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Executive director at Alabama Possible leaving for new role in Ohio

Kristina Scott, executive director of the statewide poverty nonprofit Alabama Possible, is leaving her position on Sept. 4, the organization announced Friday. Scott is headed to Dayton, Ohio to take on the role of chief executive officer of Learn to Earn Dayton, an education advocacy organization. Scott had been at Alabama Possible since August 2008.  … Continued
August 17, 2020

Alabama ACLU announces new executive director

The American Civil Liberties Union of Alabama, after a nationwide search, announced that longtime director of philanthropy and strategic initiatives JaTaune Bosby has been selected to lead the organization as the next executive director. Beginning Aug. 1, Bosby will succeed current executive director Randall Marshall, who is retiring after 20 years with the ACLU. “I … Continued
August 1, 2020

SPLC names human rights activist Margaret Huang as president and CEO

Internationally renowned human and civil rights leader Margaret Huang has been hired as the new president and chief executive officer of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and SPLC Action Fund. She begins the role on April 20. Huang, who currently serves as executive director of Amnesty International USA, has devoted her 25-year career to championing … Continued
February 4, 2020

Alabama League of Municipalities endorses Greg Cochran as Executive Director

During its January 16th board meeting, the Executive Committee of the Alabama League of Municipalities unanimously endorsed Deputy Director Greg Cochran as ALM’s fifth Executive Director beginning June 2nd following the retirement of Ken Smith. Cochran’s appointment will be confirmed by a vote of the organization’s membership at its May convention in Tuscaloosa. “Greg has … Continued
January 20, 2020

Alabama white supremacist group’s visit to Emmett Till memorial sparks donations

If an Alabama-headquartered white supremacist group’s visit to the Emmett Till memorial sign in Mississippi on Saturday was meant to divide people through racial hatred, it’s having the opposite effect, said the director of the Emmett Till Interpretive Center.  “We’ve seen an outpouring of support from across the country, from people of all stripes, who … Continued
November 5, 2019

Parole Suspensions Play Politics With People’s Freedom

Belinda Brown’s birthday is Monday. She was hoping her son’s freedom would be the best gift she’s ever received. For months, Belinda and her husband, Marion had planned to drive to Montgomery next Tuesday to ask Alabama’s parole board to approve their son’s parole and set him free. Eric Brown has spent the last 19 … Continued
September 14, 2019

Municipalities lay out their legislative agenda for 2019

Tuesday, the Alabama League of Municipalities presented their 2019 legislative agenda to the state press corps in Montgomery. Ken Smith has been the Executive Director of the League of Municipalities since 2006. Smith said that the League has been in existence for 84 years and that they look forward to moving forward with all stake … Continued
February 22, 2019

Four myths to dispel during Alabama School Choice Week

Gov. Kay Ivey recently proclaimed this “Alabama School Choice Week” and thousands of families will celebrate reforms created by the Alabama Accountability Act, including scholarships so low-income parents can transfer their children from under-performing schools. Critics of the program, however, will likely respond by repeating some of the many myths about the law. Here are … Continued
January 23, 2019

Sheriff resigns sentencing commission in protest

Choctaw County Sheriff Scott Lolley submitted a letter of resignation to the Alabama Sentencing Commission on Jan. 7 citing his frustration over issues he says the commission board could resolve. Specifically, Sheriff Lolley is “concerned and frustrated” that, “The vast majority of drug cases are being placed on probation, sentenced to drug courts, or the … Continued
January 15, 2019

Alabama is O-KAY

At high noon today, Monday, January 14,  2019, Alabama will swear in the Honorable Kay Ellen Ivey as our 54th Governor. Governor Ivey has selflessly dedicated her entire life to public service. In this guest editorial, we will travel down memory lane of her resume; however it is my goal to talk about the Kay … Continued
January 14, 2019