By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
Good Monday morning. Let’s get you caught up on news after the holiday weekend.
By Ralph Chapoco
Two federal court rulings earlier this month that barred Alabama from carrying out nitrogen gas executions could echo beyond its borders, say experts. The Louisiana lawmaker who sponsored a 2024 bill adding nitrogen gas and electrocution the state’s execution methods said if nitrogen hypoxia is fond unconstitutional, officials will explore alternatives.
Our latest podcast episode explores Louisiana’s high rate of domestic violence incidents that turn fatal. The leader of an umbrella organization that provides services to survivors explains why it’s not easy for many of them to just leave a harmful situation. Click on the logo above to listen.
Three education advocates filed a lawsuit to block Gov. Jeff Landry and other state officials from cutting funds for K-12 school operations in order to give out another round of teacher pay stipends. (Wes Muller/LAI)
By Julie O’Donoghue
A Baton Rouge judge said the Gov. Jeff Landry’s proposal to move $168 million from public school operations to preserve teacher and school staff pay stipends could be “manifestly unconstitutional.” State lawmakers face a 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline to approve on the plan, although the lawsuit before the judge has called that process into question.
Open Democracy has spent several years working to improve the registration rate among 18-year-olds. (Will Steinfeld/NH Bulletin)
By Jonathan Shorman
American teens are driving less than in previous decades, prompting civic advocates to warn that fewer young people may register to vote. Yet at least one state offers insight into how civic groups can work around a lack of registration opportunities to ensure young people can register, as well as the challenges that remain.
By Eva Tesfaye, WWNO-FM
Natural Resources Conservation Service offices across the country, including the one in New Orleans, were impacted by the Trump administration’s sweeping federal cuts. The service lost more than 2,500 employees in the first six months of last year. More cuts could be coming.
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