“Black Louisianans deserve fair representation. The fight for racial justice and equality is far from over,” vowed one civil rights group. Civil rights advocates on Tuesday decried the U.S. Supreme Court’s reinstatement of Louisiana’s Republican-drawn congressional map, which a federal judge said will cause “irreparable harm” to Black voters in the 2022 midterm elections and likely […]
“Every few paragraphs of the majority opinion has another line that dismissively and casually cuts apart tribal independence that Native ancestors gave their lives for,” observed one Indigenous law professor. Indigenous leaders on Wednesday condemned a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows authorities in Oklahoma and other states to prosecute certain crimes on sovereign tribal land, […]
Known as America’s “Last Frontier,” Alaska conjures up thoughts of polar bears, subzero temperatures and expansive areas of little-explored terrain around the Arctic Circle. Alaska’s often harsh environment makes year-round living difficult at best, with some areas accessible only by boat or aircraft. The state is more than double the size of Texas with a […]
Reporting data for June 22-28, 2022 OVERVIEW – 3,660 new cases | 0 newly reported deaths | 87 hospitalizations | 29.1% of Alaskans 5+ boosted WEEKLY UPDATE – DHSS updates all COVID-19 dashboards weekly on Wednesdays. For the latest on COVID-19 in Alaska, read the DHSS weekly update and DHSS data summaries: dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/communications.aspx Notes: Layering protective measures, including vaccination, […]