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San Francisco to vote on minimum police staffing charter amendment on March 5

Welcome to the Thursday, January 11, Brew.

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Former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, Black Democratic trailblazer, dies at 89

Johnson, the first Black woman elected to any seat in Dallas and the first Black Dallasite to serve in Congress, was a towering figure in Texas politics.

The Texas Tribune

Pat Fallon says he changed his mind about running for Texas Senate after pleas from his son and Mike Johnson

The second-term congressman pulled out of a run for Senate after both Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson courted him into their ranks.

The Texas Tribune

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The latest from Kentucky’s gubernatorial race

Welcome to the Friday, October 20, Brew.

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Alabama finally has a new congressional map after a lengthy legal fight

Alabama's new, court-picked map adds a second congressional district where Black voters' preferred candidate is projected to win a majority of the time.

WEKU

Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as US House speaker was a tragedy foretold

Anyone watching the ‘historic’ or ‘unprecedented’ turns in recent US politics will not be surprised

The Guardian - US

What have GOP candidates said about strikes and unions?

Republicans have become more and more anti-union over the course of the last seven decades

The Independent UK

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What the GOP candidates have said about strikes and unions

Republicans have become more and more anti-union over the course of the last seven decades

The Independent UK

A Georgia trial arguing redistricting harmed Black voters could decide control of a US House seat

Democrats could gain a seat in the U.S. House and multiple seats in Georgia’s Legislature if a judge rules Republicans drew maps illegally weakening Black voters’ power

The Independent UK

A year in, landmark U.S. climate policy drives energy transition but hurdles remain

One year ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, directing hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the transition away from fossil fuels.

WEKU

Texans in Congress take bipartisan path to boost semiconductors, a crucial industry to the state

Republicans like Sen. Ted Cruz and Democrats like Rep. Colin Allred — opponents in the 2024 election — propose streamlining environmental reviews to promote investment and expansion by chipmakers.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. Rep. Chip Roy helps bend powerful House committee further to the right

With help from two other ultraconservatives, the Texas Republican’s seat on the Rules Committee has let him press for red-meat priorities, even in traditionally bipartisan legislation.

The Texas Tribune

Rep. Phillips pushes back on progressive leader's comment that Israel is 'racist state'

WASHINGTON – Minnesota Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips sharply criticized a progressive leader in the U.S. House for calling Israel "a racist state" ahead of the Israeli president's speech to Congress.

Tribune News Service

US senators seek expanded compensation for those exposed to nuclear fallout

U.S. senators from New Mexico and Idaho are making another push to expand the federal government’s compensation program for people exposed to radiation from uranium mining and nuclear testing carried out during the Cold War

The Independent UK

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Louisiana Governor Race: Nine Candidates Vie For Open Seat In All-Party Primary

Jeff Landry, Hunter Lundy, John Schroder, and Shawn Wilson emerge as top contenders in the primary on Oct. 14

Ballotpedia

Nine candidates running in Louisiana’s open-seat, all-party gubernatorial primary on Oct. 14

Nine candidates are running in the all-party primary in the open-seat election for governor of Louisiana on Oct. 14. Gov. John Bel Edwards (D)—who was first elected in 2015 and re-elected in 2019—is term-limited. Jeff Landry (R), Hunter Lundy (I), John Schroder (R), and Shawn Wilson (D) have the most…

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Markets Today: Stocks Mixed as Debt Ceiling Bill Goes to the Senate

Morning Markets June E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESM2 3) this morning are up +0.02%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM2 3) are down -0.05%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are mixed. The broader market is finding support today on an easing of U.S. default concerns after the House...

The Conversation

Montana House Rep. Zooey Zephyr's censure shows that American standards of political decorum are failing

A Montana District Court judge has rejected Democratic state Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s attempt to return to the House floor following Republican lawmakers’ moves that blocked her from entering or speaking in the House chamber at the end of April 2023.

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Rep. Dingell says she won't run for US Senate in Michigan

DETROIT — Michigan Democratic U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell said Tuesday she won't run for U.S. Senate for the seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow.

The Independent UK

Former US Rep. John Jenrette, jailed in Abscam scandal, dies

Former U.S. Rep. John Jenrette, who was convicted in the Abscam bribery scandal in the late 1970s, has died at age 86

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