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Trump signs memo aimed at omitting undocumented immigrants from apportionment

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a memorandum that would bar undocumented people from being counted in the 2020 census for purposes of Congressional apportionment, a move that almost certainly will be challenged in court, as was his U.S. Supreme Court-blocked attempt to add a citizenship question to this year’s census. “I have accordingly determined … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

July 21, 2020

Poll: Majority of Alabamians support masks, alternatives to in-person voting

Seventy-eight percent said they’re likely to wear face masks through the end of the year if the coronavirus pandemic persists, while 11 percent said they were unlikely to wear masks.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 21, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey urges Alabamians to fill out 2020 Census

“To put it plainly, 60 percent just won't get it. Self-response at that level just will not cut the mustard," Gov. Kay Ivey said.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 21, 2020

Alabama Democratic Party chair commends Merrill for expanding absentee voting

Alabama Democratic Party chairman, State Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, commended Secretary of State John Merrill for expanding absentee voting opportunities ahead of August municipal elections and the Nov. 3 general election. Merrill used his emergency powers to expand absentee voting opportunities by allowing individuals to use a health excuse based on the COVID-19 pandemic for … Continued

Brandon Moseley

July 21, 2020

Alabama reports record COVID hospitalizations for five straight days

While Monday was the fifth-straight day of record hospitalizations, it comes amid a month of accelerating hospitalization numbers.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 20, 2020

Expanded absentee voting extended through Nov. 3 general election

The decision puts to rest questions as to whether the emergency measure, enacted prior to the Republican Runoff last Tuesday, would be extended to cover other upcoming municipal elections and the general election in November.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 20, 2020

Hundreds denied parole as Alabama’s COVID-19 crisis worsens

White people in Alabama prisons were 2.6 times more likely to be paroled than Black people during the month of June, according to the SPLC.

Eddie Burkhalter

July 20, 2020

Piedmont poll worker in Tuesday’s runoff tests positive for COVID-19, hospitalized

A poll worker who worked during Tuesday’s runoff election in Piedmont, Alabama, later tested positive for COVID-19 and was hospitalized, according to Piedmont Mayor Bill Baker. On Tuesday, 475 ballots were cast at that Calhoun County polling location. Baker discussed the matter in a post to his personal Facebook page and to the city’s Facebook … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

July 20, 2020

Reluctantly in the spotlight, Huntsville man says police critics “not going to go away”

Benjamin Shapiro, 39, said he doesn’t want to be the public face of the movement for police reform but has continued to engage with city leaders because “sometimes you just need to stand up and speak truth to power, even if they’re not going to listen.”

Micah Danney

July 20, 2020

Opinion

It’s a virus, stupid

As healthcare professionals put their lives on the line, and scientists work to find a solution to our present dilemma, we now clearly see the true character of what passes for leadership in these troubling days.

Bill Britt

July 20, 2020