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Alabama Votes Under New Map Today
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Voters in parts of Alabama return to the polls Tuesday for special congressional primaries reshaped by the state’s long-running redistricting litigation, including contests affecting Jefferson County voters in the Birmingham area. The election is being held in Alabama’s 1st, 2nd, 6th and 7th Congressional Districts after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the…
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After Islamic Academy Fight, Hoover Eyes Christian School Workaround
HOOVER, Ala. — The Hoover City Council is scheduled Monday to consider removing a 7.33-acre church property from the city limits, a move requested so Trinity Presbyterian Church and Heritage Academy can open a K-8 Christian school at 7160 Cahaba Valley Road. Ordinance 26-2709 would de-annex the property, meaning it would no longer be governed…
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Judge Rejects SPLC Dismissal Bid
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge has denied the Southern Poverty Law Center’s request to dismiss a Justice Department indictment, ruling that the Montgomery-based civil rights organization did not meet the high legal burden required to show it was prosecuted in retaliation for its speech and criticism of the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Emily…
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Talladega Man Accused of Shooting Flock Cameras as Surveillance Debate Grows
TALLADEGA, Ala. — A Talladega County man is being held on $200,000 bond after authorities accused him of repeatedly shooting and damaging county-owned Flock Safety cameras, an arrest that comes as automated license plate readers face increased scrutiny in Alabama and nationwide. Six criminal complaints filed in Talladega County District Court accuse Colton Lynn Dorough,…
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Britt Backs Bill to Narrow Title IX Protections for LGBTQ+ Students
WASHINGTON D.C. — U.S. Sen. Katie Britt has joined a new Republican bill that would define sex under Title IX exclusively by biological sex, a proposed change that opponents say would remove explicit federal education-discrimination protections for LGBTQ+ students. The Title IX Clarification Act, introduced in the Senate July 30 by Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.,…
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Joyland Closure Renews Questions about Avondale Site’s Restaurant Turnover
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Joyland’s permanent closure in Birmingham’s Avondale neighborhood has ended another short-lived restaurant run at a location best known for its years as Bottletree Café, the influential music venue that helped establish Avondale as a destination for live entertainment and independent businesses. Joyland closed after service Sunday, Aug. 2, nearly two years after…
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