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Louisiana enacts 20 election bills during 2026 session, including new congressional maps and voter ID changes

The Louisiana Legislature adjourned its regular session on June 1 after passing 20 election-related bills, one resolution, and one proposed constitutional amendment. Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed all 20 bills in May and June.

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Meta Has Been Looking to Expand Its AI Capabilities. It Has Now Announced Plans on Invest $50 Billion on a New Data Center.

Meta is dramatically expanding its largest artificial intelligence infrastructure project, increasing the planned investment in its Hyperion data center in rural Louisiana to more than $50 billion.

International Business Times

Meta's AI data center cost went from $10 billion to $50 billion in under 2 years—and split the town in two

The Hyperion supercluster has quintupled in cost since 2024. Meta says it's covering its own power costs, but critics warn locals could pay anyway.

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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Just Supercharged Its Biggest AI Bet Yet, Expanding Its Hyperion Data Center Into a $50 Billion-Plus Project

Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) has significantly ramped up its investment in the Hyperion data center project in Louisiana. The project’s cost now surpasses a whopping $50 billion.

Benzinga

Licensed to drill? How a Trump-linked Texas oil company is elbowing its way into Greenland

Greenland Energy says billions of barrels of crude could lie beneath territory and claims it has permission to bring drilling kit ashore – a claim denied by Nuuk

The Guardian - UK

Louisiana court halts criminal indictment against state attorney general

Republican Liz Murrill was indicted for the alleged intimidation of New Orleans elected officials

The Guardian - US

Republican Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill indicted on 16 felony counts

The indictment alleges Murrill warned eight New Orleans officials that they could face removal from their positions for fighting legislation that eliminated a court clerk role

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Ballotpedia tracks highest midyear recall activity since 2014; Michigan leads with 108 officials targeted

In 2026, Ballotpedia tracked the highest number of officials targeted for recall at midyear since 2014. Between Jan. 1 and June 30, 2026, 205 recall efforts were launched against 329 elected officials across 26 states.

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When parties take victory laps too soon

ANALYSIS — Republicans are reveling in recent primary losses of candidates preferred by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. But they don’t have to look back very far to see that upset primary winners can get elected to Congress, including some members of their own party. Democratic strategists tried to tip…

Roll Call

Anti-abortion groups target Republicans

Multiple Republicans lose primaries after key party allies backed their challengers instead

Salon

Louisiana Republicans pass new electoral map that guts majority-Black district

The GOP-friendly map approved by state lawmakers now goes to Republican governor who is expected to sign it

The Guardian - US

Louisiana legislators adopt new House map, giving GOP pickup opportunity

Louisiana lawmakers have approved a congressional map that would give Republicans another pickup opportunity, sending it to Gov. Jeff Landry for final approval. The Louisiana state Senate approved the new lines on Friday, a day after the state House did so. The newly drawn map would favor Republicans in five…

Roll Call

Protests at new US consulate after Trump envoy says time for US ‘to put its footprint back’ on Greenland

Prime minister says he will boycott opening, as protesters hold signs saying ‘stop USA’ and shout ‘go home’

The Guardian - UK

Trump envoy says US should restore its 'footprint' in Greenland

The US is reported to have had 17 military facilities and more than 10,000 troops on Greenland at the height of the Cold War.

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US needs to 'put its footprint back on Greenland', says Trump envoy

US special envoy to Greenland Jeff Landry said on Wednesday Washington needed to rebuild its presence on the Arctic island, where the United States once operated 17 military facilities during the Cold War. President Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that US control of Greenland is vital to prevent China or…

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Hawaii Gov. Joshua Green signs bill restricting corporate political activity

Welcome to Ballot Bulletin: Ballotpedia's Weekly Election Policy Digest. Every Tuesday, we deliver the latest updates on election policy around the country, including nationwide trends and recent legislative activity.

The Guardian - UK

Greenlanders are not ‘experimental subjects’, says minister as she decries US doctor’s visit

Health minister in Nuuk condemns doctor’s presence in US delegation as ‘deeply problematic’

The Independent UK

Trump still secretly trying to exert more control over Greenland with demands that are spooking residents: report

President has expressed interest in bolstering US presence in Greenland because its location in the Arctic Circle makes it valuable for national security and natural resources

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Louisiana primary election results, winners: Can sitting Republican Senator Bill Cassidy win against Donald Trump-backed candidate Julia Letlow?

Bill Cassidy Louisiana primary election results: Republican Senator's vote in favor of convicting Donald Trump after his 2021 impeachment over the January 6 Capitol siege has shadowed Cassidy throughout his second Senate term.

The Guardian - US

Republican Louisiana senator in tough primary after Trump backs opponent

Bill Cassidy raised ire of US president for voting to impeach after January 6 – so Trump is backing Julia Letlow

The Guardian - US

US southern states rush to redraw electoral maps to dilute Black voting power

Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee and more are pushing to eliminate Democratic districts after supreme court ruling

Sports Illustrated

How Brian Kelly Is Using AI to Prepare for His Next College Football Coaching Job

Kelly is turning to previously-unorthodox methods to prepare for any head coaching interviews that come down the pipeline.

The Independent UK

Louisiana exoneree assumes elected clerk office after federal judge blocks law eliminating position

A Louisiana exoneree who won election to a New Orleans clerk seat has begun work after a federal judge temporarily blocked the state from eliminating the position

Roll Call

Louisiana election delay sparks flurry of court action

The Supreme Court’s decision last week invalidating Louisiana’s congressional map has spawned a fast-moving set of court fights over the state’s ongoing primary, as Gov. Jeff Landry seeks to halt the ongoing primaries to draw a new congressional map. The Supreme Court ruled Louisiana should not have been forced to…

The Guardian - US

‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds

Louisiana’s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico before the end of this century, authors say

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