May 2022 Archive
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Questioning coroners and a paramedic, Louisiana lawmakers on the special committee investigating the Ronald Greene case learned some new details about the 49-year-old’s death in ... La. House set to debate bill that would prevent discrimination in housing for the formerly incarcerated
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer State legislation designed to protect formerly incarcerated people from discrimination when searching for post-release housing is scheduled for debate on the state House floor on May 9. New Orleans launches guaranteed income program for at-risk youths
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer Dozens of young adults in New Orleans will receive $350 payments each month under a program launched last week by Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s Office of Youth and ... Louisiana lawmakers could limit solitary confinement for teens following alarming revelations
By Annie Waldman, Beth Schartzapfel and Erin Einhorn ProPublica An investigation by ProPublica, NBC News and The Marshall Project found that youth in a Louisiana were held in solitary around the clock ... First Black woman named as White House Press Secretary
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — Karine Jean-Pierre, whose long career in Democratic communications led her to the podium last year as the second Black woman to hold a ... Louisiana lawmakers target local voting rules with proposed amendment
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Local governments in Louisiana would be prohibited from making their own voter registration rules under a constitutional amendment that was advanced Wednesday in the Legislature. Medicare Surprise: Drug Plan prices touted during Open Enrollment can rise within a month
By Susan Jaffe Contributing Writer (khn.org) — Something strange happened between the time Linda Griffith signed up for a new Medicare prescription drug plan during last fall’s enrollment period and when she ... Mother and daughter duo graduate from Grambling
By Nayita Wilson Contributing Writer A mother-daughter duo from Monroe, La. will graduate from Grambling State University on May 12. The shared milestone highlights the perseverance of Suzzon Jiles and her daughter ... A new dream team of federal judges
By Ben Jealous TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist Something amazing just happened in the U.S. Capitol. On one day, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a confirmation hearing for five extraordinary women of color who have been ... How dare they?
U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito’s “leaked” opinion, which will technically overturn Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey – precedents that protect a woman’s right to an ...
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