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Alabama

Voters in some key swing states to decide on voting access | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

By DAVID A. LIEB – Associated Press All but lost in the shadow of major contests for U.S. Senate and governor, voters in some battleground states will be deciding ballot proposals this November that could reshape the way they vote in the next presidential election. In Arizona, scene of the closest presidential contest in 2020, […]

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Mayor Quinton Lucas on KCPD

Conversations: Mayor Quinton Lucas on KCPD Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas talks KCPD Updated: 11:30 AM CDT Aug 14, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript >> KANSAS CITY MISSOURI IS ONE OF THE LARGEST CITIES IN THE COUNTRY THAT DOEAN’T RUN ITS POLICE DEPARTMENT. A STATE-RUN COMMISSION DOES. IT’S BEEN THAT WAY FOR GENERATIONS. THAT’S WHERE […]

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Alabama

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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Alabama

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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Alabama

Judge blocks Arizona’s ‘personhood’ abortion law similar to Alabama’s law | State and Regional News | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX — A federal judge in Phoenix on Monday blocked a 2021 state “personhood” law that gives all legal rights to unborn children and that abortion rights groups said put providers at risk of prosecution for a variety of crimes. U.S. District Judge Douglas Rayes said in his written ruling that […]

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Alabama

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 is 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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Alabama

Biden says Supreme Court is ‘out of control,’ orders HHS to protect abortion access | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks before signing an executive order to help safeguard women’s access to abortion and contraception after the Supreme Court last month overturned Roe v Wade decision that legalized abortion, at the White House in Washington, July 8, 2022. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Calling the U.S. Supreme Court “out of control,” President […]

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Montgomery mayor calls for gun reform

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Gun violence is claiming lives across the country, including in the capital city. “I believe that gun violence is a public health crisis,” Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said. The city leader is calling for change. It comes at a time when gun control is sparking a nationwide debate. “People equate this […]

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