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Conservatives make inroads on Southern high courts
Billy CorriherConservatives won supreme court races across the South this week. The results could shift Kentucky’s high court to the right. The race for North Carolina chief justice is too close to...
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Addressing Black maternal mortality in the South
Elisha BrownNew initiatives underway in Southern states aim to reduce the region's alarming maternal mortality rates in the Black community.Human RightsPolitics
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Meet the South's next wave of voter mobilization groups
Elisha BrownInspired by the historic organizing work that's transformed Georgia politics over the past decade, nonprofits in the Carolinas, Louisiana, and Tennessee are taking their own unique...
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Southern legislatures want new courts to rule on challenges to state laws
Billy CorriherRepublican-controlled legislatures are restructuring the judicial branches in three Southern states in ways that could benefit the GOP and threaten judicial diversity. By contrast,...
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INSTITUTE INDEX: How Entergy thwarted energy resilience in Louisiana
Sue SturgisHurricane Ida's devastation of Louisiana's electric grid and the deadly power outages that resulted show the risk that highly centralized generation systems present in an era of increasingly...
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Ending harsh felony disenfranchisement laws in the South
Elisha BrownThough a lawsuit seeking to restore the voting rights of North Carolinians on probation or parole suffered setbacks in recent court rulings, the broader movement to re-enfranchise people...
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As voting rights lawsuit looms, Louisiana lawmakers consider adding high...
Billy CorriherVoting rights groups have challenged election districts for the Louisiana Supreme Court, which counts just one Black justice among its seven members. Legislators want to add new districts...
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Grassroots groups in the South's least-vaccinated states take on hesitancy
Elisha BrownAlabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi are among the states with the lowest vaccination rates. Grassroots organizations there are partnering with public health officials to battle...
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INSTITUTE INDEX: Rick Perry's oily plans for an authoritarian America
Sue SturgisA text sent to the Trump White House the day after the 2020 election outlining a strategy to have the Supreme Court decide the outcome of the presidential race reportedly came from the phone...
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VOICES: We can't rely on the courts to determine abortion access
Mary GonzálezMandie LandrySince a strict anti-abortion law went into effect in Texas in September, many Texans seeking abortion care have gone to Louisiana, even though that state also has severe...
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Dollar store workers organize in New Orleans
Jason KerzinskiThe U.S. dollar store industry is booming, but its workers struggle with low pay and dangerous working conditions. In New Orleans, they're organizing with help from Step Up Louisiana, a...
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