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Primary season ends: Guide to Alabama’s major candidates and …
WEBMay 25, 2022 · Tim James. This primary marks the third attempt by James to reach the office his father, former Alabama Gov. Fob James, was elected to in 1995. A staunchly conservative and Christan candidate, James has spent a considerable amount of time campaigning defending “Judeo-Christian values” and has attacked the rights of …
State Archives - Alabama Political Reporter
WEBAlabama set to execute sixth inmate this year. Derrick Dearman, 35, confessed to the brutal murders of five people in Citronelle in 2016. Alex Jobin. State.
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WEBAbout the Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Political Reporter is a daily political news site devoted to Alabama politics. We provide accurate, reliable coverage of policy, elections and government. We strive to be a political news organization that gives citizens, lawmakers, business leaders and organizations one place where they can find thorough, …
Josh Moon, Author at Alabama Political Reporter
WEBJosh Moon. Josh Moon is an investigative reporter and featured columnist at the Alabama Political Reporter with years of political reporting experience in Alabama. You can email him at [email protected] or follow him on Twitter.
Alabamians can now carry a gun in public without a permit
WEBJan 2, 2023 · As it passed its way through the Alabama legislature, eventually being signed by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey in March of 2022, the so-called “constitutional carry” act was heavily criticized by Democratic policymakers who said the legislation would be dangerous for public safety.. Ivey defended the law in a statement released following the bill’s …
Podcast - Alabama Political Reporter
WEBSUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST Your favorite weekly news and analysis show, The Voice of Alabama Politics, is now available as a podcast. APR editor-in-chief Bill Britt leads a panel of reporters, political analysts and commentators in breaking down the biggest Alabama political news of the week. APPLE • SPOTIFY • GOOGLE • POCKETCASTS • …
Tara McKennie becomes the first woman general in Alabama Air …
WEBJun 7, 2021 · Tara McKennie on Saturday was promoted to brigadier general in the Alabama Air National Guard. McKennie is both the first woman to be a general in the Alabama Air National Guard and the first Black woman to be a general office in either component of the Alabama National Guard. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey attended the …
Report: Alabama’s Black youth incarcerated more than twice as …
WEBJul 21, 2021 · Black youth in Alabama are incarcerated at a rate 2.8 times higher than white youth, according to a recent study. The Sentencing Project, a Washington D.C.-based research and advocacy group working to decarcerate, released three reports last week that show profound racial disparities still exist across the U.S. and in Alabama.
APR’s 2021 coverage of Alabama’s deadly prison crisis
WEBDec 27, 2021 · Lives at stake. While lawmakers mulled prison construction, deaths inside Alabama’s prisons in 2021 reached record highs, as the violence, rampant drug use and likely suicides continued seemingly unabated. APR in late July reported on the deaths of at least 10 men in Alabama prisons just that month, many of which appeared to be drug …