July 2024 Archive

Supreme Court overturns Chevron: Major blow to consumer protections and regulatory power
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer In a ruling that should make all Americans stop saying what the Supreme Court, those in power, or individuals seeking office and the presidency can’t do, ...
Funds for homeless shelter, housing for ex-incarcerated among Landry’s nonprofit budget vetoes
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Gov. Jeff Landry’s line-item vetoes from the state budget include money for a homeless shelter in Lafayette and housing for the formerly incarcerated in New ...
CNN faces blacklash for excluding Black-owned media from Biden-Trump debate
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — CNN has come under fire for denying media credentials to every Black-owned media entity, including those based in Atlanta, for the presidential debate ...
The cost of the American Dream jumped 47% since 2020
By Charlene Crowell Contributing Writer Regardless of race, income, or geography, every family needs and deserves a place to call home. It’s a place not only for shelter from life’s many storms; ...
La. broadband office earns top ranking for managing Biden infrastructure money
By Wesley Muller Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Louisiana’s broadband office is ranked best in the nation alongside Idaho for its handling of federal broadband subsidies, according to the right-leaning think tank American ...
US Congress ‘has a role to play’ in setting national voting rights standards
By Mark Hedin Contributing Writer (Ethnic News Media) — A series of contradictory rulings by the Supreme Court in cases involving redistricting highlight the need for Congress to set national voting rights ...
Surgeon General declares gun violence ‘a Public Health Crisis’
By Rachana Pradhan and Fred Clasen-Kelly Contributing Writers (kffhealthnews.org) — U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy declared firearm violence a public health crisis, as gun deaths and injuries punctuate daily life in America.
Landry cuts state money from Catholic Charities
By Julie O’Donoghue Contributing Writer (lailluminator.com) — Gov. Jeff Landry cut $1 million in state funding from the largest homeless shelter in Lafayette because of the help its operator, Catholic Charities of ...
Federal Judge halts Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan
By Stacy M. Brown Contributing Writer (NNPA Newswire) — President Joe Biden’s ongoing efforts to alleviate the burden of student loan debt have hit another significant obstacle. U.S. District Judge John ...
Black athletes are Black men and women first
By David W. Marshall TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist During a recent Fox Sports pregame show appearance, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson was asked about his return to Birmingham, Alabama’s Rickwood Field, ...

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