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You’re listening to Red River Radio News.
Good morning, I’m Jeff Ferrell.
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U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana has introduced a bill to require all states to hold open primaries for federal offices.
Louisiana Public Radio’s Jocelyn Burgess reports:
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“Cassidy wants every state to open federal primary elections to voters outside the major parties. His bill would let voters participate in party primaries for Congress, regardless of political affiliation. It would also require photo ID to vote in federal elections and limit when states can redraw congressional districts. Cassidy says independent voters make up a large share of the electorate and should have more influence over which candidates advance. The proposal comes after Louisiana began using closed-party primaries for some offices this year - a change Cassidy opposed.”
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A television ad from Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders about Medicaid work requirements is now gaining national attention.
AP Correspondent Julie Walker reports:
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“A new ad from Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders portrays an unemployed moocher as a young white gamer, upsetting some conservative commentators.” GOV. SANDERS: “Brad has turned relaxing into a full-time profession. But you, you actually work hard. You pay taxes to cover welfare for guys like Brad.” REPORTER: “The video was about Medicaid, not welfare. And most Medicaid recipients in Arkansas are white. Still, social media was flooded with those bringing up the ‘Welfare Queen’ trope, saying the ad should feature a Black woman instead of a White man. Ange Marie Hancock, who wrote, “The Politics of Disgust: The Public Identity of the Welfare Queen" says that trope is: ANGE MARIE HANCOCK/AUTHOR: “Chronically accessible in both, kind of the culture, you know, popular culture and political discourse. But it’s also chronically accessible in voters’ minds.” Huckabee is running for reelection. I’m Julie Walker.”
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The Red River Revel will celebrate its 50th anniversary when the gates open tomorrow in downtown Shreveport. And Revel 50 will feature a fireworks and drone show at 10 p.m. Thursday night – to end day 1.
This 8-day event, over the next two weekends, typically attracts up to 65-thousand visitors.. and will feature 90 visual artists, at least 63 headline musical acts - and food, lots of food.
The Revel will also partner with AT&T to welcome more than 5,000 students from Caddo and Bossier Parishes for the 50th Arts Education Week, October 12th thru the 16th.
That includes every 4th grade class in both parishes.
Revel Executive Director Logan Lewis says this event has literally been woven into the very fabric of the local community. Case in point:
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“It’s so cool to me that now, like just depending on, you know, if you had a child when you were young, you know, there are cases where we do have actually third generation fourth graders now coming to the festival where, you know, a fourth grader came in the very beginning, then their child came, and now the grandchild (laugh) is also coming. It’s really, It’s really cool. I think that’s the kind of thing that, I always say this, that it binds the community together.”
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Lewis says The revel will feature more locally connected musical acts in the second week. And we’ll have live reports Thursday and Friday from Festival plaza in downtown Shreveport.
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The National Weather Service in Shreveport is calling for:
* A warming end to finish out our work week.. with sunny skies and a high near 89 today.
* Tomorrow & Friday: that high ticks up a degree to 90.
* By the weekend, change is in store, with the return of a chance of showers and thunderstorms, and a high near 84 Saturday & 88 Sunday:
* The tropical disturbance across the southern Gulf has now become Tropical Storm Isaias. The storm is forecast to move east northeast and on this track. Some rain is still in the forecast for late Friday into Saturday.
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