Sen. Tuberville says military not equal opportunity employer | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala.,speaks to reporters outside the Senate chamber in the Capitol on Thursday, July 13, 2023. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images WASHINGTON — Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Alabama Republican and former football coach, said Tuesday that the U.S. military is “not an equal-opportunity employer.” The military is an equal-opportunity […]
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Court rejects Alabama congressional map in racial gerrymandering case | #elections | #alabama
A panel of three federal judges blocked Alabama from conducting any elections using a congressional map that was accused of being racially gerrymandered against the state’s Black voters. Finding that it would be “practically impossible” for the state’s legislature to fix the map ahead of the 2024 election cycle, the panel ordered a special master […]
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Court rejects Alabama congressional map in racial gerrymandering case | #elections | #alabama
A map of a GOP proposal to redraw Alabama’s congressional districts is displayed at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Ala., Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Kim Chandler | AP A panel of three federal judges on Tuesday struck down an Alabama congressional map accused of being racially gerrymandered against the state’s Black voters. Finding that it […]
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Abortion ruling prompts variety of reactions from states | #elections | #alabama
The U.S. Supreme Court on June 24 overturned Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that had provided a constitutional right to abortion. The ruling was expected to lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states, although the timing of those laws taking effect varies. Some Republican-led states banned or severely limited abortion immediately, while […]
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