Political Wire: “Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) has officially declared himself a candidate for the Republican nomination for president.”
“Democrat pledges ethics package in his challenge of Mississippi GOP governor”
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:…
“One murder, two convictions and a man’s battle to clear his name”
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…
“Disney nixes big Florida project, a fresh blow amid feud with DeSantis”
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…
“Florida Traffic Sign Hacked to Display ‘Kill All Gays'”
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…
“North Carolina’s Devastating New Abortion Ban and the Fight Ahead”
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…
TX Man Murders Girlfriend for Getting Abortion
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…
“Kentucky Governor’s Race Starts as Lean Democrat”
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.”
NC Rep. Asks Colleague, Who Previously Worked for Judge for 20 Years, If He Only Got Into Harvard b/c He Was an Athlete or a Minority
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“Democrats Look to NBA Stars for Florida Senate Race”
Political Wire: “NBA legends Dwyane Wade and Grant Hill have rocketed to the top of the recruitment lists for some Florida Democrats looking for a strong candidate to run against Sen. Rick Scott in 2024,” NBC News reports. “There have been separate active efforts to get both to consider forays into state politics, which have not been…