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Derek Babcock
Coverage of Derek Babcock in the Nexus archive.
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- ‘LaPolitics’: Party primary system likely headed back to Legislature
Louisiana's Republican registration surpassed Democrats in June, partly due to the new party primary system for certain offices. The system caused voter and poll worker confusion, but elections in May and June ran smoothly. Legislators may revisit the system next year, with potential bills to revert to open primaries or expand party primaries to more offices.
- Roundup: GOP registration / US job growth / Lawsuit against Google
The Louisiana Republican Party surpassed Democrats in registered voters for the first time in modern history, while U.S. private employers added 98,000 jobs in June, and a Swedish court ordered Google to pay $1.97 billion to Klarna’s PriceRunner unit over antitrust violations.