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Alabama Congressional Redistricting Back To The Drawing Board, Court Throws Out Legislative Map Again

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 07, 2023 28 Comments

It's hard to see SCOTUS intervening at this point. So there likely will be a new map, and if it nets Democrats another seat, it could impact control of the House of Representatives. That's really what's going on here, a partisan fight over a congressional...

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Alabama’s Ban on Childhood Puberty Blockers and Cross-Sex Hormones Reinstated By Unanimous Appeals Court

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 21, 2023 35 Comments

Strikes down District Court injunction. Alabama law "makes it a crime to take part in providing puberty blockers or cross-sex hormone treatment to a minor for purposes of treating a discordance between the minor’s biological sex and sense of gender identity."...

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First U.S. Nuclear Reactor Built from Scratch in 30 Years Goes Online in Georgia

Posted by Leslie Eastman on August 02, 2023 38 Comments

Unit 4 of the Vogtle Plant is expected to go into service during the late fourth quarter 2023 or the first quarter of 2024....

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Carlee Russell Turns Herself in to Police, Faces Charges for Faking Her Own Kidnapping

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 29, 2023 28 Comments

"I know many are shocked and appalled that Ms. Russell is only being charged with two misdemeanors despite all the panic and disruption her actions caused"...

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Claremont Institute Research Finds Alabama Universities Spending Millions on DEI Efforts

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 25, 2023 3 Comments

“Going Woke In Dixie?: The progress of DEI at the University of Alabama & Auburn University”...

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Alabama Republicans’ New Redistricting Map May Parlay SCOTUS Voting Rights Act Loss Into Seat Pick Up

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 21, 2023 9 Comments

Legislators created a map with one bare (51%) black majority, and another with a 40% black vote, seemingly complying with the District Court order affirmed by SCOTUS. This could result in Democrats losing their one Alabama seat....

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Strange Disappearance of Carlee Russell in Alabama Appears to be a Hoax

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 19, 2023 54 Comments

"Russell vanished Thursday night after calling 911 to report spotting a toddler on an interstate in Alabama."...

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Democrats’ Voting Rights Act ‘Win’ In Alabama May Backfire, Set Up Republican Congressional Sweep

Posted by William A. Jacobson on July 01, 2023 15 Comments

Democrats thought they would pick up a seat in Alabama, but they may lose the one Alabama seat they currently have....

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Top DEI Official at University of Alabama Birmingham Earns Approximately $34K Per Month

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 26, 2023 6 Comments

"a nationally recognized leader in health disparities research"...

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Troy University Closes China-Sponsored Campus Confucius Institute

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 17, 2023 0 Comments

“CIs [Confucius Institutes] are essentially a Beijing-run program in teaching, material, and curriculum”...

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Troy University’s Anti-Woke Business School Program Hailed as a Success

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 01, 2023 3 Comments

“I have no doubt it will continue to grow as we launch another cohort next semester”...

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Alabama Supreme Court Rules Challenge to U. Alabama ‘Free Speech Zone’ Can Proceed

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 19, 2022 2 Comments

"the policy allows such spontaneous speech only in certain designated areas on campus"...

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Auburn, U. of Alabama Offering Free Feminine Hygiene Products on Campus

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 15, 2022 5 Comments

“I think the younger generation is really interested in period poverty and talking about menstruation”...

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U. Alabama Faculty and Students Want the Word ‘Dixie’ Removed From School Fight Song

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 26, 2022 23 Comments

"Since the launch of the project, however, many have come out against the change."...

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Leftists at U. Alabama Sign Petition Demanding School Cancel Screening of Matt Walsh Film

Posted by Mike LaChance on October 13, 2022 6 Comments

"The petition, which has been live for nearly a full week, has only collected 270 signatures."...

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Young Americans for Liberty Brings Free Speech Case to Alabama Supreme Court

Posted by Mike LaChance on September 19, 2022 3 Comments

“The bureaucrats in the University of Alabama system have made it clear that they view their students’ rights to free expression as secondary to their own desire for control”...

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Troy University Offering Program to Teach Students ‘Moral and Anti-Woke Business Practices’

Posted by Mary Chastain on August 30, 2022 3 Comments

More of this, please!...

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Over a Dozen Alabama College Campuses Receive Bomb Threats in One Day

Posted by Mike LaChance on July 30, 2022 1 Comment

"Law enforcement agencies from one end of the state to the other are investigating at least 13 bomb threats"...

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