NY Times: “The police detective who fatally shot Breonna Taylor during a chaotic raid on her apartment in Louisville, Ky., has been hired by a small county sheriff’s office in the state, prompting both support and protests from people who live in the rural county. Myles Cosgrove, one of two officers who shot Ms. Taylor…
“9 things we learned from Mark Robinson’s governor campaign launch”
Longleaf Politics: “On a blustery, overcast Saturday that turned into driving rain, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson formally kicked off his campaign for governor of North Carolina. The announcement seemed to be less about making news than savoring the moment and his place in history. Robinson spoke several times about his grandchildren looking at his photo…
“NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson announces 2024 bid for governor, setting up GOP primary battle”
WRAL: “North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson said Saturday he will run for governor in 2024, ending months of speculation over whether he would seek the state’s top executive office and kick-starting a battle for the GOP nomination — one that is likely to focus on whether he’s too extreme for moderate voters. His opponents…
“Biden will meet with the ‘Tennessee Three’ at the White House”
NBC News: “President Joe Biden will meet with the three Tennessee Democratic legislators who faced expulsion over gun control protests at the White House on Monday. Biden’s press secretary said the president invited the “Tennessee three” — Democratic Reps. Justin Jones, Gloria Johnson and Justin J. Pearson — to “continue that conversation” over the lawmakers’ calls for…
In Close Door Session GOP Attorney Argues Blocking Student Voting in South and Elsewhere Key to Future GOP Victories
WaPo: “A top Republican legal strategist told a roomful of GOP donors over the weekend that conservatives must band together to limit voting on college campuses, same-day voter registration and automatic mailing of ballots to registered voters, according to a copy of her presentation reviewed by The Washington Post. Cleta Mitchell, a longtime GOP lawyer…
FL Think Tank Behind Efforts to Roll Back Child Labor Laws in States
WaPo: “When Iowa lawmakers voted last week to roll back certain child labor protections, they blended into a growing movement driven largely by a conservative advocacy group. At 4:52 a.m., Tuesday, the state’s Senate approved a bill to allow children as young as 14 to work night shifts and 15 year-olds on assembly lines. The…
“Gun Violence Is Actually Worse in Red States. It’s Not Even Close.”
Politico: “Listen to the southern right talk about violence in America and you’d think New York City was as dangerous as Bakhmut on Ukraine’s eastern front…. In reality, the region the Big Apple comprises most of is far and away the safest part of the U.S. mainland when it comes to gun violence, while the…
“Reinstated Tennessee lawmaker blocked from carrying infant-sized casket onto House floor in latest gun protest”
Fox News: “Two state lawmakers previously expelled and reinstated from the Tennessee state legislature appeared at the Capitol carrying coffins during a gun control protest. Democratic state Reps. Justin Jones and Justin Pearson appeared at a political demonstration Monday calling for government action to more aggressively restrict gun ownership. The protests were organized by Bishop William Barber II of the Protestant…
“The Florida sheriff vs. the neo-Nazi ‘scumbags’”
WaPo: “As reports of hate propaganda surge to record highs, authorities across the country are torn over how to address rhetoric they fear could inspire violence. Some police departments have condemned the bigotry, sparking praise and criticism in a nation divided over where free speech ends and criminal intimidation begins. Others have declined to comment, aiming to minimize…
“Tyre Nichols’s family sues city of Memphis and police department”
WaPo: “Lawyers for Tyre Nichols’s family launched a federal civil rights lawsuit Wednesday morning against the city of Memphis, its police department, Police Chief Cerelyn Davis, former Memphis Fire Department employees and the officers involved in the brutal beating that followed a traffic stop in January. Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, died three days later….