The president plans to visit North Carolina later this week, and senators have made appeals for aid.
The president plans to travel to North Carolina this week, and senators have made appeals for help for the stricken region.
In other southern statehouses, it may mean the difference between a GOP supermajority and a Democratic minority able to meaningfully negotiate over legislation.
Traditional gerrymandering in Alabama made it difficult if not impossible for Black voters to enter political alliances with like-minded white voters. It doesn't mean Alabama is secretly Massachusetts, but fairer boundary lines put another congressional seat and maybe a few legislative ones in play.
Via @jemmakstephenson.bsky.social: The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that the August removals violated the National Voter Registration Act. The lawsuit follows one filed by voting rights groups.
The Department of Justice said state violated a portion of the National Voter Registration Act by removing voters 84 days from Election Day
My column this week. Immigration on balance is good and it's shameful that we're allowing false stories and paranoia to shape the conversation.
Editor @brianlyman.bsky.social writes that immigration to the United States is critical for our nation and economy, and that it's time to stop letting people with the most paranoid views of the issue set the terms of the debate.
Newcomers bring scores of benefits to Alabama and the nation. It's time for state politicians to stop demonizing them.
Facebook is fucking with political content again and my friends at @kansasreflector.com are on it
Facebook suspended of the League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County's page without giving the organization an explanation.
HB 35, sponsored by Rep. Russell Bedsole, R-Alabaster, would make survivors of volunteer firefighters eligible to receive state death benefits for first responders who perish in the line of duty.
The bill comes with several requirements, including a physical that volunteers must have before they are eligible for the benefit.
Via @jemmakstephenson.bsky.social: A new report found that the Alabama Legislature is the only one in the 50 states without mothers of school-age children serving.
The state is bucking recent growth trends in the numbers of mothers of young children serving in elected office.
My column this week. I got tired of the endless lies about immigrants and the most paranoid people shaping the conversation about immigration. It should be embraced for what it is: a vital, constructive force in our nation.
Newcomers bring scores of benefits to Alabama and the nation. It's time for state politicians to stop demonizing them.
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