NC Newsline: “It was April 2022, and come summer 66-year-old Bobby Norfleet would begin another year behind bars. He bore the marks of 44 years in North Carolina prisons. He had a lump in his left leg. He didn’t have any teeth. His dentures had broken, so talking was difficult.  Bobby’s younger brother Carnell had…

MSNBC: “On Thursday, a Manhattan grand jury under the supervision of District Attorney Alvin Bragg made history with its unprecedented indictment of former President Donald Trump. We do not know yet what charges have been filed against Trump, but careful analysis shows it’s a highly serious case posing enormous jeopardy for Trump. Meanwhile, another grand jury, in Fulton Country, Georgia,…

Popular Information: “The facts are that he broke campaign finance laws and that he lied to cover it up,” Fox News’ Sean Hannity said… Hannity was not talking about former President Donald Trump, who was indicted last week for funneling $130,000 to his alleged mistress, Stormy Daniels. Prosecutors in Manhattan are expected to allege that Trump…

WUNC: “State House Republicans will soon have a veto-proof majority, as a Democrat from Mecklenburg County is expected to announce a party switch on Wednesday. Rep. Tricia Cotham’s move will mean that Republicans have 72 seats in the House — the exact number needed to override any vetoes from Gov. Roy Cooper. Cotham was elected…

MS Today: “The Senate, minutes before a final vote on a $3 billion K-12 education budget Friday, realized it included paying $300,000 to a company the state has filed charges against and is suing to recoup $795,000 in the long-running Mississippi welfare scandal. The budget proposal would have ordered the state education department to pay…

ACLU: “Over the past few months, 42 activists have been charged with “domestic terrorism” under Georgia state law. Their acts of “terrorism”? Alleged property damage and trespassing while protesting. These prosecutions exemplify a highly problematic trend of both the federal and state government: using domestic terrorism powers to punish dissent…. Until 2017, Georgia’s domestic terrorism statute criminalized…

WTVQ: “Amazon workers from Kentucky traveled to support fellow workers protesting in another state. The workers flew to Washington over the weekend to join in a protest outside of the spheres in Seattle. The group is pushing for Amazon to unionize. “Jeff, it’s time to stop treating your workers like cattle and it’s time to…

AR Times: “Herb Rule, a Little Rock lawyer who served in the Arkansas legislature and on the Little Rock School Board during some of their stormiest days, died Monday. He was the victor in one of the most famous (if not the most famous) legislative races in Arkansas history;his defeat of the legendary boss of…

WaPo: “If only that sentiment prevailed in the executive mansion. Instead, Mr. Youngkin has embarked on a policy that appears to treat voting not as an urgent and fundamental right but rather as a perk that the state government can leave in bureaucratic limbo. We say “appears” here because the administration has passed up opportunity…

TX Observer: “The thing that non-journalists tend not to appreciate is that magazines are not a business. Well, they are, but they’re more than that. As I Tweeted: This is not a WalMart you can just shut down. They don’t own the Texas Observer. None of us do. It’s an idea in the minds of our…