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Alabama

Alabama GOP passes extreme “gag order” to ban diversity discussions in universities | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Marchers carry a rainbow flag to the Alabama Capital during the 2019 Pride March and Rally Photo: Mickey Welsh / Advertiser/IMAGN Alabama Republicans have passed a bill that would limit instruction on so-called “divisive concepts” at state universities while also banning diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and barring transgender students from using bathrooms that […]

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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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Alabama

Lawrence Co. GOP party apologizes for posting KKK image | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

LAWRENCE Co., Ala. (WAFF) – The Lawrence County Republican Party is facing scrutiny from the Alabama House minority leader after posting a picture of the GOP elephant that had Ku Klux Klan symbolism in it. The Lawrence County GOP posted on Facebook thanking its county party chairman on Sunday night. In the post, the party […]

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Arkansas

4-year-old’s body recovered after drowning in Arkansas River | Accident-and-incident

From Staff Reports The body of a 4-year-old boy was recovered from the Arkansas River on Saturday after he was swept away from his family west of Sand Springs on Friday evening, the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office reported. The Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post late Friday that the boy’s father had reported about […]

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Mayor

Mayor LaToya Cantrell responds to viral video of heated confrontation at concert Saturday | News

Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office issued a statement Sunday to address a video, circulating widely on social media, that shows the mayor and another woman in a heated exchange in a restroom the night before. The statement says Cantrell had stepped in to break up an altercation. The 20-second video begins after the incident had already […]

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