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$1.25 Billion and Still Unfinished: Alabama Lawmaker Across Party Lines Demand Answer

The Governor Kay Ivey Correctional Complex in Elmore County, projected to cost $1.25 billion, missed its October 15 construction deadline. The Alabama Department of Corrections reported the facility was more than 85% complete. State Rep. [...]
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Tuberville’s Comments Stir Backlash Over Jobs and Belonging in Alabama

Jones defends North Alabama newcomers as state employees raise concerns about Tuberville’s proposed government overhaul by SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS Democratic gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones speaks at the Madison County Courthouse on Oct. 19, criticizing Tommy [...]
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They Fought to Be Counted: Alabama’s Voting Legacy Meets a Participation Gap

The sacrifices of voting-rights pioneers frame today’s research as Madison and Morgan counties record declining Black participation By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS James Meredith’s 1966 March Against Fear challenged racial intimidation and encouraged voter registration. His [...]
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Huntsville Takes A Stand Against Domestic Violence

Domestic Violence Awareness Month: Pictured from left are Breanna Burgress, representing Redstone Arsenal’s Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate Program; Robin Drake, Esq., President of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Greater Huntsville Area Chapter (GHAC); [...]
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WHO WILL REPRESENT BLACK ALABAMA

For Alabama voters, the fight over congressional boundaries are more than a dispute about lines on a map. Those lines determine which communities vote together and whether Black voters have a fair opportunity to elect [...]
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Federal cancellation leaves thousands without health coverage

Federal officials canceled Marketplace policies covering approximately 760,000 people, prompting Alabama families to verify their insurance status before visiting a doctor, hospital, or pharmacy. (Speakin’ Out News ILlustration) Hundreds of thousands of Americans may discover [...]
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HUNTSVILLE’S WESTERN GROWTH PLAN TAKES SHAPE

The City of Huntsville has approved a $1.5 million agreement to purchase approximately 30 acres near County Line Road and Old Highway 20 for future governmental functions. The purchase comes as the city plans broader [...]

$1.25 Billion and Still Unfinished: Alabama Lawmaker Across Party Lines Demand Answer

Tuberville’s Comments Stir Backlash Over Jobs and Belonging in Alabama

They Fought to Be Counted: Alabama’s Voting Legacy Meets a Participation Gap

Huntsville Takes A Stand Against Domestic Violence

WHO WILL REPRESENT BLACK ALABAMA

Federal cancellation leaves thousands without health coverage

HUNTSVILLE’S WESTERN GROWTH PLAN TAKES SHAPE

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$14.7 Million Gone: Mobile Scam Puts City Hall Under Scrutiny

City News

A Shorter Road to Emergency Care: $30 Million Investment Coming to North Huntsville

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