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ICYMI: Top stories of the week

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Best things to see on a US road trip from Nashville to New Orleans - with soul, rock and jazz

Paul Henderson goes on a magical musical tour through southern USA, from the country clubs of Nashville to the sultry soul of Mississippi, then onto all that jazz of New Orleans

Daily Mirror

2023 is on track for more ballot measures than previous odd years

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Six legislative referrals on statewide ballots in 2023 received unanimous support from both parties, an increase from 2021 and 2019 sessions

Twenty-nine (29) legislative referrals were certified for statewide ballots in 2023 as of Jun. 15. Of that total, six received unanimous support from both parties; six received unanimous support from only Republicans; and 10 received unanimous support from only Democrats, which is higher than 2021 (4) and 2019 (5).

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Louisiana Gov. Said He Opposed the Death Penalty. Then Almost Every Death Row Inmate Applied for Clemency.

Only two clemency applications from death row inmates in Louisiana have been granted in the past 50 years.

Reason

US government toughens rules on chemicals used to break up oil slicks

Environmental activists sued EPA to update regulations, after thousands of people sickened from Deepwater Horizon cleanup

The Guardian - US

Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

As of June 13, 2023, 31 statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in eight states for elections in 2023. That’s 12 more measures than the average number (19) certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021. The number certified—31—is also the highest number of any…

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Mother and daughter arrested after 28-year-old enrolled at high school posing as teenager

Marta Elizeth Serrano-Alvarado, 46, and her daughter Martha Jessenia Gutierrez-Serrano, 28, charged over enrolling younger woman in high school

The Independent UK

Trump indictment coin slammed as 'poor taste' by supporters following his arraignment

Louisiana Republican Senator Bill Cassidy expressed his dismay on Twitter after he commented on a video which showed the White House gift shop promoting Donald Trump's "limited edition" arraignment coin

Daily Mirror

Nearly all of Louisiana's death row inmates ask governor for clemency on the same day

Nearly all of Louisiana’s death row inmates are asking term-limited Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards to spare their lives and grant them clemency

The Independent UK

Nearly all of Louisiana death row asks for clemency after governor expresses opposition to executions

State hasn’t conducted execution in over a decade

The Independent UK

Louisiana voters will decide on eight constitutional amendments in 2023 – four in Oct., four in Nov.

The Louisiana State Legislature concluded its legislative session for 2023 on June 8. During this session, a total of seven constitutional amendments were passed, adding to the existing one that was referred to the 2023 ballot in the legislature’s 2022 session. Altogether, there will be eight amendments on the statewide…

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Fears that Republicans’ rhetoric after Trump indictment could spark violence

‘An eye for an eye’, said Arizona congressman, while another representative from Louisiana gave militaristic instructions

The Guardian - US

Surprise US supreme court ruling could help Democrats take House in 2024

Ruling on Alabama congressional map gives Black voters more opportunities to elect candidates of their choice

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Supreme Court voting rights ruling stuns minority voters, who hope it expands their representation

This week’s Supreme Court decision ordering Alabama to redraw its congressional maps was seen by many minority lawmakers and voting rights activists as a stunning victory with the potential to become a major stepping stone for undoing gerrymandered political maps that dilute the political strength of communities of color

Salon

Expert: SCOTUS wrongly awarded GOP House

Supreme Court rejecting Alabama maps that diluted Black voting power may have big implications in other states

Roll Call

Alabama ruling could help Democrats in multiple states - Roll Call

Democrats could pick up several seats as a result of a Supreme Court ruling in an Alabama case upholding part of the Voting Rights Act.

Zenger

Reed Timmer Recounts His Top 5 Most Memorable Hurricane Interceptions

Extreme meteorologist Reed Timmer has spent over 25 years tracking and intercepting hurricanes in addition to hunting tornadoes.

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Exxon’s Plan to Monetize “Carbon Capture”

Nucor Corporation has recently entered into a partnership with Exxon Mobil to implement a carbon capture, transportation, and storage initiative at its direct reduced iron (DRI) facility in Convent, Louisiana.

The Texas Tribune

A billion-pound problem: How unchecked “excess emissions” ballooned in Texas

Over the last two decades, state regulators have allowed companies to release more than a billion pounds of excess pollution.

The Independent UK

A look at restrictions on LGBTQ+ people in the US, and the pushback

A Florida law banning transgender youth from getting medical treatment is temporarily on hold after a surprise decision by a federal judge

The Independent UK

Louisiana lawmakers approve anti-LGBTQ+ bills that include ban on trans care for minors

Louisiana is poised to become the latest state to enact laws targeting the LGBTQ+ community

The Independent UK

Louisiana Senate passes bill banning gender-affirming car for transgender youths

A controversial bill — that at one point had been presumed dead — banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youths in Louisiana was passed by the Senate on Monday and is likely to reach the governor’s desk

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Let the good times roll

Last month, one of the great explorers and producers of American vernacular music, Chris Strachwitz, passed away. He was 91 years old. He was the founder and co-owner (with Tom Diamant) of Arhoolie Records which since its first release in 1960, Texas Sharecropper And Songster by Texan bluesman Mance Lipscomb,…

The Independent UK

What to know about the legislative inquiry into Ronald Greene's deadly arrest

Louisiana legislators who last year demanded answers from Gov. John Bel Edwards on whether he was complicit in a cover-up of troopers’ deadly arrest of a Black motorist have quietly abandoned their work without hearing from the governor or issuing any findings

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