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Alaska

Biden marks 9/11 in Alaska, calls on Americans ‘to protect our democracy’ | #alaska | #politics

CNN — President Joe Biden marked the 22nd anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on Monday, telling servicemembers gathered in Anchorage, “terrorism – including political and ideological violence – is the opposite of all we stand for as a nation.” “We must not succumb to the poisonous politics of difference and division, must […]

Alaska

Measure limiting Alaska campaign cash fails to get enough signatures for 2024 vote | #alaska | #politics

By James Brooks, Alaska Beacon Updated: January 19, 2024 Published: January 18, 2024 JUNEAU — Backers of a new ballot measure proposing limits on donations to political candidates failed to make the cutoff for this year’s elections. With the Alaska Legislature not expected to pass a bill dealing with the topic this year, there will […]

Alabama

Redistricting fights in these 10 states could determine which party controls the US House | Politics-national | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

(CNN) — Around the country, politicians are waging high-stakes battles over new congressional lines that could influence which party controls the US House of Representatives after the 2024 election. In North Carolina, the Republicans who control the state legislature have crafted a map that could help them flip at least three seats. Democrats, meanwhile, could […]

Alabama

These redistricting fights could determine which party controls the House | #elections | #alabama

CNN — Around the country, politicians are waging high-stakes battles over new congressional lines that could influence which party controls the US House of Representatives after the 2024 election. In North Carolina, the Republicans who control the state legislature are crafting district lines that could flip as many as four Democratic-held seats. Democrats, meanwhile, could […]

Alabama

North Carolina Republicans unveil map proposals that could help GOP gain up to four House seats in 2024 | #elections | #alabama

CNN — Republican legislators in North Carolina on Wednesday released two redistricting proposals that could put at risk as many as four Democratic-held seats in the US House – in a move that could help determine which party gains the upper hand in the chamber after the 2024 elections. The new maps are slated to […]

Alabama

Alabama gets new congressional map that could yield Democrats a second seat | #elections | #alabama

CNN — A federal court on Thursday approved a new congressional map in Alabama that significantly boosts the Black population of a second district and could represent a pickup opportunity for Democrats in next year’s elections. The action by the three-judge panel – along with the outcomes of several other closely watched redistricting cases around […]

Alabama

Special master in Alabama redistricting case proposes three House maps in a closely watched voting rights fight | #elections | #alabama

CNN — A court-appointed special master offered three proposals on Monday to boost the Black voting-age population in a reconfigured Alabama congressional district – the latest development in a closely watched redistricting case with implications for control of the US House of Representatives after next year’s elections. The maps drafted by special master Richard Allen […]

Alabama

Newbern: Black mayor of tiny Alabama town says he was ousted by his White predecessor | #elections | #alabama

Newbern, Alabama CNN — Patrick Braxton accomplished something no Black man in his Alabama town had done in its 166-year history: he became mayor. He told CNN he ran for office in 2020 to serve the fewer than 300 residents of Newbern, to connect them to help if they didn’t have enough food or to […]

Alabama

Fact check: Trump makes new false claim to support old false claim that he won Georgia in 2020 | #elections | #alabama

Washington CNN — Former President Donald Trump keeps telling the lie that he won Georgia in the 2020 election. This weekend, he delivered a new false claim in support of that old false claim. Trump’s deception about what happened in Georgia has not relented even as he prepares to turn himself in this week to […]

Arkansas

AP African American Studies won’t count toward graduation requirements in Arkansas, education officials say

CNN — Students in Arkansas public high schools enrolled in the controversial Advanced Placement African American Studies course will not be able to receive credit toward graduation, state education officials told districts last week. The direction from the Arkansas Department of Education came as teachers and students across the state were preparing to start the […]