It’s hard to vote in Alabama
Alabama ranks No. 45 out of the 50 states when it comes to how easy it is for people to vote.
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Alabama hospitals calling off elective procedures as COVID fills beds
Just 6 percent of Alabama's ICU beds were available on Monday, with COVID-19 hospitalizations increasing 122 percent over the last two weeks.
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"Even the conservative U.S. Supreme Court has more respect for transgender kids than some in the Alabama Legislature."
APR’s Burkhalter part of NY Times’ Pulitzer-winning COVID coverage
Eddie Burkhalter was a contributor to the Times' COVID coverage in prisons.
More than 5,000 federal employees in Alabama affected as government shutdown drags on
As the partial federal government shutdown drags on into its 14th day Friday, more than 5,000 federal employees in Alabama remain furloughed or are working without pay as negotiations in Washington resumed this week but appear to still be at an impasse. At two weeks, the partial shutdown ranks as the second-longest shutdown in more … Continued
Moore restarts Twitter feed, promises new “details” about social media antics in Senate race
Former Republican candidate Roy Moore posted on his Twitter feed Wednesday for the first since his failed Senate bid, promising new “details” about media reports that a group used potentially illegal social media tactics to influence the 2017 special election. The last time Moore tweeted before two tweets he sent on Wednesday was Dec. 30, 2017, … Continued
Jones “outraged” about Russian-style social media experiment during US Senate race
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones Thursday called on the Department of Justice and the Federal Elections Commission to investigate a group of Democratic tech experts who tried to carry out tactics similar to Russia’s election interference during the 2017 Senate special election that led to Jones’ election. The report from The New York Times said the … Continued
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After another disappointing Alabama election where voters decided against their better interests, I was characteristically frustrated. One of my friends, this one living in northern Virginia, wrote to me: “Joey, you and Veronica should move to a blue state just for a little while. It’ll add 10 years to your life.” I chuckled. I can’t … Continued
Sen. Doug Jones plans to vote against Trump’s CIA nominee
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, plans to vote against President Donald Trump’s controversial pick to lead the CIA, Gina Haspel, his office said in a statement Tuesday. Haspel, a longtime CIA intelligence official, ran a CIA prison in Thailand in 2002 when a captured Al Qaeda detainee, Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, who was accused of orchestrating a … Continued
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The Special Alabama Supreme Court appointed to hear the appeal of Chief Justice Roy Moore suspension on December 7, sent an order to the Judicial Inquiry Commission (JIC) giving them fourteen days to show cause as to why the Motion to Intervene and Unseal filed by The Alabama Political … Continued