About half of PTP’s target demographic in Alabama did not vote in 2016, according to the organization’s data. Thirty-five percent of them are under 35 years old.
“That's what I'm going to do in my next term as well. I'm going to continue to do what my friend, the late John Lewis said. Stand up. Speak out," Jones said.
When anti-pay-discrimination icon and activist Lilly Ledbetter started receiving mail from late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Ledbetter’s attorney told her to save the envelopes. That’s how unusual it is to get personal mail from a member of the nation’s highest court. Ledbetter, 82, of Jacksonville, Alabama, shared her memories of her contact with … Continued
United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — a champion of women’s rights and voter protections on the nation’s highest court — died Friday at the age of 87 from complications from metastatic pancreas cancer. The justice died at her home in Washington D.C., surrounded by family. Only the second woman ever to be … Continued
Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Friday said it’s unclear whether Senate Republican leadership or the White House will work with Democrats to draft another round of meaningful COVID-19 relief for a country in need. Jones, speaking to reporters during a Facebook Live press briefing, said Sen. Mitch McConnell’s paired-down bill, which he and all other … Continued
The scaled-back COVID-19 relief plan offered by Senate Republicans that failed to pass on Thursday didn’t do nearly enough to address real needs of everyday Americans, said U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama. His sentiments on the failed bill were backed by the nonprofit poverty advocacy group, Alabama Arise, whose executive director, Robyn Hyden, in a … Continued