NBC News: “Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a novel bill into law Thursday that will criminalize some drag performances. The first-of-its-kind legislation will ban “adult cabaret entertainment” on public property or in locations where it can be viewed by minors. Such entertainment, according to the measure, includes “topless dancers, go-go dancers, exotic dancers, strippers, male or female…

Democracy Now!: “In Alabama, hundreds of striking miners are set to return to work Thursday after nearly two years spent on picket lines in the so-called right-to-work state. This was the longest strike in Alabama history. Its end comes after the Warrior Met Coal company successfully used replacement workers to keep its mines running, reporting…

Political Wire: “A South Carolina woman “was arrested earlier this week and charged with performing or soliciting an abortion,” the Columbia State reports. “The incident report says the woman told medical personnel she had taken abortion pills to end a pregnancy. State law prohibits self-medication to abort a pregnancy. The fetus was stillborn and was determined to…

AP: “North Carolina legislative leaders announced Thursday an agreement to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of additional low-income adults through the Affordable Care Act. The deal, which likely won’t be voted on until later this month at the earliest, marks a milestone for Republican lawmakers, most of whom opposed expansion for a decade until…

Political Wire: “A newly introduced Texas House bill proposes property tax cuts for couples who get married, stay married, and have lots of children,” Rolling Stone reports. “There’s a catch though. In order to qualify for the tax benefit, couples need to be heterosexual, never divorced, and their children born or adopted after their date of marriage….

WAVY: “The Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina went on a radio talk show this weekend, saying in part that if he had the authority, abortion would be completely illegal in the state. Mark Robinson appeared on a WSIC program called “Taking Care of Iredell with NC Representative Jeff McNeely,” primarily talking about his position on…

Political Wire: “Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) got called out in a House Armed Services Committee hearing for citing Chinese propaganda while trying to make a point about cutting off U.S. aid to Ukraine, Rolling Stone reports. The video of the exchange is worth watching. Aaron Blake: The story behind Gaetz citing Chinese propaganda at a hearing.”

DemocracyNow! : “Protesters gathered in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Monday to demand justice for Lisa Edwards, a 60-year-old woman who died after suffering a stroke in the back of a Knoxville police patrol car. Edwards was arrested on February 5 on trespassing charges after she refused to leave a local hospital following her discharge. At the…

truthout: “Immigrant rights groups celebrated a historic victory late Monday as a federal judge handed down what is believed to be the first-ever class action settlement over a workplace immigration raid in the United States, awarding $1.17 million to nearly 100 people who were targeted by the Trump administration in 2018. Most of the plaintiffs…

truthout: “As legislation targeting BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ students and educators mounts, advocates across the state say they refuse to sit idly by and plan to continue to resist DeSantis’ censorship. Students hosted a statewide walkout earlier this month. Two actions took place on Feb. 23 across college campuses: Can’t Ban Us, organized by the Dream Defenders, Power…