AL Political Reporter: “The U.S. Treasury on Thursday approved Alabama’s plan for the Capital Projects Fund, unlocking $191.8 million to go toward expanding broadband in the state. The state estimates the new infrastructure will connect 55,000 households and businesses to high-speed internet access. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs will administer the funds…
“‘Colossal Waste of Money’: TX Nears $1 Billion in Border Wall Contracts”
TX Observer: “As Governor Greg Abbott’s scheme to wall off Texas from Mexico quickly and quietly accelerates, the state has now doled out $830 million in contracts to raise over 30 miles of border barrier. Last week, the Texas Facilities Commission approved its fifth construction contract for the project, worth $137 million, to erect nearly…
“GRAPHIC: Video shows ‘heinous’ beating of Tyre Nichols by Memphis officers, attorney says”
WABI5: “The family of Tyre Nichols, the man who died days after a confrontation with Memphis police, spoke Monday for the first time since seeing footage from the event that led to his death. The family retained civil rights attorney Ben Crump and attorney Antonio Romanucci to represent them following Nichols’ death. Family members and attorneys got…
If NC GOP Got Their Way, State Would Be Another MS or AL
PoliticsNC: “When the legislature opened a couple of weeks ago, Senate President Pro-tem Phil Berger delivered a speech touting the success of Republicans over the past 12 of power. He took credit for the economic growth in North Carolina and bragged that the GOP had changed the state. “Over the last 12 years and following the…
“Amazon Worker Who Led Alabama Union Drive Blames Corporate Retaliation for Firing”
DemocracyNow!: “In Alabama, a worker who helped lead an unsuccessful union organizing drive at Amazon’s warehouse in Bessemer says he was abruptly fired without explanation. Darryl Richardson, who led a campaign to organize his co-workers into the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, says he was given no reason for the firing, but he believes…
“Gov. DeSantis says Florida rejected AP African-American class due to mentions of ‘queer theory,’ and ‘intersectionality’”
News4Jax: “The governor’s office said the course violates state law and is historically inaccurate. In 2021, the state banned teaching Critical Race Theory. Last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill restricting how schools can talk about race with students. The Stop WOKE Act bars instructions that say members of one race are inherently racist…
Protests Roil Atlanta After Police Kill Activist Camping in Forest to Stop Construction of Police Training Site
Democracy Now: “In Atlanta, Georgia, calls are growing for an independent investigation into the police killing of an activist Wednesday during a violent raid on an encampment of protesters opposed to the proposed $90 million “Cop City” training facility in a public forest. Law enforcement officers, including a SWAT team, were clearing protesters who had occupied a…
“Report: Mothers in states with abortion bans nearly 3 times more likely to die”
Axios: “Women in states with abortion bans are nearly three times more likely to die during pregnancy, childbirth or soon after giving birth, according to a report from the Gender Equity Policy Institute shared first with Axios. The big picture: The U.S. has the highest maternal mortality rate among developed nations, and government officials and health experts are concerned that conditions will…
“Tennessee GOP Launches Bills to Ban Public Drag Shows, Kids’ Gender Care”
Newsweek: “Tennessee Republican leaders introduced two bills in the state legislature on Wednesday that would ban gender-affirming care for children as well as public drag performances in the state. Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson, who was reelected in Tuesday’s midterm elections, is sponsoring both bills. He had campaigned to “preserve Tennessee conservative values,” according to…
“Protesters display nuclear bomb replica in Downtown Raleigh to protest federal nuclear funding”
ABC11: “A replica of a nuclear bomb returned to Downtown Raleigh Sunday to commemorate the anniversary of the catastrophic 1961 B-52 nuclear bomber accident. The replica was displayed during a protest by members of North Carolina Peace Action at the Terry Sanford Federal Building on New Bern Avenue. A B-52 bomber dropped two 3.8 megaton…