AL Political Reporter: “For the last few weeks, House Bill 445, the so-called “anti-riot bill,” has drawn the ire of Democrats in the state because of its absurdly broad language that would inevitably leave peaceful protesters arrested and facing felony charges. But for Rep. Mary Moore, D-Birmingham, it’s personal. Moore appeared on the Alabama Politics This…
AL GOP to Present Trump with Proclamation He Was One of Greatest Presidents of All Time.
AL Political Reporter: “The Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee declared former President Donald Trump on Feb. 28 to be “one of the greatest presidents of all time.” This weekend, one of the sponsors of that resolution, Republican insider and former state Rep. Perry Hooper Jr, R-Montgomery, announced that he will travel to Mar-A-Lago, Florida, to…
“Tom Cotton Blasts Relief Checks to Prisoners But Supported Them Under Trump”
Rolling Stone: “2021’s Senator Tom Cotton must be really upset with 2020 Senator Tom Cotton. For days now, the Republican from Arkansas has been whining to anyone who will listen about “how crazy some of the Democratic ideas” made it into the Covid-19 relief package. Specifically, Cotton has taken issue with the possibility that some prisoners, who’ve recently…
“MITCH MCCONNELL WORKING WITH KENTUCKY LEGISLATURE ON SENATE EXIT STRATEGY”
The Intercept: “SENATE MINORITY LEADER Mitch McConnell has compiled a short list of successors in his home state of Kentucky, preparing for the possibility that he does not serve out his full term, Kentucky Republicans tell The Intercept. The list is topped by his protégé, state Attorney General Daniel Cameron, and also includes former United Nations Ambassador…
“Danny Glover on Amazon Workers’ Struggle to Organize in Alabama”
Jacobin Magazine: “One of the most historic union votes of our era is underway right now: fifty-eight hundred workers at the Amazon fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, are currently voting on whether or not to unionize with the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU). If the vote is successful, workers at the Bessemer facility…
“Arkansas Bans Nearly All Abortions”
Political Wire: “Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson (R) signed a bill into law Tuesday banning almost all abortions in the state, except for when a pregnant person’s life is in danger.”
“Ex-Republican Rhinehardt seeks North Carolina U.S. Senate bid as independent”
News & Record: “A longtime Republican and former Capitol Hill staffer says she’s aiming to run for a North Carolina U.S. Senate seat next year as an independent candidate. Kimrey Rhinehardt of Pittsboro has started collecting the nearly 83,200 signatures of registered voters she’d need for her name to be on the ballot in fall…
“The Confederacy was a con job on whites. And still is.”
The News & Observer: “Like Canna, most Southerners didn’t own slaves. But they were persuaded to risk their lives and limbs for the right of a few to get rich as Croesus from slavery. For their sacrifices and their votes, they earned two things before and after the Civil War. First, a very skinny slice…
“Georgia Republicans are pushing dozens of ‘election integrity’ bills. Black voters are the target, rights groups say.”
NBC News: “After 15 years allowing voters to cast absentee ballots without excuses, Georgia Republicans say the practice has got to go. The Republican-controlled state Senate votes Monday on a package of legislation that would, among other things, limit mail-in voting primarily to Georgians who are elderly, disabled or out of town on Election Day — one…
Sen. Manchin Supports Some Filibuster Reform, Opening Door to Southern Progress
NBC News: “Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a crucial swing-vote in the Senate Democrats’ slim majority, said Sunday that he won’t bend in his support for the filibuster, a Senate rule that forces most legislation to require bipartisan support to pass. But he added that he would be open to Democrats passing more important legislation like voting reforms…