TN Lookout: “Among the recent protests on Tennessee college campuses by students calling for divestment from industries supporting Israel in the ongoing conflict with Gaza was a three-day occupation of a school building at the Sewanee: The University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. — the first student-led protests since the 1960s Civil Rights Movement,…
“Travis County DA José Garza files suit to undo governor’s pardon of Daniel Perry”
KUT News: “The Travis County District Attorney is challenging the governor’s pardon of Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murdering a Black Lives Matter protester in Austin in 2020. José Garza said his office filed the challenge, known as a writ of mandamus, with the state’s highest criminal court on Tuesday. It argues the pardon…
“Judge rules abortion drug can be taken at home in North Carolina”
WFAE: “A North Carolina federal judge overruled a spate of new state laws that imposed new requirements on the use of Food and Drug Administration-approved abortion pills. The ruling means that pregnant people can again take the medicine mifepristone at home and can obtain the medication from a pharmacy or by mail. New North Carolina…
“Sheila Jackson Lee Has Pancreatic Cancer”
Political Wire: “Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and said her treatment may require her to be “occasionally absent” from Capitol Hill, The Guardian reports.”
“Unfair labor practice charges are filed against Alabama postal workers unions”
AL Political Reporter: “Over the last several months, individuals have repeatedly filed unfair labor practice charges against local unions associated with the American Postal Workers Union. The APWU is the primary labor union that represents American postal clerks, with several affiliated locals based in Alabama. The national APWU represents almost 220,000 current and former postal…
“Texas’ New Plan for Responding to the Horror of Its Abortion Ban: Blame Doctors”
Slate: “Although this did not succeed in Texas, Zurawski created a blueprint for litigation in other states. It also kicked off a political nightmare for Republicans. Earlier this year, when Kate Cox, a Texas woman who learned that her fetus had trisomy 18, a condition that usually proves fatal within the first year, the state’s Supreme Court denied her…
“UAW Challenges Alabama Mercedes-Benz Loss at NLRB”
Democracy Now!: “The United Auto Workers has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board and requested a new vote for workers at a pair of Mercedes-Benz plants in Alabama. Around 5,000 workers voted against unionizing with the UAW earlier this month after an intense union-busting campaign by Mercedes-Benz, which the union accused of “wanton lawlessness.” UAW says…
“DeSantis Hopes to Raise $10 Million for Trump”
Political Wire: ““Ron DeSantis hopes to raise at least $10 million as part of a multi-state fundraising swing for Donald Trump, a man he fought in a bitter primary race but with whom he has now found a cautious truce,” NBC News reports. Said a top DeSantis adviser: “I think we believe Biden needs to be beat,…
“Former inmate’s guest column reveals dirty little secrets of Louisiana’s prison system: it discourages any rehabilitation”
LA Voice: “These are just a few examples of what really goes on in prisons in Louisiana. There are a great many staff members, particularly those involved in programs, counseling, and reentry services who truly care and do their best to make a difference. It’s a bittersweet victory for them, however, because they often find…
“UNC Board of Governors repeals DEI policies”
AL Political Reporter: “The UNC System Board of Governors approved a new policy to repeal and replace its previous diversity, equity and inclusion policies and requirements for the system’s 17 campuses. The repeal and replace vote taken on the consent agenda was 21-2. The only no votes came from members Joel Ford and Sonja Phillips Nichols. The new…