Baldwin County Library Cooperative fires entire staff
Sources say the drastic action is not related to recent library challenges, but there is still little information as to what triggered the mass firing.
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Another top Prattville librarian fired in wake of chaos
Assistant Director Kaitlin Wilson was fired days after being disciplined for speaking to APR.
Four Prattville library employees fired after closing library to stand with fired director
“We will not stand for this," one library associate said.
Civil rights group, state lawmakers call for Huntsville chief’s resignation
Chief Mark McMurray has come under fire for his handling of protests and his support of a police officer convicted of murder.
Judge orders charter school principal back on the payroll
A Montgomery County Circuit Court judge on Friday ordered that a charter school resume the salary and benefits of a fired principal — at least until a ruling is issued in the principal’s wrongful termination lawsuit. Nicole Ivey-Price, who was fired from LEAD Academy in October, was granted a temporary restraining order by Judge Jimmy … Continued
Richard Cohen resigns from the Southern Poverty Law Center
The President of the Montgomery based Southern Poverty Law Center, Richard Cohen, announced that he is resigning amidst a growing scandal and allegations surrounding the nonprofit group. Cohen has been with the group since 1986. The LA Times obtained an email to staff from Cohen in which he announced: “Whatever problems exist at the SPLC … Continued
SPLC fires founder Morris Dees; internal emails highlight issues with harassment, discrimination
The Southern Poverty Law Center on Thursday announced that it had fired Morris Dees, the center’s co-founder and long-time public face of the civil rights organization, amid undisclosed allegations that Dees failed to meet the standards of the SPLC. A statement sent by SPLC president Richard Cohen alluded to issues within the organization that made … Continued
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See recent postsThe fight against public corruption isn’t lost yet
This will likely not surprise you: I get a lot of correspondence. Emails. Twitter direct messages. Facebook messages. Text messages. Every day. All day long. They come rolling in, usually from someone who disagrees with something I’ve written or has taken issue with something I said on TV or who wants to say something bad … Continued
Prosecutor Matt Hart has been fired by Steve Marshall
The most feared man in Alabama politics has been fired. Alabama prosecutor Matt Hart, who until Monday headed up the special prosecutions unit at the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, was unceremoniously fired by AG Steve Marshall. A brief statement from Marshall’s office said Hart resigned and refused to comment otherwise. However, a source told APR … Continued
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See recent postsThe Ivey Plan: do nothing, claim everything
There’s a recipe for being a successful governor of Alabama. Do nothing. Promote no legislation. Take no controversial stands. Avoid debates. Do lots of no-question photo-ops. Just stay out of sight and out of mind. In other words, the Kay Ivey Plan. There has rarely been a governor do less than Kay Ivey, while she … Continued