Diverse states are more likely to pass voting restriction legislation
By Ryan Whirty Contributing Writer A new study by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University found significant evidence that racial resentment does play a large part in the ... Grain elevator tax deal could cost St. John Parish more than $200M over 30 years
By Joshua Rosenberg The Lens Government bodies in St. John the Baptist Parish are set to miss out on over $200 million in tax revenue as part of a tax-reduction agreement the ... New cruise trips in River Parishes, touted as economic boon, not happening anytime soon
By Joshua Rosenberg The Lens Local officials, a state senator, a top aide to Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser and a representative from a Connecticut-based cruise company stood on the west bank of ... Ensuring voting access for people with disabilities
By Benjamin Barber Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) — In the 2020 elections, turnout among voters with disabilities reached unprecedented numbers. According to the Program for Disability Research at Rutgers University ... NOLA Public Schools accuses KIPP of violating discipline policies, special education laws
By Marta Jewson The Lens The NOLA Public Schools district has accused KIPP New Orleans Schools, the city’s largest charter school operator, of suspending or expelling multiple students at three of its ... Heat waves create dire conditions for the South’s incarcerated
By Makaelah Walters Contributing Writer (Special from Facing South) – A new report from Texas A&M’s Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center and Texas Prisons Community Advocates (TPCA) found temperatures inside the state’s ... Federal officials declare a public health emergency for monkeypox
By Ariana Figueroa Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra announced on August 4, a public health emergency for the monkeypox virus, which means the ... How Medicare prescription drug coverage would change under U.S. Senate Democrats’ bill
By Jane Norman Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — A major spending bill from U.S. Senate Democrats would allow Medicare for the first time in its history to begin negotiating the prices of certain ... ‘Children are not little adults’ and need special protection during heat waves
By Emmarie Huetteman Contributing Writer (khn.org) – After more than a week of record-breaking temperatures across much of the country, public health experts are cautioning that children are more susceptible to heat ... Juvenile justice official suggests Louisiana prosecutors should charge more minors as adults
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) – A new administrator for the state Office of Juvenile Justice suggested Monday that Louisiana prosecutors need to consider charging more underage teenagers with adult crimes. ...
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