Month: February 2022

AL.com: “Madison County Commission Chairman Dale Strong, a Republican candidate for the 5th District congressional district, says he will fight an effort to remove him from the GOP primary ballot for his part in moving a Confederate statue from the county courthouse grounds. “My understanding is to be taken off the ballot they’ve got to…

Politico: “Democrats were caught off guard by Donald Trump’s numbers in South Texas in 2020. The Hispanic Republican women who live there were not. Many of them have played a leading role in urging their neighbors in majority-Hispanic South Texas to question their traditional loyalty to the Democratic Party. Hispanic women now serve as party…

NY Times: “It’s what the teenagers of McMinn County do not carry in their pockets that explains why “Maus” is a necessary text for classroom discussion. They don’t carry an understanding of what the Nazis did to the Jews so recently that there are still survivors sharing their memories. They don’t carry an understanding of the emotional fallout…

AL Political Reporter: “A federal judge last sentenced a former Alabama correctional officer to nine years in prison for allowing another officer to beat two handcuffed inmates.  Willie Burks III, 41, a former lieutenant, is to serve nine years in prison and two years of supervised probation after his release, the U.S. Justice Department said…

WaPo: “Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin distanced himself Monday from a tweet mocking a teenager that went out Saturday on his campaign account, calling it “unauthorized.” The “Team Youngkin” tweet lashed out at a high school student as well as Democrat Ralph Northam on Twitter this weekend, tweeting out the teen’s name and photo after the…

The News & Observer: “North Carolina’s new political district maps are unconstitutional, the N.C. Supreme Court ruled Friday. The maps, drawn by Republican lawmakers late last year, would have given GOP candidates a sizable advantage in elections throughout the next decade. Republican leaders argued in favor of the maps in court, saying redistricting is an…

AR Times: “The state Medical Marijuana Commission can’t issue the final two dispensary licenses until a lawsuit alleging racial bias in the application process can be fully heard, according to a temporary restraining order issued by Circuit Judge Alice Gray on Tuesday.  The commission had been on track to issue the remaining licenses this spring after it initiated a…

AL Political Reporter: “Congressman Tom Bevill represented Alabama for 30 years, procuring federal support that transformed our state. You can watch the documentary “Tom Bevill – Servant Leader” on Monday, Feb. 7 at 9 p.m. on Alabama Public Television. ​His family, staff, colleagues all share great stories on his childhood, WWII service, family and public…

Local10: ““They said, “We’re doing the renewals on the voter registration, would you like to renew?” Selva recalled. Resident Juan Carlos Salazar was not suspicious at the time. “I didn’t do anything, but they changed the party,” Salazar said, adding he noticed, “when they sent me the new registration.” He wasn’t the only elderly resident…

AL Political Reporter: “Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones has been selected by the Biden White House to help guide the president’s selection for the next U.S. Supreme Court justice through the confirmation process.  The so-called “sherpa,” as the role has been termed, helps schedule and guide the nominee through the series of interviews that she…