Month: March 2025

the 19th: “Breonna Taylor didn’t play about getting her hair done. An emergency medical technician with dreams of becoming a nurse, Taylor was a vivacious 26-year-old who liked to look good while she worked hard.  “She loved just taking care of herself and how she looked,” her mother, Tamika Palmer, said in an interview last…

AL Political Reporter: “Alexandria (Alex) Braswell has been officially selected as the Democratic nominee for Alabama House District 11 and will appear on the ballot in the General Election scheduled for Aug. 26, 2025. Braswell, a longtime Cullman County resident, sign language interpreter and dedicated advocate for working families, expressed gratitude and reinforced her commitment…

VOA: “Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of the clash that became known as Bloody Sunday. The attack shocked the nation and galvanized support for the U.S. Voting Rights Act of 1965. The annual commemoration paid homage to those who fought to secure voting rights for Black Americans and brought calls to recommit to…

Marijuana Moment: “The speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives says state Republicans could be willing to consider medical marijuana legalization this session, according to a local report. In a wide-ranging interview with the The News & Observer that was published this week, House Speaker Destin Hall (R) said that when it comes to…

NY Times: “Sylvester Turner, a former mayor of Houston who was sworn in as a U.S. representative in January, died on Wednesday in Washington. He was 70 and had been in attendance at President Trump’s speech on Capitol Hill on Tuesday night. His press secretary, Gregory Carter, said Mr. Turner had been taken to a…

NY Times: “Florida’s insurance regulator has demanded an unusually intrusive trove of data on millions of prescription drugs filled in the state last year, including the names of patients taking the medications, their dates of birth and doctors they’ve seen. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in January sought this information from pharmacy benefit managers like UnitedHealth’s…

Democracy Now!: “In Tennessee, Republican lawmakers have introduced a bill that would prohibit undocumented immigrants from pursuing most lawsuits, such as suing for medical malpractice. This is Nashville civil rights attorney Chris Smith. Chris Smith: “It deprives undocumented immigrants of the right to bring a declaratory judgment action. That’s the vehicle under Tennessee law where…

More than 25% of Dallas students missed school during ‘Day Without Immigrants’ protestMore than 25% of Dallas students missed school during the nationwide ”Day Without Immigrants” protest, according to district data. Dallas ISD’s attendance rate on Feb. 3 was 73%, prompting district officials to seek a waiver from the state to exclude the day from their average…

WaPo: “The Virginia Military Institute board voted Friday not to renew the contract of its first Black superintendent, a move that led his detractors to claim vindication but sparked outcry from others who say the school’s top leader was targeted for efforts to make the campus more inclusive. Retired Army Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins was…

NC Newsline: “A North Carolina Senate committee voted Wednesday to advance a bill removing Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s ability to challenge federal executive orders. The bill, Senate Bill 58, would forbid North Carolina’s attorney general from acting to “file an action” or “advance any argument” challenging the validity of an executive order by the President of…