Elon Musk now has access to a Treasury unit called the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which disburses trillions in payments each year, including Social Security checks and federal salaries. There’s…
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Alabama Keeps Black Prisoners for Low-Wage Jobs
‘Easily Exploited’: Alabama Conspiring to Keep Black Prisoners Locked Up In Effort to Keep Them Working Low-Wage Jobs For a ‘Lucrative Profit-Making Engine’, Lawsuits Argue By Jill Jordan Sieder A year…
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Woman found dead in Alabama jail just days after being detained
The nature of Washington’s death has not yet been made public. By Alex Jobin Recently, Leanna Washington, 36, of LaGrange, Georgia was found dead in the James Morgan County Detention…
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Justice at a cost: Panel explores burden of Alabama’s fines and fees
Alabama’s reliance on fees and fines in the justice system creates a vicious cycle for those with the inability to pay, experts said. By Jacob Holmes Alabama’s reliance on fees…
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Changes Coming To Alabama Education
In 2013, the Alabama State Legislature passed the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA) and amended it in 2015, establishing a statewide scholarship program for low income students to attend public or…
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“BLACK HISTORY: TELL IT LIKE IT WAS”
“BLACK HISTORY: THE LOWS/ HIGHS, THE BAD/GOOD, LEARN, REFLECT, TELL IT LIKE IT WAS & IS” This is a painful yet a ‘must acknowledgment’ of our history (American History). Too…
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Babies Are Dying In Alabama
By Lynda Kirkpatrick After the Dobb’s decision that overturned Roe v Wade, our elected officials in Alabama were all over the media making promises to more funding for prenatal care…
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Sen. Coleman pre-files bills to combat excessive use of force by police
By Alex Jobin SB-16 would prohibit officers from using the four-point restraint, also known as the hog-tie position. This week, state Sen. Merika Coleman, D-Birmingham, pre-filed several bills for the…
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Opinion | America has trouble coming
A government operated by the worst, most incompetent people results in the worst, most incompetent government. Just ask Alabama. By Josh Moon The guy he wanted for AG is a…
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Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
Alabama’s Medicaid expansion reluctance worsens financial strain, leaving over a dozen hospitals at risk, especially in rural areas facing operational challenges. By Bill Britt Rural hospitals are vanishing from America’s…
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