yesterday for the peaceful action. Water protectors: “For the water we drink! For the water we drink! For the place that we…

NOLA.com: “Jeff Landry will be the 57th governor of Louisiana after scoring a surprise outright victory in Saturday’s primary that gives him a mandate to move Louisiana to the right with a like-minded Legislature. Landry, the Republican attorney general for the past eight years, will succeed Gov. John Bel Edwards in January. Edwards has been…

WaPo: “Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares (R) this week ordered a voter outreach group to stop distributing literature that he says gives recipients the false impression that, if they don’t vote, they’ll lose certain federal benefits. Fliers and door hangers left at homes by a group called Virginia Voter Assistance state that, among other…