Alabama Democrats express frustration over redistricting; GOP proposal to get vote Monday | | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
State AlabamaAlaskaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareFloridaGeorgiaHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaOhioOklahomaOregonPennsylvaniaRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirginiaWashingtonWashington D.C.West VirginiaWisconsinWyomingPuerto RicoUS Virgin IslandsArmed Forces AmericasArmed Forces PacificArmed Forces EuropeNorthern Mariana IslandsMarshall IslandsAmerican SamoaFederated States of MicronesiaGuamPalauAlberta, CanadaBritish Columbia, CanadaManitoba, CanadaNew Brunswick, CanadaNewfoundland, CanadaNova Scotia, CanadaNorthwest Territories, CanadaNunavut, CanadaOntario, CanadaPrince Edward Island, CanadaQuebec, CanadaSaskatchewan, CanadaYukon Territory, Canada Zip Code Country United States of […]
Read More
Baodong Liu and his role in landmark voting rights case | #elections | #alabama
Newswise — University of Utah political scientist Baodong Liu served as an expert witness in a consequential voting rights case decided on June 8 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision in Allen v. Milligan rejected Alabama’s congressional redistricting map because it disenfranchises African-American voters. In a surprise 5-4 ruling written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court […]
Read More
Baodong Liu and his role in landmark voting rights case | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
Newswise — University of Utah political scientist Baodong Liu served as an expert witness in a consequential voting rights case decided on June 8 by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision in Allen v. Milligan rejected Alabama’s congressional redistricting map because it disenfranchises African-American voters. In a surprise 5-4 ruling written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the court […]
Read More
Supreme Court unfreezes Louisiana redistricting case that could boost Black voting power before 2024 | #elections | #alabama
The Supreme Court lifted its hold on a Louisiana case that could force the state to redraw congressional districts to boost Black voting power By KEVIN McGILL, MARK SHERMAN and SARA CLINE Associated Press June 26, 2023, 9:48 AM ET • 4 min read WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday lifted […]
Read More
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 […]
Read More
Heated speaker contest shows high stakes of Rep. Tom Emmer’s U.S. House leadership role | National | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer spent the longest speaker election in more than a century trying to mend a bitter divide within the Republican Party. The Minnesotan has traded leading the House GOP’s campaign arm for the critical task of whipping votes in the narrow Republican majority. But before he could even be sworn […]
Read More
What ever happened to the fight over Critical Race Theory? | #elections | #alabama
Critical race theory might have faded in Republicans’ political messaging, but some of its advocates are more powerful than ever after the midterms. The “parents’ rights” movement wanted schools to push for in-person learning, allow students to remove their masks during the pandemic and elevate an academic framework called critical race theory, framing it as […]
Read More
Slavery’s ghost haunts cotton gin factory’s transformation | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) — There’s no painless way to explain the history of a massive brick structure being renovated into apartments in this central Alabama city — a factory that played a key role in the expansion of slavery before the Civil War. Dating back to the 1830s, the labor of enslaved Black people helped […]
Read More
Election 2022: A look at what’s on the Alabama ballot | #elections | #alabama
Alabama voters will decide races ranging from U.S. Senate and governor to local offices in Tuesday’s election Polling places and registration status can be found on the secretary of state’s website, at https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/voterview. Voter turnout is expected to be moderate, according to a projection by Secretary of State John Merrill. Polls open at 7 a.m. […]
Read More
Voters can erase racist wording in Alabama Constitution | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) — The Alabama Constitution, approved in 1901 to entrench white supremacy, still has language regarding segregated schools, poll taxes and bans on interracial marriage. But a seismic change could be in store. Alabama voters on Nov. 8 will decide whether to ratify a new constitution that strips out the Jim Crow-era language. […]
Read More