AL Political Reporter: “The Alabama House Health Committee voted Thursday to give a favorable report to legislation that would legalize medical marijuana in the state of Alabama. Senate Bill 46 is sponsored by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence. Melson is an anesthesiologist who has worked in medical research for years. He chaired the Alabama Medical Cannabis…
LBJ = Insider, Biden = Insider, But Will Biden = LBJ?
New Day for NC: “Joe Biden’s surprisingly progressive presidency looks more like Franklin D. Roosevelt and Lyndon B. Johnson than his more recent Democratic predecessors – Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama. Now Biden has an opportunity to do something no Democrat since FDR has done: get Americans to believe their government can work…
“Georgia’s Voting Law Will Make Elections Easier to Hack”
Slate: “For example, during early voting in 2020, Georgia’s statewide voter registration database was having trouble handling the logins of election staff across the state. The problem caused extremely long lines. Georgia officials weren’t able to fix it immediately, but within a few days the issue was addressed, lines improved, and voters who might have not been able…
“McAuliffe Has Commanding Lead in Primary”
Public Policy Polling: “PPP’s newest Virginia poll continues to find Terry McAuliffe with a strong advantage in the primary for Governor. McAuliffe is at 42% with the rest of the Democratic hopefuls in single digits. Jennifer Carroll Foy and Jennifer McClellan each get 8%, Justin Fairfax 7%, and Lee Carter comes in at 4%. 29%…
AR Mayor Resists State Effort to Resist Federal Gun Laws
Political Wire: “Mayor Kevin Smith, of Helena-West Helena, said today that his city will defy any new State law preventing local law enforcement from cooperating with Federal law enforcement agencies when enforcing Federal gun crime laws,” the Arkansas Times reports. Said Smith: “My NRA voting record, as a state senator years ago, was a triple A rating…
Is a Serial Killer Targeting Transgender Sex Workers in NC?
The Daily Beast: “An unidentified transgender woman was shot and killed in a Charlotte hotel room Thursday in what was the second murder of a transgender sex worker in the North Carolina city this month. According to WSOC-TV, Charlotte police said the two shooting murders are very similar—but there’s not enough evidence to confirm a…
“White Evangelicals’ Un-Christian Attacks on Raphael Warnock Attacks Say It All”
The Daily Beast: Warnock’s church, which Ellis dismisses as insufficiently godly, is Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist, one of the oldest Black churches in the country and the former pulpit of Martin Luther King Jr. It is perhaps too on-the-nose that white Republican evangelicals who publicly assert that delegitimizing Black votes is doing God’s work and believe “All Lives Matter” is…
Hundreds of Companies Unite to Oppose Voting Limits
NY Times: “Amazon, BlackRock, Google, Warren Buffett and hundreds of other companies and executives signed on to a new statement released on Wednesday opposing “any discriminatory legislation” that would make it harder for people to vote. It was the biggest show of solidarity so far by the business community as companies around the country try…
“Former North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory announces bid for US Senate seat in 2022”
The Charlotte Observer: “McCrory, a Republican who served one term as the state’s chief executive and 14 years as Charlotte’s mayor, has launched a campaign website announcing his run for North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat in 2022. McCrory made the official announcement on his popular WBT radio show Wednesday morning. He is leaving the show. “I’m…
“Pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood makes chaotic appearance in Charleston ahead of SC GOP chair bid”
The Post and Courier: “Chaos erupted at the Charleston County GOP meeting when attorney Lin Wood pushed conspiracy theories that Donald Trump won the 2020 election. It was part of Wood’s pitch to replace S.C. Republican Party Chairman Drew McKissick next month. Guests packed a ballroom at the Double Tree Hotel on April 12 to…