NC Newsline: “The Republican-dominated legislature passed three new laws that Gov. Roy Cooper does not want, with the Senate voting Thursday to tear holes in campaign finance rules, allow billboard owners to cut more trees along roadsides, and have more 16- and 17-year-olds to face trial in adult court. The Senate voted along party lines…
“Disability rights activists protest at DHHS building, blocking exits and risking arrest”
ABC 11: “Activists from across the country gathered in Raleigh Monday, calling on North Carolina lawmakers to prioritize care and secure more funding for people who are disabled. 50 protesters in wheelchairs and on crutches made their way from Glenwood South to the State Department of Health and Human Services near Dix Park. According to…
“Protester Arrested after Cementing Hand Inside Car Blocking Smyrna [GA] Business Entrance”
ABC 11: “Several arrests were made early Thursday morning after protesters attempted to shut down a road leading to Hudson Technologies in Smyrna. According to the Cobb County Police Department (CCPD), at 4:20 a.m., Olympic Industrial Drive was temporarily blocked by Pro-Palestine protestors. Police say they found a vehicle obstructing the roadway, and one individual,…
“Supreme Court will take up case on porn age verification laws in Texas”
the 19th: “The Supreme Court agreed to review a case arguing that Texas’s age verification “porn ID” law infringes on constitutionally-protected free speech for adults. The law requires web-based age verification on sites with at least one-third of their content devoted to adult sexual material. Now the Supreme Court will solicit arguments and briefs about…
“El Paso judge rejects Ken Paxton’s ‘outrageous and intolerable’ efforts to shut down Annunciation House shelters”
El Paso Matters: “An El Paso district court judge has denied Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s efforts to shut down the Annunciation House network of migrant shelters in El Paso, saying the state was harassing its employees and guests. In a pair of rulings issued Tuesday morning, 205th District Judge Francisco Dominguez said the AG’s…
“NC redistricting lawsuit dismissed by trial judges”
North State Journal: “North Carolina trial judges have dismissed a lawsuit challenging redrawn legislative and congressional district lines on the argument that they run afoul of an indirect constitutional right to “fair elections.” The judges said a recent affirmation still applies — that redistricting policy decisions are left to the General Assembly, not the courts….
“Kinky Friedman, Texas songwriter, satirist and folk hero, dies at 79”
WaPo: “Kinky Friedman, who became a Texas folk hero as a flamboyant singer-songwriter, satirist, raconteur and would-be politician, running for governor in 2006 while jokingly declaring that he was neither pro-life nor pro-choice, but instead “pro-football,” died June 26 at Echo Hill, his ranch outside Medina, Tex. He was 79…. He toured with Bob Dylan,…
“The abortion fight has pushed GOP women out of South Carolina’s senate”
WaPo: “In South Carolina, what Republican men want, Republican men get. This month, primary voters ousted the only three GOP women in the state senate for bucking the party line and defeating a near-total ban on abortion….. For their considerable troubles, the five women were honored with a JFK Profile in Courage award last year in Boston. But you…
“Black men helped power Biden’s 2020 Georgia win. Some are wavering.”
WaPo: “That side hustle formed with family and friends — Smoke’s Grill — has provided a financial safety net for the two commercial truck drivers in an economy that has felt unrelenting. Both men cast ballots for Joe Biden in 2020, hoping he could usher in more opportunity, higher-paying jobs and less expensive health care…
“Travis County prosecutors drop 79 trespassing charges from on-campus protest”
The Daily Texan: “The Travis County Attorney dropped 79 trespassing charges for those arrested at the April 29th pro-Palestine protest on Wednesday. At a press conference, Travis County Attorney Delia Garza announced the move only involved individuals charged with criminal trespass on April 29 on the South Mall. She said the charges are being dropped because they cannot…