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Alabama leaders’ plan to reopen schools really isn’t a plan at all

There is no plan to reopen Alabama’s public schools.  That much was clear after state superintendent Eric Mackey’s hour-long press conference on Friday — the one in which he presented the state’s plan to reopen schools.  It was, to put it kindly, underwhelming. To put it not so kindly: It was the State Department of … Continued

Josh Moon

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June 29, 2020

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Descendants of Emma Sansom call for monument’s removal

We are descendants of Emma Sansom’s family and current or former members of the Gadsden community. We add our voices to the call to remove the statue at the head of Broad Street commemorating Sansom and Ku Klux Klan leader and Confederate General Nathan Bedford Forrest. The monument was erected to enforce white supremacy in … Continued

Descendants of Emma Sansom

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June 28, 2020

Mayor asks Mobile City Council to make wearing face coverings mandatory

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson on Friday said he is asking the Mobile City Council to make wearing masks or cloth face covers when out in public a requirement in the city of Mobile. The move is intended to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus that causes the disease known as COVID-19. “I’ve asked the … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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June 27, 2020

State releases plans for expected school reopenings in the fall

Schools are expected to reopen at the start of the school year but rules will vary by district and by school, with guidelines and recommendations from the Alabama State Department of Education instead of a mandated statewide plan. Remote learning will be key, said State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey on Friday. Many parents around … Continued

Micah Danney

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June 26, 2020

Selma Mayor orders face masks, joining other local leaders in response to COVID-19

Selma Mayor Darrio Melton on Friday signed an order requiring people to wear face masks while in public, with some exceptions, to slow the spread of COVID-19. Melton’s order makes exceptions for those in the outdoors, unless they’re around 10 people or more or cannot maintain six feet of distance from others, and those working … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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June 26, 2020

Jefferson County mask order goes into effect Monday amid surge in COVID-19 cases

As new cases and hospitalizations of COVID-19 continue to surge in Jefferson County, the county’s health officer on Friday announced an order that will require people to wear masks while in public. Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson, in a press briefing Friday, said the mask order for the public will be effective as … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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June 26, 2020

Alabama prison worker dies after testing positive for COVID-19

There have been 29 confirmed COVID-19 cases among staff at Tutwiler, and seven cases among women serving there.

Eddie Burkhalter

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June 26, 2020

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Alabama’s government has failed in this crisis

Alabama has failed at crisis management.  If you doubt this, take a drive by Alabama State University or simply look at the photos taken by al.com of the parking lot outside of the university’s Acadome. Look at the massive line of people, many of them elderly, baking in the Alabama summer sun in the middle … Continued

Josh Moon

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June 26, 2020

Sewell remains committed to the Voting Rights Advancement Act

U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, says she is still committed to passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act on the 7th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder U.S. Supreme Court decision. “Seven years ago, the Supreme Court struck a blow to the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and opened … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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June 26, 2020