Stephanie Grace

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.

2 months 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.

2 months 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.

2 months 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.

2 months ago | wwno.org | Bob Pavlovich |Stephanie Grace

It’s Thursday and that means it’s time to catch up on the week in politics with The Times-Picayune/The Advocate’s editorial director and columnist, Stephanie Grace. We learn how the New Orleans City Council is aiming to restrict the travel of Mayor LaToya Cantrell, and how she’s pushing back. The recent severe weather and January’s heavy snowfall shed light on an ongoing problem: a lack of adequate parking for long-haul truck drivers.