Krysti Shallenberger

Now: @EnergyandPolicy Formerly: @Sunrun, @AKEnergyDesk, @KYUKNews, @UtilityDive & @EENewsUpdates.

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Texas barbecue joints are closing due to skyrocketing beef prices, particularly brisket, which is a staple on the menus. Inflation, tariffs and labor shortages all play a role.

Even the state's most celebrated restaurants are struggling to remain open. https://t.co/l2lYkI1tg2

[Krysti Shallenberger @klshall]

My latest recap on primary election results for utility regulators in the Southeast - especially my home state of Alabama. It was...not great if you are an incumbent overseeing rate increases: https://t.co/5HSXLRfyRZ

[Krysti Shallenberger @klshall]

But the BoOkS!

[Tallahassee Democrat @TDOnline]

Florida ranked last for academic growth in reading amid a nationwide "learning recession." https://t.co/nTRhjmAm5S

[Jenna Johnson @Jenna_DC]

SCOOP: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told travel executives that he’s serious about curbing international flights to U.S. airports in cities with “sanctuary” policies, which could force airlines to re-route and inflict economic pain, @NickMiroff reports. https://t.co/CKa5W3aWyY

[R.L. Stollar @RLStollar]

"The victim was previously homeschooled, but started attending school, where staff became suspicious of possible abuse."

https://t.co/mRbIVWfbx7

[Jacob Rubashkin @JacobRubashkin]

Safe to say there’s a prevailing “You break it, you buy it” sentiment among GOP strategists toward Trump-world when it comes to Paxton. Somebody is going to have to put up the money to keep Texas red, and a lot of eyes are going to turn to the $350 million in MAGA Inc.

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: The Trump administration announces a $1.7 billion fund to compensate prosecuted allies after dropping a lawsuit against the IRS. https://t.co/2kh5VINHpl

[🎄 Stephie Jay hoe era 🇲🇽 🇱🇧 @StephieTheLefty]

Just for the record, Rehnquist's SCOTUS ruled in 2002 that these kinds of clauses and disqualification based on candidates voicing their beliefs was unconstitutional.

A conservative majority ruled this, with Clarence Thomas in favor!

[Krysti Shallenberger @klshall]

This x 100. More Alabamians are identifying as independent. Conservative leaning but completely fed up with the Alabama GOP. People are feeling disconnected and apathetic about their politicians.

[Zaid Jilani @ZaidJilani]

That’s because they’re the new swing voters. Working class minorities don’t feel super attached to either the Democrats or Republicans.

[ProPublica @propublica]

Despite having an office of hundreds of attorneys, Ken Paxton has frequently opted for private lawyers — many to whom he has personal or political ties — to argue on behalf of Texas.

One attorney cost taxpayers more than $24,000 for a day’s work.
https://t.co/URkBQ11C8n

[Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1]

BREAKING:

It's official. The Trump DOJ just confirmed the creation of a $1.776 billion slush fund that can be used to pay Trump allies who claim they've been wrongfully targeted by the Biden admin's ‘weaponization' — including, reportedly, Jan. 6 insurrectionists.

[WBIR Channel 10 @wbir]

'ROOTS' BANNED | The Pulitzer Prize winner that sparked nationwide interest in genealogy and aired to 130 million TV viewers is now banned from Knox County school libraries.
Details: https://t.co/Q943CpabtC

[Krysti Shallenberger @klshall]

Well well well. Ban so many books but your kids can't read. #priorities.

[Holly Bullard @HollyBullardFL]

“While some states made post-pandemic gains in reading, Florida students' reading ability declined the MOST (of any state) in the last four years.”

From 2022-2026, Florida:
-banned more books than any other state
-grew its unaccountable private voucher program to largest in US

[Justin J. Pearson @Justinjpearson]

Speaker of the TN House Cameron Sexton just removed me and every Democrat — and therefore every Black elected official in the state legislature from any committee we served on.

This move strips nearly 2 million Tennesseans from the representation they deserve in TN state leg.

[Todd Stacy @toddcstacy]

Wasting no time, @GovernorKayIvey has called a special primary election for the AL-1, AL-2, AL-6 & AL-7 under the legislatively-enacted map from 2023. Those are the districts that changed back.

Election will be Tuesday, August 11. No runoff.

#alpolitics

[John Archibald @JohnArchibald]

A sad, telling day in Alabama.

https://t.co/HRFxraUK30

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

Alabama asked the Supreme Court for permission to abandon court-ordered maps and go back to using ones the Court ruled were in violation of the Voting Rights Act, just three years ago, in the wake of Callais. Today, the Supreme Court said yes. https://t.co/5k2Wu1FvZs

[Kate Riga @Kate_Riga24]

In short - SCOTUS is allowing Alabama to use a map which was found to intentionally dilute Black voters because...who knows. Majority does not bother to explain its reasoning after Alito *insisted* Callais didnt affect this case, b/c it involved an additional constitutional claim

[The Election Center @ElectionCenter_]

The Supreme Court just tossed out any claim, what ever dubious ones remained, of legitimacy out the window. They literally ruled that Alabama violated the VRA and ordered a second district be drawn. Now they’re overturning their own decision for what reason you ask? Because they felt like it.

[Wendell Pierce @WendellPierce]

THERE’S BLOOD ON THAT BALLOT BOX 🔥