Stephanie Grace

3 weeks ago | nola.com | Stephanie Grace

There are all kinds of ways to measure the vast changes in the Department of Justice since Donald Trump returned to the White House, two former New Orleans-based U.S. Attorneys said last week. One is to consider how the administration has quashed the agency’s traditional independence from political forces.

1 month ago | wwno.org | Bob Pavlovich |Stephanie Grace

It’s Thursday, and that means it’s time for our week in Politics with the Editorial Director and Columnist for the Times-Picayune/The Advocate, Stephanie Grace. Today she gives us a preview of the upcoming state legislative session and Gov. Landry’s agenda. Earlier this week, a run of “Hamilton” began at the Saenger Theatre in New Orleans. The Tony Award-winning musical tells the story of the founding of the United States with a cast made up almost entirely of people of color.

1 month ago | nola.com | Stephanie Grace

We’ve all heard the language those backing the ongoing, reckless purge of the federal workforce are using to justify their actions: Government employees are nothing but bureaucrats, or worse, deep-state saboteurs of the politicians who trash them. Government is rife with not just waste but fraud and abuse — the latter two of which are firing offenses if actually proven, which those throwing around this phrase rarely even try to do.

1 month ago | nola.com | Stephanie Grace

There aren’t too many forces powerful enough to break through the partisan gridlock in Washington, D.C., but maybe here’s one: motherhood. This possibility could wind up handing House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton, a notable loss at the hands of one of the GOP’s truest believing Trumpers. The member in question is a Florida representative named Anna Paulina Luna, who gave birth in 2023 and was unable to attend key votes in person, as the rules require, due to subsequent complications.

1 month ago | wwno.org | Bob Pavlovich |Stephanie Grace

It’s Thursday, and The Times Picayune/the Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace is here to talk politics. Today we discuss the New Orleans mayor’s race, and the news that Oliver Thomas – New Orleans city council member who once pleaded guilty to bribery charges and served in federal prison – is officially a candidate. Universities have grown increasingly close to the oil and gas industry, and LSU is no exception.