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Alabama

Republican secretary of state’s first act in office: withdrawing Alabama from voter-registration organization | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Wes Allen speaks at his inauguration ceremony on the steps of the Alabama state capitol in Montgomery. AP MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s new secretary of state has announced the state’s withdrawal from a 32-state voter-registration partnership, a data-sharing effort that was designed to maintain accurate voter rolls but has sometimes become the target of […]

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US cryptocurrency policy and the impact of the 2022 midterm elections | #elections | #alabama

The United States is one of the biggest areas of growth for the cryptocurrency industry in the world. The results of the 2022 midterm elections that took place last November have potential to determine next priorities in banking and crypto regulation that will significantly impact the sector. As a result of the elections, the Democrats […]

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Republican governors step up TikTok bans on state devices | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

A growing swath of states across the country are banning employees from downloading the TikTok app on government devices, many citing privacy and security concerns that could stem from the video-sharing app. What You Need To Know Over half a dozen Republican governors have banned employees from downloading the app TikTok onto government-owned or issued […]

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Ban TikTok? How Republicans are ‘playing to the Fox News crowd’ with attacks on the social media app | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

New York CNN — Republicans are escalating their attacks on TikTok. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio became the latest GOP politician to target the ubiquitous Chinese-owned short-form video platform, proposing a bill on Tuesday with a pair of bipartisan House members that aims to ban the app used by millions of Americans. The legislation, of course, […]

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Washington lawmakers don’t plan to sell crypto stocks despite FTX collapse | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX has pulled a host of other companies down with it and threatens the stability of the digital coin marketplace, but some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are holding on to their crypto investments — even as they call for tighter regulations. At least nine lawmakers in Washington across both the […]

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Bankman-Fried Gave $1M to Senate Republicans 15 Days Before FTX Collapsed | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The overnight collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX has caused untold bewilderment in the crypto space and in the business community, which is still trying to figure out how a company, valued at $32 billion in February, crumbled in a matter of days. U.S. Regulators — the Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission […]

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Labor agency tallies votes in another Amazon union election | #elections | #alabama

NEW YORK — The nascent group that secured the first-ever union victory of an Amazon warehouse in the U.S. is set to face a crucial test on Tuesday, when votes from yet another election are set to be tallied. Representatives from the National Labor Relations Board will be counting ballots cast by workers at a […]

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Meet the 10 biggest megadonors for the 2022 midterm elections | #elections | #alabama

With four weeks until Election Day, congressional candidates are on track to break midterm fundraising records, having raised nearly $2.5 billion so far this cycle. That’s already 70% more than what was raised during the 2014 cycle and just $200 million shy of the total raised during the full 2018 cycle. This cycle has also […]

Mayor

Mayor aims to promote Montgomery as regional innovation hub

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed is meeting with representatives at the U.S. Department of Commerce Thursday to promote Alabama’s capital city as a regional innovation hub. According to the mayor’s office, Reed with join other members of the African American Mayor’s Association to discuss funding for innovation hub cities like Montgomery. The […]

Alaska

The mysterious nine-second call from the White House to a January 6 rioter: CNN reveals the rioter’s identity for the first time | #alaska | #politics

Washington CNN — At 4:34 pm on January 6, 2021, a cell phone registered to a Capitol rioter who had stormed the building, received a phone call from a White House landline, according to records obtained by CNN. The call lasted for only nine seconds. Who placed the call and why remains a mystery, but […]