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Evan Mealins

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Evan Mealins

Evan Mealins is a reporting intern at the Alabama Political Reporter and student at Auburn University working toward a B.A. in media studies. You can follow him on Twitter @EvanMealins or email him at [email protected].

News / Elections / State

Civic Engagement Summit to be held in Birmingham

The national leadership development program Young People For is holding a Civic Engagement Summit in Birmingham from August 30 to September 1 to focus on how young people can make a difference through participating in elections. At the summit, the group will set a “collective 2030 vision” for access to voting and the court system. … Continued
August 16, 2019

Navy Shipbuilding Gulf Coast changes command

The Navy announced on Monday that Capt. Nathan A. Schneider has relieved Capt. Brian D. Lawrence as the Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair Gulf Coast. Schneider came to the Navy command a year ago as the executive officer for SSGC. His new position supervises private shipyards in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. “SUPSHIP Gulf Coast, … Continued
August 15, 2019

UAB receives grant to promote gender equity among faculty

The University of Alabama at Birmingham received a $1.25 million ADVANCE grant from the National Science Foundation. The three-year grant is given to the university’s Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The grant is designed to advance gender equity for UAB faculty in the science, technology, engineering and math fields, building … Continued
August 13, 2019

Alabama Arise denounces white nationalism in response to escalating violence

On Friday, the nonprofit coalition Alabama Arise made a blog post regarding racial prejudice and white supremacy. Alabama Arise is a nonprofit coalition of organizations, congregations and individuals across the state that promote for state policies to improve the lives of low-income Alabamians. Alabama Arise denounced white supremacy and white nationalism in the coalition’s blog … Continued
August 12, 2019

Merrill appointed to leadership role in National Association of Secretaries of State

Secretary of State John Merrill was chosen to be a co-chair of the International Relations Committee for the National Association of Secretaries of State.  The announcement of Committee Co-Chairs for the 2019-2020 term came after the organization’s 2019 Summer Conference held in early July. Merrill will be serving alongside Secretary of State Tahesha Way, D-New … Continued
August 9, 2019

Brenda Tuck chosen as Alabama’s first rural development manager

On Monday, Department of Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield announced that Brenda Tuck has been hired as Alabama’s first rural development manager to assist rural communities in better competing for job-creating projects. Tuck has experience working on economic development in Alabama. She previously served as Regional Workforce Liaison for the Department of Commerce’s Workforce Development Division … Continued
August 8, 2019

Ivey reschedules Toll Authority meeting to October 7

On Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced in a letter to the Alabama Toll Road, Bridge and Tunnel Authority that the group’s next public meeting has been rescheduled to October 7th at 1:30 p.m. Ivey had earlier this week scheduled the meeting for September 17th at 1:30 p.m. before it came to the attention of Ivey’s … Continued
August 7, 2019

Medicaid work requirements struck down for NH, still pending for Alabama

On July 29 of this year, a federal judge struck down New Hampshire’s Medicaid work requirements. In 2018, Alabama proposed a Section 1115 Medicaid waiver to the federal government to institute similar work requirements.  Alabama’s work requirements have yet to receive necessary federal approval to and have thus not been put into practice, unlike New … Continued
August 7, 2019

The impact of the ADA 29 years after its passing

Twenty-nine years ago in late July, President George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act to tear down barriers excluding millions of Americans from American life. The law’s signing was the fruit of the hard work, activism and protest of thousands of Americans with disabilities. The historic law prohibits discrimination against individuals … Continued
August 1, 2019

New survey shows how journalists gather and share the news

Our means of sharing and receiving information is constantly changing as the media landscape evolves. Twitter has cemented itself as a home for political discourse, where elected officials and celebrities can instantly reach the public to share their latest opinions and personal news, as well as the site that journalists spend most of their social … Continued
July 31, 2019