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On Friday evening, the organization celebrated its 50th anniversary by hosting an event focused on its course for the next 50 years.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Republican candidate for Conecuh County sheriff files election contest
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
- Governor
- Legislature
GOP Speaker nominee Ledbetter announces second round of committee chairs
Mobile eye doctor Shirey brings healthcare perspective to Legislature
New District 89 Rep. Paramore already familiar with the State House
Hulsey brings perspective to Legislature’s focus on mental health expansion
Susan DuBose wants “to be a voice for women” in the Alabama House
- Economy
Legislative leaders cast ambitious vision to grow Alabama’s economy
Wage gap task force narrows recommendations
Governor promotes Small Business Saturday through proclamation
Online jobs ads in October up 17.3 percent from last year
First Solar to open $1.1 billion Alabama facility, creating over 700 jobs
- National
Rep. Sewell votes to avert national rail shutdown
Sewell nominates Hakeem Jeffries to serve as next Democratic leader
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
- 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
Southern Poverty Law Center stories
Prisons
The SPLC said the strike "demonstrates the understandable frustration of those incarcerated and their desire to be heard."
Elections
Alabama Forward is among 36 organizations to receive funding through the program to increase civic engagement as the general election approaches.
State
The stated goal of the Southern Cultural Center is to reestablish an independent South free from federal involvement.
State
Beginning November 1, 2022, the minimum wage for new SPLC employees will be more than $20 per hour.
Courts
The groups challenged the constitutionality of a transfer of a judgeship from Jefferson County to majority-white Madison County.
Courts
The brief asserts that the Alabama Legislature’s plan cracks residents of the Black Belt among four different districts and robs the region of effective...
Local news
The SPLC is urging city officials to halt the eviction until adequate housing is available to displaced residents.
Elections
Those endorsed are Tiara Hudson and Paul Rand, both public defenders in the Jefferson County Public Defender’s Office.
State
The monument, created by Ghanaian artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo, is an interactive statue that contests the narratives promoted by Confederate memorials.
