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Prattville library challengers recruiting people to negatively review books

The group is assigning books to be reviewed and instructing reviewers to use verbiage that aligns with Alabama anti-obscenity law.

July 13, 2023

Leaked Patriot Front communications reveal Huntsville man’s application

The man indicated he works for a Department of Defense contractor in missile systems and noted Jews as the major threat to America.

July 4, 2023

Bills banning transgender puberty-blockers advances to House

Rep. Allen Farley, R-McCalla, called the bill “the toughest bill (the House Judiciary Committee) has ever had in my 12 years.”

March 3, 2022

We should hold the appropriate people responsible for bullying

Madison County seems to have a problem with homophobia. Over the weekend, a gay couple who live in Madison recorded a car load of James Clemens High baseball players riding by and shouting slurs at the couple’s home. The video, which was recorded on an outside security camera, was uploaded to social media and a … Continued

January 16, 2020

Judge rules First Amendment protects SPLC’s “hate group” label

A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against the Southern Poverty Law Center over the progressive watchdog group’s labeling of a Christian ministry as a hate group for its opposition to homosexuality. In U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson’s order filed Thursday dismissing the suit, he wrote that while his decision didn’t make a determination … Continued

September 23, 2019

Bill would strike language calling homosexuality a “criminal offense” from sex-ed law

Despite changing attitudes and decades-old legal precedent, Alabama’s sex education law still requires sex ed teachers to tell students that homosexuality is a “criminal offense” and “not a lifestyle acceptable to the general public.” The law requires that course instruction that relates to sex education should include “emphasis” on that language as it relates to … Continued

April 4, 2019

Alabama needs a new normal

By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It’s funny to me who we shun in Alabama. That thought crossed my mind Tuesday afternoon as I watched a bunch of the shunned hold a rally on the Capitol steps to speak out against Roy Moore — one of the biggest shunners on the planet. The rally wasn’t … Continued

November 29, 2017

Birmingham passes Alabama’s first LGBT-inclusive non-discrimination ordinance

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s largest city has passed a housing and employment ordinance that will, for the first time in the Yellowhammer State, protect LGBTQ individuals from discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Birmingham City Council passed the ordinance Tuesday. “It’s really taking this idea that all citizens … Continued

September 27, 2017

The rapid resurgence of neo-Confederate and White Nationalist groups in Alabama

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — The domestic terror attack in Charlottesville last week is evidence of, if anything, the rapid resurgence and normalization of hate groups in the US. And in Alabama, neo-Confederate groups and the Ku Klux Klan have returned to what could be a level of relevance. Earlier this year, … Continued

August 19, 2017