State News

NEWS RELEASE: Alabama House Democratic Caucas “The economic and human impact of investing in our transportation infrastructure cannot be overstated. Neglecting our infrastructure means losing out on in-state business growth, as well as potential out-of-state […]

By Craig Ford, Independent member of the Alabama House of Representatives Craig Ford Earlier this month, the governor announced her plan to spend almost a billion dollars of taxpayer money to build three new prisons […]

by Former State Senator Hank Sanders (D) Former State Senator Hank Sanders (D) SELMA, AL – Former State Senator Hank Sanders said, “Many national leaders will be participating in the Bridge Crossing Jubilee from February […]

By Patricia Mokolo, Alabama NAACP Communications Chair The Alabama State Conference of the NAACP and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and others, will hold a joint press conference at the Hoover Police Department Thursday, […]

SOURCE: Urban Faith; AL.com, Shauna Stuart 2018 was a whirlwind year for Tarana Burke, the founder of the “Me Too” movement. During the latter part of 2017, the long-time activist skyrocketed to fame as the […]

By The Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — One Birmingham police officer was killed and another critically wounded in a shooting early Sunday as the officers questioned two people suspected of trying to break into […]

SOURCE: Mediaite – Aidan McLaughlin CNN severed ties with contributor Marc Lamont Hill on Thursday, following comments the university professor made about Israel and Palestine in a speech at the United Nations. “Marc Lamont Hill […]

By Senator Hank Sanders This is my last Senate Sketches. Wait! Wait! Wait. Don’t be disappointed. Sketches will continue, but Senate Sketches will cease. My tenure in the Senate ended on November 6, 2018. The […]

By Senator Hank Sanders Come go with me. Come go with me on the Vote or Die Mobile bus. Come go with me as the Vote or Die Mobile travels through four counties in the […]

By Senator Hank Sanders   We were supposed to receive an award that night. By “we,” I mean Faya Rose Toure and Hank Sanders. By “that night,” I mean Saturday night, October 6, 2018. Instead, […]