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On Friday, Aug. 4, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, will welcome the Congressional Black Caucus Institute (CBCI) and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman Steven Horsford (D-Nevada) to Birmingham, Alabama as part of the CBCI’s “Democracy For The People” nationwide tour. The CBCI will conduct a mobilizer training session from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to […]
Civil rights groups urged three federal judges to reject Alabama’s newly drawn congressional districts, saying state Republicans prioritized partisan concerns over compliance with a court order to draw lines that are fair to Black voters By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press July 30, 2023, 12:57 PM ET • 3 min read MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Voting rights […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Pentagon official has attacked this week’s widely watched congressional hearing on UFOs, calling the claims “insulting” to employees who are investigating sightings and accusing a key witness of not cooperating with the official U.S. government investigation. Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick’s letter, published on his personal LinkedIn page and circulated Friday across […]
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Governor of Alabama Kay Ivey approved a new congressional map Friday, passed by the Alabama legislature during a special session, which designates only one majority-Black district in the state. The approval is in defiance of the US Supreme Court ruling in
Alabama Republicans pushed through a new congressional map on Friday that will test the bounds of a judicial mandate to create a second majority-Black district in the state or something “close to it,” incensing plaintiffs in the court case and Democrats who predicted the plan would never pass muster with a judicial panel charged with […]
Alabama has to come up with a new congressional map after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that its current districts likely diluted the voting power of Black residents. ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: Today marks the end of a weeklong special session of the Alabama legislature, and lawmakers there have produced a redrawn congressional map. The special […]
An Alabama Senate committee discusses a proposal to draw new congressional district lines on Thursday in Montgomery, Ala. Kim Chandler/AP hide caption toggle caption Kim Chandler/AP An Alabama Senate committee discusses a proposal to draw new congressional district lines on Thursday in Montgomery, Ala. Kim Chandler/AP MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama on Friday refused to […]
Alabama lawmakers on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority voters a greater voice in elections and trigger a renewed battle over the state’s political map. The legislation now goes to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, who is […]
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