Alabama
Alabama voters to decide on removing racist language from Constitution | Don’t Miss This | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY — In less than five weeks, voters will decide on renaming and updating Alabama’s Constitution, which proposes removing racist and outdated provisions. The state’s Constitution has been amended nearly 1,000 times since its establishment in 1901 and lawmakers said the updated proposal seeks to reorganize the historic document. If the majority of voters vote […]
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Alabama
The Stunning Neglect and Racist Politics Behind Alabama’s Prison Strike | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
On September 26th, prisoners in Alabama began a work stoppage to protest their living conditions and several of the state’s tough sentencing and parole laws. (It’s one of only seven states that do not pay prisoners for their labor.) In response to the strike, Kay Ivey, the state’s Republican governor, called the prisoners’ demands “unreasonable.” […]
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