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Today, the state of Louisiana managed to do something I didn’t think possible — they found a new low. Once Jeff Landry, a far-right acolyte, was elected governor I knew the place was going to be in rough shape. The state legislature is hopeless, with...
by bilboteach
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Donald Trump should really fear adult film star Stormy Daniels’ testimony in his upcoming hush money/election interference trial. Forget the legal analysis you’ll hear from MSNBC pundits. It’s ...
by Charles Jay
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Unless you were in a cave or a coma, you likely heard about this week’s game between LSU and Iowa in the Elite Eight playoffs. A rematch between last year’s top contenders (LSU prevailed in 2023), the game was widely anticipated, with sports...
by Crashing Vor
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Hi all, Seth Levi here from New Southern Majority (NSM) — a super PAC affiliated with SPLC Action Fund working to elect people of color to local office in the South. Last month, I wrote about the Caddo Parish Sheriff race in Louisiana. This is the one...
by vonLevi
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on Sun Mar 24, 2024 at 05:22 PM PDT
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A new study reveals�how radical anti-abortion laws�implemented by Republicans in�“red” states such as Louisiana have critically degraded—and, in some cases, completely eliminated—established ...
by Dartagnan
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on Tue Mar 26, 2024 at 03:45 PM PDT
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I’m currently ...
by Tara the Antisocial Social Worker
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on Sat Mar 23, 2024 at 05:00 PM PDT
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The invitation of guests by both the president and members of Congress to the State of the Union address is a time-honored tradition. As NPR explains: It's part of the annual tradition for the White House to invite guests who bring to life the themes...
by Dartagnan
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on Thu Mar 07, 2024 at 01:15 PM PST
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A bill that will allow Louisiana residents to carry a concealed firearm without a permit is headed to the desk of Gov. Jeff Landry. The bill would also remove current requirements for new gun owners ...
by Mark Sumner
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on Fri Mar 01, 2024 at 10:30 AM PST
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Hi all, Seth Levi here from New Southern Majority (NSM) — a super PAC affiliated with SPLC Action Fund working to elect people of color to local office in the South. As you know, candidates of color have to jump through more hoops than their white...
by vonLevi
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on Mon Feb 26, 2024 at 01:16 PM PST
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I have had a problem with my stomach for the last week or so. In addition, I have felt tired, wanted to sleep a lot, etc. Finally, Friday of last week, or Monday of this week, I realized that I had diarrhea, I mean explosive diarrhea. I figured that it...
by jwgarman
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on Thu Feb 01, 2024 at 08:42 PM PST
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Democratic state Sen. Cleo Fields announced Tuesday that he would run for Louisiana's revamped 6th Congressional District, a majority Black constituency that would have favored ...
by Jeff Singer
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on Wed Jan 24, 2024 at 03:11 PM PST
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Also: Haley notches small victory in Dixville, NH 2020 mistallies in VA benefited Trump Deadly, climate-fueled storms slam nation... As noted on today's BradCast, CBS News' legendary radio and TV broadcaster Charles Osgood has passed away at age 91....
by TheBradBlog
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The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team. Subscribe to The Downballot, our weekly podcast ...
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The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team.
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Louisiana's Republican-dominated Louisiana legislature on Friday passed a bill that would replace the state's unusual all-party primary system with traditional party primaries, though not to the extent that GOP Gov. Jeff Landry wanted. Landry, though,...
by Jeff Singer
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on Fri Jan 19, 2024 at 03:34 PM PST
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Louisiana's Republican-run legislature approved a new congressional map pushed by GOP Gov. Jeff Landry on Friday, all but assuring Landry will sign it. The new plan creates a second Black-majority district as directed by a federal court, but even...
by David Nir
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Is there anything more iconic in American politics than the whistle-stop tour? Author Edward Segal joins us on this week's episode of "The Downballot" to discuss his new book unearthing the storied ...
by The Downballot
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on Thu Jan 18, 2024 at 12:17 PM PST
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The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team. Subscribe to The Downballot, our weekly podcast Leading Off ● SC-03: South Carolina's Faith and Freedom BBQ...
by Daily Kos Elections
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The Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, and Stephen Wolf, with additional contributions from the Daily Kos Elections team. Subscribe to The Downballot, our weekly podcast Leading Off ● FL State House: It was all smiles for Florida...
by Daily Kos Elections
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Other than random comments I’ve never posted a diary, but this latest idiocy from my home in the Gret Stet of Louisiana I couldn’t let pass. It seems a state legislator (R) has discovered that some of the instructors at our state universities are...
by Snorm
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