GOP lawmakers invoke ‘precedent’ to stall on 2nd Black congressional district

A proposed Louisiana congressional map with two majority Black districts failed to advance Thursday from a state Senate committee after Republicans insisted on honoring a procedural tradition of letting the bill lay over for 24 hours.  The time element is critical because the Legislature faces a federal judge’s Monday deadline to approve such a map … Continue reading GOP lawmakers invoke ‘precedent’ to stall on 2nd Black congressional district