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Congressional candidate Barry Moore shares meme supporting Kenosha shooter

Barry Moore, the Republican candidate expected to win election to Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, shared a post on his Facebook page on Saturday supporting the 17-year-old gunman charged with two counts of homicide after a shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The post, which has since been deleted, shows an image of an armed Kyle Rittenhouse next to … Continued
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August 29, 2020

Yellowhammer Fund condemns “born-alive” bill, questions sponsor’s claims 

Yellowhammer Fund, an abortion fund and reproductive justice organization headquartered in Alabama, on Wednesday condemned the committee passage of Alabama HB 248, a bill that proposes to address claims of viable fetuses being born despite an abortion procedure being performed. “The state of Alabama does not allow abortion after 22-weeks gestation – and clinics measure … Continued
March 12, 2020

Sessions calls for Chuck Schumer to be censured by the Senate

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s, D-New York, comments that appeared to threaten Supreme Court Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh if they vote to overturn the controversial Roe vs. Wade decision have been widely condemned by Republicans. Senate candidate Jeff Sessions called on the Senate to censure the senior Senator from New York. On Wednesday … Continued
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March 10, 2020
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Alabama lawmakers mostly silent on 3M revelations

If someone was poisoning your neighbors, would you tell them?  Would you speak up? Would you try to stop them? Would you use whatever authority you had to make them stop? Would you hold them accountable? Would you make them clean up their mess? Would you help the people who had been poisoned?  If you … Continued
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June 25, 2019
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Rural roads need fixing

Last week we talked about the importance that roads are to the economic development of our state.  We spoke about urban growth and expansion, especially the needs for highways in Huntsville and the improvement of the Port in Mobile. Well, I overlooked the needs and importance of our rural roads.  Make no doubt about it, … Continued
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March 20, 2019
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Keith Tharpe and the death penalty’s racist roots

Recently, the appalling spectacle of a black man condemned by a Georgia jury, a jury that included a racist bigot, reentered the American consciousness; if you haven’t heard about this travesty of justice (yet), or, if you’ve forgotten its details, all you need to know about the Keith Tharpe case is: a now-deceased juror who … Continued
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February 27, 2019

Video | Doug Jones explains why he voted no on Kavanaugh confirmation

Sen. Doug Jones, Alabama’s Democratic senator, explained on the Senate floor why he voted against now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. In a floor speech on Friday ahead of the final vote on Saturday, Jones relented the “divisive” nature of Kavanaugh’s nomination, the now-justice’s “partisan-fueled tirade”during a hearing on sexual assault allegations and … Continued
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October 8, 2018