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Donald Trump’s political operation, spending heavily on legal expenses, starts 2024 with $42M
Though Trump is the Republican frontrunner, he does not enjoy many of the same fundraising advantages as President Joe Biden.
Daily Archives: February 2, 2024
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Tennessee’s strict abortion ban is under pressure, but change is unlikely under GOP control
With no ability to put the issue on a statewide ballot initiative — a method that to date has been successful elsewhere for reproductive rights advocates — Democrats face an uphill battle in convincing their conservative colleagues to drastically change the abortion ban.
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Mississippi Republican Governor again calls for phasing out personal income tax in his budget plan
‘Eliminating the income tax does not require cutting expenditures or raising taxes in other areas.’
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Mississippi House passes bill to legalize online sports betting
Across the U.S. each year, illegal betting sites see about $64 billion in wagers. Mississippi makes up 5% of that market, which is about $3 billion in illegal bets.
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Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines. Could they upend voting across the country?
‘This effort risks disenfranchising Mississippi voters, but we don’t want that to also be precedent for other states.’
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A lawsuit seeks to block Louisiana’s new congressional map that has 2nd mostly Black district
Louisiana’s Legislature drew a new map in 2022 that was challenged by voting rights advocates because only one of six U.S. House maps was majority Black, even though the state population is roughly one-third Black.
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South Carolina to provide free gun training classes under open carry bill passed by state Senate
Traditional gun-free zones like hospitals, schools and the Statehouse would remain as well as businesses that choose to ban weapons.
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Nikki Haley insists she’s staying in the GOP race. Here’s how that could cause problems for Donald Trump
‘People need to start coming together and working together. But right now, none of that is happening because she’s still out there stoking the anti-Trump fire.’
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Democrats in South Carolina must work harder than ever to survive in an era of Republican domination
Districts are drawn so the GOP can dominate. When Republicans see a chance to win local races, they send party leaders and volunteers in waves.
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Nikki Haley has called out prejudice but rejected systemic racism throughout her career
Haley’s approach has drawn bipartisan criticism at times, particularly after a December town hall when Haley refused to say slavery had been a cause of the Civil War.