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Jones co-sponsors bill to eliminate ‘Widow’s Tax’ on veterans’ spouses

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, joined with a bipartisan contingent of legislators to reintroduce the Military Widow’s Tax Elimination Act of 2019, which ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 5:01 pm

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Ivey addresses the state, calls for special session

Immediately following her “State of the State” address in Montgomery Tuesday night, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey called a special session of the state legislature to ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, March 6, 2019 4:46 pm

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Jones calls on Senate to support recovery efforts in Alabama

After tornadoes ravaged Lee County over the weekend, leaving more than 20 dead and an unknown number of others missing, Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, took ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, March 5, 2019 4:48 pm

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Poor People’s Campaign denied access to governor, legislators

On Tuesday, a delegation with the Alabama Poor People’s Campaign was blocked from the offices of Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Tuesday, March 5, 2019 4:47 pm

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Thousands remember struggle

Despite gray clouds overhead and the looming threat of tornadoes, thousands gathered on Broad Street Sunday to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to recreate ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Monday, March 4, 2019 3:26 pm

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Movers and shakers recognized at Flame Awards

The Freedom Flame Awards was hosted Saturday night to honor icons of the Civil Rights Movement, both locally and across the nation. The Freedom Singers ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Sunday, March 3, 2019 2:00 pm

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Museum inducts public figures, civil rights icons into Hall of Fame

A slate of movers and shakers were inducted into the National Voting Rights Museum’s Hall of Fame during a short ceremony Friday afternoon. Loretta Wimberley ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, March 1, 2019 4:48 pm

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Launchpad sees sold-out crowd in Selma

The Economic Development Partnership of Alabama (EDPA)held the finale for its Alabama Launchpad Competition before a sold-out audience at Arts Revive Thursday evening. EDPA President ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, March 1, 2019 4:46 pm

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With mass meeting, Jubilee is officially underway

The pews were filled with people clapping their hands and singing along with the choir Thursday night at Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church, which hosted the ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Friday, March 1, 2019 4:44 pm

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‘Doyle’ documentary gets final preview

William Waheed previewed his documentary “Doyle,” about Ernest Doyle, a member of the “Courageous Eight,” at the Selma-Dallas County Public Library. After its final preview, ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, February 28, 2019 5:42 pm

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Jones introduces bill to incentivize Medicaid expansion in holdout states

On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, joined with his Democratic colleague Sen. Mark Warner, D-VA, to introduce the States Achieve Medicaid Expansion (SAME) Act, ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, February 28, 2019 5:40 pm

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Tucker joins list of big names visiting Selma

Organizers for the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee, which got underway Thursday afternoon, announced that comedian Chris Tucker will be joining the slate of public figures ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, February 28, 2019 5:39 pm

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Leaders talk system consolidation, taxes during meeting

Representatives from Selma City Schools, Dallas County Schools and the Dallas County Commission, along with Rep. Prince Chestnut, D-Selma, met in the Dallas County Commission ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Thursday, February 28, 2019 5:37 pm

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Jones co-sponsors disaster relief package for farmers

U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, partnered with a slate of Republican colleagues to introduce a disaster relief package to benefit farmers who suffered crop damage ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 5:07 pm

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Citizen provides council with ideas to raise funds

During Tuesday’s Selma City Council meeting, in which council members voted 7-2 to reject ordinances that would have increased the local gas tax to collect ... Read more

by Adam Powell, Wednesday, February 27, 2019 5:06 pm

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