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The Alabama Reflector is an independent, nonprofit news outlet dedicated to covering state government and politics in the state of Alabama.

Montgomery, Alabama

Joined December 2022

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Mar 18, 2024
Four members of Congress, baited by Alabama's conservative media, attacked a private citizen last week for no reason except identity. Editor @lyman_brian says that when state officials casually threaten any of us, none of us are safe. alabamareflector.com/2024/03/18/whe… #alpolitics
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When public officials threaten private citizens | Alabama Reflector
Four members of Alabama's congressional delegation attacked a private citizen last week. None of us are safe.
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May 15, 2023
White nationalism has strangled democracy in Alabama. It's choked public education. And it's ruined millions of lives. Editor @lyman_brian says you should be outraged when U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville treats it as another shade of opinion. alabamareflector.com/2023/05/15/hey… #alpolitics
White nationalism is racism | Alabama Reflector
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Mar 27, 2024
Breaking via @alanderrocha: Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands, whose campaign emphasized reproductive rights, won a Huntsville-area Alabama House seat Tuesday, the Democrats' first net gain in either chamber since 2002. alabamareflector.com/2024/03/26/mar… #alpolitics
Marilyn Lands, Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips Alabama House seat | Alabama Reflector
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Apr 21, 2023
Via @JK_Stephenson: An Alabama Reflector review of the book that led to Barbara Cooper's forced resignation found it encouraged teachers to be aware of their children's backgrounds and their own biases to help students thrive. alabamareflector.com/2023/04/21/ive… #alpolitics
Ivey forces Early Childhood Education Secretary to resign over teacher training book | Alabama...
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Apr 17, 2023
Alabama has the fifth-highest rate of firearm deaths in the nation and the third-highest homicide rate. Editor @lyman_brian writes that we've allowed a small group of paranoid people to shape a world where guns are inescapable. alabamareflector.com/2023/04/17/its… #alpolitics
It's the guns | Alabama Reflector
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Sep 16, 2023
Alabama's low taxes don't make government any less expensive. They shift the burden to fines, fees and charges, and to those least able to pay. All the stories in @rchapoco's three-part series, The Fee Trap, can be found here: alabamareflector.com/tag/thefeetrap/ #alpolitics
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Mar 27, 2024
Via @alanderrocha: Democrat Marilyn Lands, who campaigned on protecting reproductive rights, won a special election Tuesday for a Huntsville-area Statehouse seat, the first net gain for Democrats in the Legislature in 22 years. alabamareflector.com/2024/03/26/mar… #alpolitics
Marilyn Lands, Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips Alabama House seat | Alabama Reflector
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Apr 1, 2024
As Alabama autoworkers consider unions, the state's Republican officials are writing bills and mounting campaigns saying Alabama's economic model is at risk. Editor @lyman_brian says that's correct: the state's economic model is cheap labor. alabamareflector.com/2024/04/01/eco… #alpolitics
'Economic development' is another way to say 'cheap labor' | Alabama Reflector
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Sep 25, 2023
Alabama's libraries are under attack. Editor Brian Lyman writes that the criticisms all seem to come from the same script, and share the same terror that children might feel sympathy for marginalized people. alabamareflector.com/2023/09/25/the… #alpolitics
The most dangerous idea in a library? Empathy | Alabama Reflector
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Nov 20, 2023
Editor @lyman_brian writes that this week, we should be thankful for the courage of Alabamians challenging unjust laws and resisting attempts to ban books and limit the teaching of history. alabamareflector.com/2023/11/20/tha… #alpolitics
Thankful for the courage of Alabamians | Alabama Reflector
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May 18, 2023
Scoop from @alanderrocha: The Democratic National Committee told the Alabama Democratic Party in a letter Wednesday that recent bylaw changes eliminating minority caucuses could violate DNC rules and affect future primaries in the state. alabamareflector.com/2023/05/17/dnc… #alpolitics
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DNC warns Alabama Democratic Party over bylaw changes | Alabama Reflector
The letter from the DNC’s Rules and Bylaws Committee said the new bylaws appeared to create “the unequal treatment of minority groups.”
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Sep 5, 2023
BREAKING: A federal court Tuesday blocked a new Alabama congressional map and ordered new lines drawn, writing that they were "deeply troubled" the state did not follow its directions to draw a 2nd opportunity district for Black voters. alabamareflector.com/2023/09/05/fed… #alpolitics
Federal court blocks Alabama's congressional map, orders new lines drawn | Alabama Reflector
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Aug 14, 2023
Via @JK_Stephenson: "What I hear you saying is the state of Alabama deliberately disregarded our instruction," said U.S. District Judge Terry Moorer, appointed by former President Donald Trump. alabamareflector.com/2023/08/14/pla… #alpolitics
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Federal judges express frustration with Alabama attorneys over congressional map | Alabama Reflector
Plaintiffs challenging the maps and attorneys for the state clashed over a map that came from the Legislature.
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Jan 24, 2024
Via @rchapoco: Almost alone among death penalty states, Alabama does not guarantee an attorney to a defendant at a critical stage in the appeals process. That can make it impossible to raise legitimate issues over a conviction. alabamareflector.com/2024/01/24/mos… #alpolitics
Most states provide lawyers for this critical death penalty appeal. Not Alabama. | Alabama Reflector
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