In the State of Alabama, over 200,000 adults experience a serious mental illness each year, with a large percentage of these people needing but not receiving treatment. One big reason…
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A New report shows Black Alabamians face greater odds of losing and not regaining voting rights under state felony laws. By Bill Britt A new report from Return My Vote, a…
View More Report: Alabama law strips voting rights from Black citizens disproportionately
Candidate for Alabama House District 28 Interviewed by The Reporter Monthly www.vote4roberthunter.com 1. Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Robert Hunter. I’m a lifelong resident of District…
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By Jennie McBride When I was in elementary school reciting the Pledge of Allegiance every morning, I never thought about masked men roaming our streets and taking away children like…
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On This Day: July 15, 1954 U.S. Government Stages Mass Deportations in the American Southwest On July 15, 1954, at the direction of U.S. Attorney General Herbert Brownell and under…
View More On This Day: July 15, 1954, U.S. Government Stages Mass Deportations…
Medically Reviewed by Zilpah Sheikh, MD It Hurts Your Heart Scientists first noticed something was up in a study that compared two similar groups: transit drivers, who sit most of the…
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The groups argue that the guidelines should only punish instigators of prison violence, among other changes. By Jacob Holmes . Four Alabama advocacy organizations joined forces to demand changes to…
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With preclearance ruled unconstitutional, Alabama quickly returned to drawing district lines that deprived Black voters of political power. By Jacob Holmes Recently marked 12 years since the U.S. Supreme Court…
View More Legal Defense Fund calls for voter rights 12 years after Shelby v. Holder
“If my clients can spend decades behind bars for violating the law, then so should the people deciding their fates when they break it themselves.” By Lauren Faraino I spend…
View More Opinion | Alabama Parole Board Chair must follow same laws she applies to others
Those of us who follow Alabama politics had been awaiting late May like kids waiting for Santa Claus at Christmas. By Steve Flowers We knew May 19 would be the…
View More Opinion | The races are on—big questions answered