States with new election laws in 2024 | #elections | #alabama
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A slate of new voting laws across the nation could serve as a preview for how changes to ballot access may offset the outcome of the 2024 general election, voting rights experts say. These laws − some expanding rights for voters and others making it more difficult to participate in the election process − are […]
Read MoreAlabama’s push to pass controversial gaming bill ends in stalemate | #elections | #alabama
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- May 11, 2024
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Alabama lawmakers failed to approve controversial gaming legislation on Thursday, the final day of the state’s legislative session. The proposed measures would have legalized a state education lottery, electronic games of chance, traditional raffles, and paper bingo but continued to prohibit tables, cards, dice, and dealers. The bill would not authorize sports betting. The state […]
Read MoreArkansas Gov. Sanders’ administration grilled over $19K podium
Arkansas lawmakers questioned four members of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ administration Tuesday following a critical audit into the purchase of a custom $19,000 podium for the Republican governor. The audit found the governor’s office potentially broke the law by paying for the podium out of operating expenses, paying for it upfront without first requesting detailed […]
Read MoreAlabama voter turnout doubles in redrawn congressional district | #elections | #alabama
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Voter turnout for the Democratic primary in Alabama’s second congressional district was remarkably higher in the first election since the district was redrawn in a way that could allow the party to pick up a key seat. According to the National Redistricting Foundation, there were 57,129 ballots cast in the district’s Democratic primary election Super […]
Read MoreAlabama DEI law is the latest GOP effort to gloss over America’s past | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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When you think of the Civil Rights Movement, you probably think about Alabama. The state is associated with the worst of the Jim Crow Era, but also the people who stood against it. It’s a shame that Alabama’s legislators would rather not talk about these things. Last week, the Alabama Legislature passed SB129, a law […]
Read MoreWisconsin, Mississippi and Arkansas hold nail-biter 2024 elections
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President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have locked down the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t major elections and ballot measures at stake ahead of November. On Tuesday, voters in Arkansas and Mississippi will make their voices heard in tight runoff elections. One Arkansas race has even divided […]
Read MoreAlabama ruling reminds Republicans abortion is the 2024 issue | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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Republicans up and down November’s ballot were always going to be on the back foot when it comes to access to abortion and other reproductive health issues. Now they have to answer questions about in vitro fertilization and access to contraception as well. A ruling this month by Alabama’s Supreme Court made clear just how […]
Read MoreHaley supports the Alabama IVF ruling. She actually misunderstands it | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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- February 25, 2024
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Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley is applauding a legal decision in Alabama that, if applied nationally, could affect family planning for hundreds of thousands of patients who undergo in vitro fertilization to get pregnant. After the Alabama Supreme Court ruled last week that the embryos created during IVF are “extrauterine children,” Haley told NBC News […]
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