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What lead up to the increase in tensions?
By 1935, Long's most recent consolidation of personal power led to talk of armed opposition from his enemies.
Opponents increasingly invoked.
Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?
The new laws further centralized Long's control over the state by creating several new Long-appointed state agencies.
What laws were implemented?
a state bond and tax board holding sole authority to approve all loans to parish and municipal governments, a new state printing board which could withhold .
Were there any other policies?
printing board which could withhold "official printer" status from uncooperative newspapers, a new board of election supervisors which would.
What would the new board of election supervisors do?
newspapers, a new board of election supervisors which would appoint all poll watchers, and a State Board of Censors.
They also stripped away.

Question: What did they strip away?
Self-contained rewrite: What did the new board of election supervisors strip away?