The Alabama Republican Party is closing ranks, shrinking the bubble, and using Kay Ivey as a villain. It will end badly. By Josh Moon How small are you willing to…
View More Opinion | The Alabama Republican Party seems determined to kill itself
Category: Local
Opinion | The lie will not die quietly—neither should we
If greatness means silencing truth, punishing science, and rewriting history to comfort the powerful, then what they seek isn’t greatness. It’s destruction. By Bill Britt When a president fires a…
View More Opinion | The lie will not die quietly—neither should we
The Mental Health Plan In Alabama Sucks. Aderholt Where Do You Stand?
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…
View More The Mental Health Plan In Alabama Sucks. Aderholt Where Do You Stand?
Report: Alabama law strips voting rights from Black citizens disproportionately
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 Interview: Robert Hunter
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…
View More Candidate Interview: Robert Hunter
On This Day: July 15, 1954, U.S. Government Stages Mass Deportations…
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…
Advocacy orgs demand changes to parole release guidelines
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…
View More Advocacy orgs demand changes to parole release guidelines
Legal Defense Fund calls for voter rights 12 years after Shelby v. Holder
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
Opinion | Alabama Parole Board Chair must follow same laws she applies to others
“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
Alabama schools to lose $68 million in federal grants under Trump freeze
By: Anna Barrett President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze nearly $7 billion in congressional-approved grants for personnel and after-school programs means Alabama schools will lose $68 million. “These are programs already…
View More Alabama schools to lose $68 million in federal grants under Trump freeze