Lawmakers advanced a package to guarantee early voting, eliminate absentee ballot restrictions and automatically restore ballot access for some returning from incarceration.
The machinery of authority depends on routine obedience. History shows that when citizens withdraw it—patiently, lawfully and together—even the most entrenched systems bend.
Attendees reflected on voting rights history and ballot access challenges during the celebration, featuring a keynote from civil rights activist Maya Wiley.
House Bill 138, filed by state Rep. Kenneth Paschal, would allow public school teachers and state employees to drive buses without losing their retirement.
Federal funding was awarded to two innovative Hoover projects that aim to eliminate environmental hazards and drive economic growth in coal-impacted communities.