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Metro Council members to announce lawsuit over new district map Wednesday
WBRZ 2 Baton Rouge· 6 days agoBATON ROUGE - Multiple East Baton Rouge Metro Council members will announce a lawsuit regarding how...
U.S. Supreme Court upholds statewide PSC elections
The Valdosta Daily Times· 3 days agoThe U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal in a lawsuit challenging the way Georgia elects members of the state Public Service Commission (PSC). The court's decision not to take up ...
North Carolina legislators leave after veto overrides, ballot question, unfinished business
Associated Press· 18 hours agoThe North Carolina General Assembly wrapped up this year’s chief work session after overriding...
Watch: East Baton Rouge council members talk about federal suit over voting districts map
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 2 days agoBATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Five members of the EBR Metro Council announced that they are filing a...
A Leonard Leo-Linked Group Is Secretly Funding Legislative Attacks On Trans Rights
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 4 days agoDocuments obtained by HuffPost show that Leo, a powerful figure who helped Donald Trump select...
Ousted Black Alabama mayor will return to office under settlement agreement
Southern Poverty Law Center· 6 days agoAfter almost four years of legal wrangling, rekeyed locks, dueling town councils, backroom intrigue and viral media coverage, the first Black man to become mayor of Newbern, Alabama, is a judge ...
Justice Department to monitor primary election in Queens, N.Y.
United Press International via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJune 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department on Monday announced it will monitor compliance with...
'One of the most transformative events of my life:' Freedom Summer 60 years later
Gannett via AOL· 4 days agoINDIANOLA ― The morning after Charles McLaurin was dropped off in Sunflower County by Bob Moses in...
An Alabama Town’s New Mayor Was Locked Out. 3 Years Later, He Will Return.
New York Times· 2 days agoNewbern, Ala., had not held elections in 50 years — until Patrick Braxton ran for office. Nearly...
Michigan is safer for LGBTQ+ community. Let's remember how we got here. | Opinion
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGrowing up queer in a state whose leaders and laws express nothing but contempt for you colors even...
