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A Mississippi Confederate monument covered for 4 years is moved
The Grenada City Council voted to move the monument in 2020, weeks after police killed George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Kentucky Governor takes action on Juneteenth holiday and against discrimination based on hairstyles
Legislation to make Juneteenth a Kentucky holiday was introduced this year by state Sen. Gerald Neal, the chamber’s top-ranking Democrat. It made no headway before the Session ended last month.
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In reversal, Virginia school board votes to restore Confederate names to 2 schools
Elections in 2023 significantly changed the school board’s makeup, with one board member writing in an op-ed for the Northern Virginia Daily that the results gave Shenandoah County ‘the first 100% conservative board since anyone can remember.’
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Kentucky Senate approves expanding access to paid family leave
If employers chose to offer the benefit, it would provide temporary wage replacement for workers who need to be away from work to care for a sick relative, bond with a newborn child or care for a relative in the military or is a first responder and was injured in the line of duty.
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Kentucky House backs giving lawmakers authority over statues in Capitol Rotunda
The bill comes nearly four years after a Jefferson Davis statue was removed from the ornate Capitol Rotunda — a popular place for rallies when the legislature is in Session.
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Donald Trump’s fate and an obscure section of the Constitution collide at Supreme Court
The justices will be dealing with a handful of legal issues that include whether Trump did, in fact, engage in insurrection and whether the presidency is covered by the constitutional provision at issue.
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Civil rights groups condemn ‘Soul Fest’ concerts at Georgia park with giant Confederate carving
The “Soul Fest” concert series is a way to ‘normalize and sanitize’ the hateful message of Stone Mountain Park.
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Ron DeSantis vows to ‘restore’ the name of Fort Bragg in North Carolina
The Governor promises to bring back the name of a controversial, failed Confederate leader.
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Mississippi bill filings: Medicaid, initiatives, elections
Legislators face deadlines later in the Session for bills dealing with budgets, taxes and borrowing.