Politico: “If you’re from Miami, Radio Mambí’s celebratory vibe is no surprise. This is, after all, the radio station that has been a touchstone for Miami’s Cuban exiliados, or exiles, since they arrived. It’s the radio station that made Miami Cuban politics. But since the 2016 election, it’s morphed into a hotbed of misinformation — one that impacted…
Without NC Gerrymandering Democrats Would Control the House
Political Wire: “David Wasserman notes the House of Representatives would have flipped to Democrats this year — while the White House and Senate flipped to the GOP — had it not been for Republicans winning a majority on the North Carolina Supreme Court in 2022, allowing GOP legislators to redraw three Democratic seats into oblivion.”
“Moral Monday protests returning soon to NC legislature, Rev. William Barber says”
WRAL: “Moral Mondays are coming back to the state legislature in December, with a “mass mobilization” expected Dec. 9. That was the word Monday from Rev. William Barber, the original founder of the 2013 movement. He says principled lawmakers must reject a bill passed last week changing the power structure of state government and giving Republicans control…
TX Refuses to Track Maternal Mortality as At Least Three Women Reported to Have Died as Result of Abortion Law
Texas Won’t Examine Maternal Deaths After Abortion Ban““The Texas committee that examines all pregnancy-related deaths in the state will not review cases from 2022 and 2023, the first two years after Texas’s near-total abortion ban took effect, leaving any potential deaths related to abortion bans during those years uninvestigated by the 23 doctors, medical professionals…
“The Surprising Impact of North Carolina’s New Voter ID Law”
NY Times: “After more than a decade of court battles and legislative jousting over voting rules, North Carolina this month held its first general election under its new voter ID law. And unlike the pitched battles of the past, it felt like a fight that had largely been fought to a draw, with a more…
“How Republicans Gained Ground in Rural North Carolina”
the Assembly: “There was never any doubt Charles Ray Peterson would be a Democrat. His parents, grandparents—everyone he knew in Bladen County, really—were Democrats. Peterson, 70, served on the Bladen County school board for 12 years and has been a county commissioner for more than two decades. “When I got involved in politics,” he said,…
“North Carolina’s Gov. Roy Cooper vetoes ‘sham’ Republican power grab bill”
Alternet: “If North Carolina Republican legislative leaders were hoping to prevent a gubernatorial veto of their ambitious 131-page proposal to reorganize several aspects of state government and take away the powers of statewide offices soon to be filled by Democrats by attaching changes to Hurricane Helene relief legislation, the plan has failed. Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed the…
“The 2026 Georgia Governor’s Race Kicks Off with a First Hat in the Ring”
NY Times: “The Republican attorney general of Georgia, Chris Carr, announced his candidacy for governor in the state on [November 21st], marking the start of another frenzied midterm-election cycle directly on the heels of the presidential contest. Mr. Carr, 52, is the first candidate of either major party to declare his candidacy for statewide office…
“Death Penalty Opponents protest at Alabama State Capitol Building”
Montgomery Advertiser: Anti-death penalty activists gathered at the Alabama State Capitol in a protest on November 18th. [Click link for photos.]
“Central speaks: An open letter from the organizers of Central High’s walkout [in AR]”
AR Times: “Over time, Central High School students have been known to speak out against injustice: We see it as vital that students work together to ensure their voices are heard. Whenever we talk about the LEARNS Act and different education legislation coming from the Republican Party, we typically say that they are attacking our…