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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Constitutional amendments now in effect
Election challenge filed over District 10 House seat
Phillip Ensler brings focus on education, public safety as newly elected state rep
Allen: Alabama to withdraw from national voter clearinghouse; Merrill criticizes move
Starnes brings military experience, focus to District 88
- Governor
- Legislature
House Speaker nominee Ledbetter announces intentions for major committee chairs
Newly elected state Rep. James Lomax brings background in real estate — and youth
Underwood brings mayoral experience to representing The Shoals
Gidley extends ministry as District 29 representative
HD13 Rep. Matt Woods seeks to be “an effective voice for families”
- Economy
- National
RNC chairwoman forms Republican Party Advisory Council: Katie Britt selected
Tuberville among Senators calling to amend Respect for Marriage Act
Sewell to welcome fellow Ways and Means racial equity co-chairs to Montgomery
Auburn man found guilty on several Jan. 6 charges
Sewell to continue “Congress in Your Community” Tour with stops in Choctaw, Marengo
- Education
Birmingham City Council approves $1 million in funds for conflict resolution schools
Filmore named director of governmental relations at Troy University
Ivey awards $1.3 million in university research grants
Ivey declares November as “Thank Alabama Teachers Month”
Education scorecard shows how Alabama districts held up during pandemic
- Health
State appeals to lift injunction on law criminalizing treatment of transgender youth
Alabama abortion advocates discuss post-Roe reality
Southern Research and Rhodium Scientific send bacteria to space
Cannabis Association issues deadline alert amid increase in applications
As COVID-19 wanes, UAB doctors warn of potential “triple-demic”
- Opinion
Alabama Black Belt stories
Economy
Alabama’s average poverty rate is 17.6 percent. The Black Belt’s average is 24 percent.
Education
The report notes that just 6 percent of Black Belt students obtained graduate or professional degrees in 2019, compared to 10 percent statewide.
Health
Alabama has the lowest percentage of fully vaccinated residents in the nation, and cases and hospitalizations continue to climb.
Congress
The Black Belt was named for its soil, but this region has also been fertile ground for Black history and the Civil Rights Movement.
Economy
A number of different federal and state agencies and private groups have different definitions of the Black Belt. So what is it?
News
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