HuffPo: “The Georgia Supreme Court Wednesday reinstated the state’s ban on abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy. The high court put a lower court ruling overturning the ban on hold while it considers an appeal. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney ruled on November 15 that the state’s abortion ban was invalid because…
“The Florida Democratic Party is in ruins. Rebuilding for 2024 better start now.”
WaPo: “Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, a man whose unironic campaign slogan was “Keep Florida Free,” clobbered his Democratic opponent, Rep. Charlie Crist, by more than 19 points. The rout was a rarity in a swing state known for squeaky-tight races. DeSantis scooped up resounding majorities from just about every category of voter: Latinos, women, men, the college-educated, suburbanites,…
GA Cops Charged for Brutal Beating of Prisoner Caught on Camera
The Daily Beast: “Three Camden County, Georgia, cops were charged with battery and violating their oath of office on Tuesday after an explosive video unveiled the vicious beating of a Black jail inmate named Jarrett Hobbs. Camden County Corporal Correction Officer Mason Garrick and Camden County Deputies Ryan Biegel and Braxton Massey were arrested and jailed…
MS Father and Son Charged for Stalking, Shooting at Black Delivery Driver
MS Free Press: “The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department has arrested Gregory Charles Case and his son Brandon Case, charging them with multiple crimes including attempted murder, stemming from a January 2022 shooting. D’Monterrio Gibson of Utica, Miss., told the Mississippi Free Press in February that the men confronted him as he was delivering packages for FedEx in Brookhaven,…
Asian Vote Key to GA Senate Run Off
Politico: “Powered by a multimillion-dollar get-out-the-vote program, turnout among Asian Americans nearly doubled in Georgia from 2016 to 2020, according to the Democratic firm TargetSmart — a major boon for Democrats, who they backed overwhelmingly. The same analysis found that the number of ballots cast by Asian Americans in the state increased by upwards of 60,000…
“Texas Poker Rooms Under Threat from Proposed Bill to Close Loophole”
Poker News: “A new bill being proposed in Texas could threaten the existence of dozens of poker rooms and social clubs that have sprouted up throughout the southwestern state in recent years. While collecting rake is illegal in Texas, the law does allow for gambling to occur in a “private place” where every player has a fair shot at…
AR Governor Criticizes Trump’s Dinner with White Supremacist
USA Today: “Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson said former President Donald Trump’s meeting with a white nationalist last week was not “accidental” and that “it shouldn’t happen.” Trump, who this month announced he was running for president in the 2024 election, hosted a dinner with white supremacist Nick Fuentes and rapper Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, at his Mar-a-Lago resort…
Six Killed in VA Mass Shooting as Policymakers Give Up on Remedying Epidemic of Violence
The Guardian: “Six people were killed and four wounded in a shooting at a Walmart in Virginia late on Tuesday night, police said, in the second high-profile mass killing in the US in a handful of days. The assailant was also dead. Police said the suspect was a store employee. The chief of Chesapeake police,…
New Report Looks at How Democrats Can Win Rural Areas
Rural Urban Bridge Initiative: “The Rural Urban Bridge Initiative invites liberals and progressives to think differently, talk differently and act differently in order to understand the causes of the rural-urban divide and then do something to repair it. We develop political, economic and communications strategies that build bridges and serve the common interests of working…
“Alabama Pauses Executions After Bungled Lethal Injection”
Political Wire: “Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) sought a pause in executions and ordered a “top-to-bottom” review of the state’s capital punishment system Monday after an unprecedented third failed lethal injection, the AP reports.”