WRAL: “North Carolina prosecutors will determine whether to pursue criminal charges against Mark Meadows, a former congressman in the state who left office to become then-President Donald Trump’s chief of staff. Meadows voted in North Carolina’s 2020 general election. He was registered to vote in the state using an address of a rented western North…
“Youngkin announces special election to fill late Rep. McEachin’s seat”
WaPo: “Democrats will select a nominee in the special election to replace the late Rep. A. Donald McEachin in a firehouse primary on Dec. 20 — creating a mad-dash one-week campaign after Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced a tight timeline for the election earlier Monday. Youngkin (R) announced a special election to fill the 4th Congressional…
“Outgoing Democratic Party of Arkansas chair implores members to do more”
AR Democrat Gazette: “Speaking in a half-lit auditorium in front of more than 100 Democratic Party of Arkansas committee members on Saturday, outgoing party Chairman Grant Tennille said he had to deliver some hard truths. Like the truth that most of the party’s committee members do not donate or volunteer. Or why a party that…
“Most of Alabama’s problems can be solved by political engagement”
AL Political Reporter: “A few days ago, a national poll found that Alabama was one of the least politically engaged states in the country. Our recent voter turnout numbers of less than 40 percent – for a much-hyped midterm, no less – backed up that polling. There are many reasons for the state’s lack of…
“Low-Wage Workers Such as Beauticians Face Unnecessary Licensing Burdens”
truthout: ““License to Work,” an Institute for Justice report published on November 29, 2022, examines 102 lower-income occupations and finds beauty professionals commonly face especially high barriers. Most of these beauty workers are women, and many are immigrants. Some aspiring beauty professionals choose alternate careers to avoid the expense. Others hide in the shadows, looking over their…
“Some Prisoners Remain Behind Bars in Louisiana Despite Being Deemed Free”
NY Times: “Roughly 200 inmates are held beyond their legal release dates on any given month in Louisiana, amounting to 2,000 to 2,500 of the 12,000 to 16,000 prisoners freed each year. The average length of additional time was around 44 days in 2019, according to internal state corrections data obtained by lawyers for inmates…
“Trump who? GOP senators rave over a potential Tim Scott presidential run.”
Politico: “The South Carolinian carved out a unique lane in the GOP, well-liked by mainstream leaders like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell but never publicly at odds with Trump world, even when he’s offered halted criticism of the former president. And as the only Black Republican senator, he’d offer his party a compelling chance to…
“The Road to the White House Runs Through the South”
Political Wire: “Los Angeles Times: “The midterm outcome makes clear that the nation’s political battleground has shifted: The road to the White House in 2024 will run through the South and Southwest. The big industrial states bordering the Great Lakes, which dominated the last several election cycles, remain important, but no longer as exclusively.” The current…
“Beto tries again to get ridiculous defamation lawsuit dismissed”
Off the Kuff: “The gubernatorial election is over, but Kelcy Warren’s defamation lawsuit against Beto O’Rourke lives on. Warren, the Dallas pipeline tycoon, sued O’Rourke in February over accusations he made on the campaign trail that Warren effectively bribed Gov. Greg Abbott with a $1 million contribution following the 2021 power grid collapse. The lawsuit…
Relatable: Millennial Congressman Elect Maxwell Frost Has Apartment Application Denied
HuffPo: “Rep.-elect Maxwell Alejandro Frost (D-Fla.), who will be the first Gen Z member of Congress, said Thursday that his application to rent a Washington, D.C., apartment was rejected due to his bad credit score. “Just applied to an apartment in DC where I told the guy that my credit was really bad. He said I’d be…