Elon Musk is shaking up the federal workforce, and reaction is split down party lines. Here’s Andrew Greenstein.
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Health officials are on alert as the worst U.S. measles outbreak in decades spreads in Texas and New Mexico. That’s according to Louisiana Surgeon General Ralph Abraham who’s urging those who haven’t yet to get the measles vaccine, calling it the best protection.
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A new federal lawsuit has been filed, aiming to stop Louisiana from using lethal gas as a method of executing death row inmates. The Promise of Justice Initiative filed the lawsuit on behalf of Jessie Hoffman, who’s set to be executed via nitrogen hypoxia on March 18th for abducting, raping and killing a woman in 1996. Executive Director Samantha Kennedy says nitrogen hypoxia is an unconstitutional method of execution.
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Attorney General Liz Murrill says the Promise of Justice Initiative has an uphill climb in its quest to stop the state from using nitrogen hypoxia, since it has not identified an alternate method.