Alabama Reflector bsky: @alreflector.bsky.com

Alabamians are likely to suffer mightily in the next few years if the Trump administration can enact its proposals on health care, education and immigration. Editor @lyman_brian writes that people should remember many Alabamians didn't endorse that. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/11/you…

Via @rchapoco: A state senator’s decision to delay approval of contracts for state agencies could slow the state’s ability to approve legal contracts for lawsuits alleging voting or civil rights abuses. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/11/ala… #alpolitics

Via @JK_Stephenson: It's a milestone in a state that is 27% Black, but where Black Alabamians have fought voter suppression and disenfranchisement for decades. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/11/ala… #alpolitics

Via @By_paigegross: “I think a lot of folks kind of maybe prematurely claimed that generative AI’s impact was overblown,” said one expert. “And then, you know, in short order, in the last week, we saw several kinds of disinformation campaigns emerge.” alabamareflector.com/2024/11/10/how…

Via @jbruggers, @lee_hedgepeth and @InsideClimate: Residents ask how an activity undercutting the land on which their homes sit be allowed. The answer: It’s written into federal law. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/09/fed… #alpolitics

Via @JenniferShutt: Trump cannot on his own enact nationwide laws or abortion bans without Congress, he and the people he picks for key posts throughout the federal government will have significant influence on reproductive rights nationwide. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/08/dc/…

Via @MattVas and @stateline_news: One expert said Trump's lies about the 2020 election have done permanent damage, even if he dropped them in the wake of his victory Tuesday. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/08/aft…

Via @ArianaLFigueroa: A federal judge late Thursday struck down a White House policy that created a pathway to citizenship for people in the country lacking permanent status who were married to a U.S. citizen. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/08/dc/…

Via @ByPiperHutch and @IlluminatorLA: LSU's official tiger mascot has never attended a football game. A previous one had adverse reactions to stimuli during pre-game festivities and became resistant to getting into a trailer cage to attend the game. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/08/liv…

Via @JK_Stephenson: Alabama college and university officials Wednesday cited inflation, deferred maintenance and concerns about an education employee insurance program in presenting their requests. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/08/ala… #alpolitics

Via @JK_Stephenson: “To see people feeling like it’s okay to send these type of messages, whether it was for a joke or to scare or whatever they were doing it for, that’s just not the right thing to do,” said the mother of one student. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/08/rac… #alpolitics

Via @ArianaLFigueroa: Immigration advocates and civil rights groups are preparing to take on President-elect Donald Trump’s promises to crack down on immigration, from reviving controversial policies of his first term to enacting mass deportations. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/07/dc/…

Via @rchapoco: A south Alabama senator Thursday blocked all contracts scheduled for review by a joint legislative committee, saying wanted to compel a state agency to implement a law on restaurants serving alcohol. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/07/sen… #alpolitics

Via @kevinmhardy and @stateline_news: Republicans defended or expanded their control in several state capitols and won the nation’s only tightly contested gubernatorial race. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/07/rep…

Via @alanderrocha: Alabama's 3% shift to Donald Trump over 2020 appears to be less about new GOP voters than a nearly 10% decline in Democratic votes between the two presidential elections. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/07/ala… #alpolitics

Trump has vowed to conduct mass deportations of migrants, impose stiff taxes on foreign goods and install wealthy supporters in key positions. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/06/dc/…

Via @rchapoco: A federal judge Wednesday denied an Alabama death row inmate’s request to block his scheduled execution later this month by nitrogen gas. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/06/fed… #alpolitics

Via Public Health Watch: The federal-state insurance program pays for more than 40% of U.S. births, provides supplemental coverage to 7.2 million poor seniors and insures more than 10 million people with disabilities. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/06/ele…

Via @sofiaresnick: At least five of 10 states with abortion rights protections on the ballot voted to enact them on Tuesday. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/06/vot…

Via @alanderrocha and @JK_Stephenson: Figures' victory in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District means Alabama with have two Black U.S. House members serving at the same time for the first time in state history. alabamareflector.com/2024/11/05/sho… #alpolitics