Tornadoes clobber Mississippi. Hours later, its governor attends Republican fundraiser in Alabama | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves traveled to Alabama for a Republican fundraising event as people in his state were still reeling from back-to-back tornadoes that killed one person, injured dozens and destroyed homes and businesses, and in the midst of lingering power outages from severe thunderstorms. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Reeves […]
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Mississippi state senator charged with DUI in Alabama | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
FOLEY, Ala. (AP) — A Mississippi state senator was arrested in Alabama and charged with driving under the influence on a highway, authorities announced Monday. Mississippi state Sen. Michael McLendon, a Republican from DeSoto County, was arrested near Foley, Alabama, on June 5. Dispatchers received a call around 10 a.m. about a reckless driver heading […]
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Supreme Court tossed out heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago, prompting wave of new voting rules | #elections | #alabama
ATLANTA (AP) — Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, Texas lawmakers announced plans to implement a strict voter ID law that had been blocked by a federal court. Lawmakers in Alabama said they would press forward with a similar law that had been on […]
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