Atlanta Journal-Constitution: “Most Georgia voters oppose a new restrictive abortion law that took effect last week, and many say a candidate’s support or opposition to the procedure will have an impact on who gets their vote,” according to a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll. Also interesting: “About 42% of likely voters said they’re more likely to vote…

North State Journal: “Tens of thousands of people serving punishments for felony convictions in North Carolina but who aren’t behind bars can now register to vote and cast ballots this fall after an appeals court ruling. Expanding the scope of those able to register and vote began Wednesday, the State Board of Elections said —…

Political Wire: “A company profiting from a new North Carolina tribal casino gave shares to politicians’ family members and high-profile political figures as the casino’s backers were seeking federal approval for the project,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “One of the stakes is held by John B. Clyburn, a brother of Rep. James Clyburn, the powerful South…

The Assembly: “In college, Eric Greitens might have seemed too good to be true.  He was a founding member of Duke University’s Honor Council who designed his own major to study ethics; worked with refugees and poor people in several countries; took up boxing under the tutelage of a crusty Army veteran; was named one…

Futurism: “In a damning exclusive report published yesterday, Reuters confirmed that the Korean carmaker Hyundai has been using child labor near its flagship factory in Montgomery, AL. Metal stamping plant SMART LLC has been employing workers as young as 12 years old. SMART provides parts for Hyundai’s SUV and car models and is a majority-owned unit. Although Hyundai…

WaPo: “A police chief in Mississippi was fired Wednesday after a leaked recording showed that the official had bragged about killing 13 people in the line of duty and used the n-word repeatedly, including to describe one Black person the White man says he shot at least 119 times. The racist, homophobic and expletive-laden remarks…

The Atlantic: “Every American child in public school learns that the U.S. political system is one of checks and balances, in which the judicial, executive, and legislative branches constrain one another to ensure that no one branch of government exercises too much power. One pending case before the Supreme Court asks: What if they didn’t?…

Political Wire: “Harvard Law professor Laurence Tribe “predicted that former President Donald Trump will face an indictment in Georgia before he is potentially charged with a crime by the Justice Department,” Newsweek reports.”

WUNC: “Both of these young men are part of the North Carolina Clean Energy Youth Apprenticeship Program. Evans is taking the solar energy route, while Jimenez is learning about heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). The pilot of this program launched last year. This summer, the program has doubled in size. This program is the first…

Proud news for one of Louisiana’s own: WaPo: “In the late 1980s, Maj. Ronald Bailey met a young Marine he knew had promise. Michael E. Langley was a powerlifter who dominated flag football games, an intellectual who set records for how many training courses he wrote and a problem-solver whose bosses frequently tapped him to…