You don’t have to suffer to benefit from Covid vaccination — but some prefer it
By Arthur Allen Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — If you think vaccination is an ordeal now, consider the 18th-century version. After having pus from a smallpox boil scratched into your arm, ...
Biden administration taps New Orleans’ Beverly Wright for environmental justice committee
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Vulnerable poor or minority communities in New Orleans, southeast Louisiana and the Gulf Coast in general now have someone lobbying for them in Washington in the fight ... A look into how the Federal Reserve is increasing wealth inequality
By Allan Sloan and Cezary Podkul ProPublica Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the Federal Reserve has gotten plenty of kudos for moves that have helped stabilize the economy, kept house prices ... Bill that would have teachers cover ‘the good, the bad, the ugly’ of slavery gets slammed by La. lawmakers
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A bill that would have prevented public school teachers from teaching that either the U.S. or Louisiana “is fundamentally, institutionally, or systemically racist or sexist” ... The cop who killed Daunte Wright has been fired
(Special from Blackmans-Street.Today.com) — Mayor Mike Elliot of Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb, announced Tuesday that the police chief, a police officer, and the city manager had resigned following the ... Time to say goodbye to some insurers’ waivers for Covid treatment fees
By Julie Appleby Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — Just as other industries are rolling back some consumer-friendly changes made early in the pandemic — think empty middle seats ... Convention Center board votes to sue RTA over millions in recurring tax revenue
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens For years, the tourism industry received a cut of the RTA’s hotel taxes. The transit agency says the arrangement has impeded its efforts to improve service. Pollster: Appeals to progressives cost Carter-Peterson Congressional Race
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Some on the Progressive Democratic left in Louisiana have screamed that state Senator Troy Carter’s victory in the 2nd Congressional District race on April 24, 2021, ... Southern legislatures want new courts to rule on challenges to state laws
By Billy Corriher Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – Republican legislators in Tennessee and Texas are trying to create new courts to rule on lawsuits that challenge the bills they pass. ... Where do they go?
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Caron Nazario, Daunte Wright, Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Sandra Bland, LaQuan McDonald, Tamir Rice, John Crawford III, Michael Brown, and Elijah McClain comprise, ...
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By Arthur Allen Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — If you think vaccination is an ordeal now, consider the 18th-century version. After having pus from a smallpox boil scratched into your arm, ...
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Vulnerable poor or minority communities in New Orleans, southeast Louisiana and the Gulf Coast in general now have someone lobbying for them in Washington in the fight ... A look into how the Federal Reserve is increasing wealth inequality
By Allan Sloan and Cezary Podkul ProPublica Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the Federal Reserve has gotten plenty of kudos for moves that have helped stabilize the economy, kept house prices ... Bill that would have teachers cover ‘the good, the bad, the ugly’ of slavery gets slammed by La. lawmakers
By JC Canicosa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A bill that would have prevented public school teachers from teaching that either the U.S. or Louisiana “is fundamentally, institutionally, or systemically racist or sexist” ... The cop who killed Daunte Wright has been fired
(Special from Blackmans-Street.Today.com) — Mayor Mike Elliot of Brooklyn Center, a Minneapolis suburb, announced Tuesday that the police chief, a police officer, and the city manager had resigned following the ... Time to say goodbye to some insurers’ waivers for Covid treatment fees
By Julie Appleby Contributing Writer (Special from khn.org) — Just as other industries are rolling back some consumer-friendly changes made early in the pandemic — think empty middle seats ... Convention Center board votes to sue RTA over millions in recurring tax revenue
By Michael Isaac Stein The Lens For years, the tourism industry received a cut of the RTA’s hotel taxes. The transit agency says the arrangement has impeded its efforts to improve service. Pollster: Appeals to progressives cost Carter-Peterson Congressional Race
By Christopher Tidmore Contributing Writer Some on the Progressive Democratic left in Louisiana have screamed that state Senator Troy Carter’s victory in the 2nd Congressional District race on April 24, 2021, ... Southern legislatures want new courts to rule on challenges to state laws
By Billy Corriher Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – Republican legislators in Tennessee and Texas are trying to create new courts to rule on lawsuits that challenge the bills they pass. ... Where do they go?
By Dr. E. Faye Williams TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Caron Nazario, Daunte Wright, Rayshard Brooks, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Sandra Bland, LaQuan McDonald, Tamir Rice, John Crawford III, Michael Brown, and Elijah McClain comprise, ...
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