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CD-5 Democratic candidate's LGBTQ town hall draws dismal crowd in Huntsville

Jeremy Devito of Athens, a self-proclaimed progressive and "proud member" of the terrorist organization Antifa, promoted "A Town Hall for Y’all of Us" on his campaign social media account with little public interaction.

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Mobile County head football coach on leave amid recruitment investigation

The Mobile County Public School System (MCPSS) has placed the Mary G. Montgomery head football coach on leave.

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Former Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson voices support for State Senate candidate Doug Harwell

The Doug Harwell for Alabama Senate District 34 campaign announced an endorsement by former Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson.

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‘The fight is not over’ — Protesters rail against state’s redistricting efforts as special session kicks off

Representatives from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Southern Poverty Law Center and other civil rights organizations across the state converged on the Montgomery State House to protest as lawmakers started the process of potentially redrawing the state’s Congressional map.

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State Sen. Chris Elliott files bill allowing for option of redistricting special elections

State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) filed legislation on Tuesday on the first day of a special session to give Alabama the option to call a special election for two Montgomery-area State Senate districts later this year. 

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Ledbetter rejects racial framing of redistricting fight – ‘I don’t know that all Democrats are black voters’

Minutes after the Alabama House of Representatives adjourned for the first day of the recently called special session to address the state’s congressional map, House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) spoke about his expectations moving forward and addressed speculation surrounding the legislature’s actions.

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Shomari Figures calls redistricting push a ‘race to the bottom’ by Trump to ‘rig’ midterms

As the Alabama Legislature convenes in special session this week to address the state's congressional map, U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) said the push for redistricting is President Donald Trump's way of tipping the midterm elections in Republicans' favor.

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'The second coming of Reconstruction': Smitherman warns poll tax, Jim Crow-era voter suppression tactics to return to Alabama without VRA's Section 2 protections

As the Alabama Legislature is gathering in Montgomery for a special session to address the potential fallout of the Louisiana v. Callais U.S. Supreme Court decision, State Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham) has a bleak view of what lies ahead.

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Pine Rest Funeral Home manager out amid headstone complaints

Leadership changes have taken place at Pine Rest Funeral Home and Memorial Park in Foley, following complaints from customers who said they paid for headstones they never received.

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Huntsville transgender candidate Allison Montgomery faces long odds in Alabama House District 25 election

A liberal, transgender candidate running for Alabama House District 25 is facing steep odds in his campaign to unseat Republican incumbent State Rep. Phillip Rigsby (R-Huntsville).

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'Poised to further dilute black voting power': NAACP leading demonstrations as redistricting session begins in Montgomery

As lawmakers converge at the Montgomery State House to prepare to address the state’s congressional maps, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is mobilizing citizens to the Capitol to “demand fair representation” in the proposed redistricting process.

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Author of Alabama police officer training claims copyright infringement by U.S. Army

An Alabama man filed a copyright infringement claim after he said his life’s work was stolen by the U.S. Army.

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‘Helps Alabama grow the right way’ — Wahl pushes to make state grocery tax cut permanent

As the state kicks off its two-month-long grocery tax holiday, former Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl, a candidate for lieutenant governor, is calling for the state to make the cut permanent.

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Space Science Exhibit Commission audit identifies several instances of noncompliance with state laws, regulations

According to the department, the financial examination was used to determine if public officers, agents, and employees with the Space Science Exhibit Commission and the Space Science Exhibit Finance Authority were properly and lawfully accounting for all money and other public assets.

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Birmingham-Hoover tops list of places for college grads to get a job

The results are in, and according to a new survey Birmingham-Hoover is the top place in the country for college graduates to land a job.

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AG Marshall files emergency motion with appeals court to vacate or stay State Senate redistricting injunctions ahead of upcoming primary

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall filed an emergency motion on Monday with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to vacate or stay district court injunctions blocking Alabama from using its 2021 map for State Senate districts. 

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Justice Will Sellers: 100 years of Miles Davis

A hundred years after his birth, Davis remains not just a towering figure in jazz, but a symbol of creative evolution itself. Miles Davis and jazz are synonymous. 

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‘It’s all about standing strong’: College Republicans inspire Wiregrass students

On Sunday, Wiregrass Republican Youth Outreach, a program of the Wiregrass Republican Women’s Club, hosted a panel for representatives from the University of Alabama College Republicans and College Republicans at Auburn at the Enterprise Country Club, who discussed how students can get involved in conservative politics.

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Allen Mendenhall: The Strait that cleared its throat

America is now the world’s largest LNG exporter. We have the resource, the infrastructure, and the comparative advantage. The only serious obstacle to full energy independence has been a regulatory environment so burdened by environmental restrictions that it has, at times, made it easier to import energy than to produce it at home.

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Body of Grand Bay man recovered after fall from pier

Several days after a man fell from the Cedar Point Pier, his body was recovered.

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‘The time for action has arrived’ — River Region Minority Republican group backs redistricting special session  

The River Region Minority Republicans (RRMR), an area chapter of the Alabama Minority Republicans and Alabama Republican Party affiliate, recently gave a full-throated endorsement of the state’s upcoming efforts to redraw congressional lines.

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Charter School Commission to consider Magic City Acceptance Academy expansion, five new school applications

The Alabama Charter School Commission will meet Monday with its two newest members, State Rep. Terri Collins (R-Decatur) and Terry Lathan, as it considers five new charter school applications and four contract amendments.

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Moore pushes for Senate action on SAVE Act; Says voter fraud not as 'rampant' in Alabama

Like many Republican lawmakers, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore is still pushing for the U.S. Senate to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, even if it means ending the filibuster to do so.

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Weekend Recap: No. 6 Auburn baseball secures 2-1 series win over No. 7 Texas A&M 

In its third of five straight series against top-10 opponents, No. 6 Auburn baseball won its fifth straight SEC series, taking the first two games from No. 7 Texas A&M at Blue Bell Park.

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Ashley Carter: What we owe ourselves in election season

We have an election coming up, so show up and vote, and take time to encourage those who desire true change to do the same thing.

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Southern hospitality at its finest: Elegant Lakewood offers unique Black Belt experience

Alabama’s Black Belt is rich in culture and history. Now, thanks to one local family, visitors can experience that history up close and in real time.

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'Bald-faced lies': Jay Mitchell demands retraction from Katherine Robertson for ‘defamatory’ claims

Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice and attorney general candidate Jay Mitchell has called for a retraction of accusations from one of his Republican primary opponents, Katherine Robertson, after campaign advertisements he claims are defamatory and false.

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