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Saturday was Rosa Parks Day

Saturday, events were held in Montgomery to commemorate Rosa Parks role in desegregating the public transit system in Alabama’s capital city. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) said on social media, “It was 63 years ago, today, that a Montgomery woman would change the course of history by refusing to get off a bus. With the … Continued
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December 3, 2018

Saturday is Rosa Parks Day

Saturday, December 1 has been designated as Rosa Parks Day by the Alabama Legislature and there are a number of activities to honor the Civil Rights legend. Under Alabama’s Jim Crow era laws, the law required that any Black person must give up their seat in the front of a bus if a White person … Continued
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November 30, 2018
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A thank you note to Alabama’s teachers


My oldest daughter just turned sixteen. She’s driving, and as a dad, it’s a thrilling, but scary moment in life — this week, she started the tenth grade, and the reality is that during the school year, she spends nearly as much time at school as she does around her mom and me. For young … Continued
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August 13, 2018

House may reconsider racial profiling bill

Senate Bill 84, dealing with racial profiling, is on the proposed special order calendar for Tuesday. If SB84 comes to the floor, this will be the second day in a row that the leadership has brought the highly controversial bill to the floor. Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives rejected a bill that would require … Continued
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March 26, 2018
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Alabama lawmakers continue to embarrass state when it comes to issues of race

There was no irony in the Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday evening. Oh, several members of the House billed it as such, when the Republican-dominated body voted down an anti-racial profiling bill just moments after passing a resolution honoring Rosa Parks. But that wasn’t irony. It also wasn’t hypocrisy. Because for either irony or … Continued
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March 23, 2018

Week Nine Legislative Report

By Beth Marietta Lyons Lyons Law Firm The Alabama Legislature convened for day 17 of the annual Regular Session on Tuesday, March 6 with twenty-nine committee meetings held throughout the week to consider legislation. Both Houses then convened on Thursday, March 8 for Day 18. There have been 885 bills introduced to date. The Legislature … Continued
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March 13, 2018
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The American Story

Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) This week, we celebrate the birth of our nation. In addition to spending time with family and friends, I hope you also took time to reflect on exactly what it is that we celebrate on the Fourth of July. In 1776, some very brave men put their signatures on a piece … Continued
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July 5, 2016

Clinton, Sewell Support NAACP Lawsuit

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (D) and Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D) both announced in separate statements that they support the new federal lawsuit from the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) challenging Alabama’s photo voter ID law, which the NAACP claims is discriminatory.  The … Continued
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December 4, 2015

Hillary Clinton to Speak in Montgomery

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Tuesday, December 1, former Secretary of State and Democratic Presidential frontrunner, Hillary Clinton, will make her second campaign stop in Alabama, this time to headline the National Bar Association’s 60th Anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott’s Commemoration Tour. Mrs. Clinton will speak at a public event titled, “The … Continued
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November 26, 2015

Sessions Honors Rosa Parks

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter A U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama introduced resolution passed with bipartisan support honoring Rosa Parks on the 200th anniversary of her birth on February 4, 2013.  The resolution was co-introduced by U.S. Senators Carl Levin (D) and Debbie Stabenow (D) both from Michigan. Sen. Sessions said, “With … Continued
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December 26, 2012