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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Congressional HBCU Caucus connects Black colleges to tech opportunities, cheap internet for students
In collaboration with Truist Bank, formerly SunTrust and BB&T banks, the Bi-Partisan HBCU Caucus held its 4th Annual Diversity in Tech...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Alabama's air militia promotes first Black woman to brigadier general rank
The Alabama Air National Guard (AANG), the state's aerial militia, marked another milestone last weekend in its storied history of...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20211 min read
NBA great, Charles Barkley gives $1000 to each school system employee in his Alabama hometown
The Round Mound of Rebound could just as easily be called The Round Mound of Giveback. In his latest charitable move, NBA Hall of Famer,...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, second woman to lead the state, will seek re-election
In a video recording released by her campaign yesterday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, 76, announced her intentions to run once more for the...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Birmingham mayor proposes historic $455M budget, COVID bonuses for employees
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin made history earlier this month when his office presented a $455-million budget proposal to the city...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Public-private partnership brings Apple technology, programming to Alabama's capital city students
Last week, Montgomery Mayor Steven L. Reed and Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore announced the launch of MGM...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Economic growth a priority as Alabama creates funding opportunities for technology, innovation
Last Wednesday, Governor Kay Ivey made a major step toward supporting the growth of Alabama's technology and innovation sectors with the...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Joining a growing list of states, Alabama ends pandemic unemployment compensation
On May 10, Governor Kay Ivey announced that Alabama will end its participation in all federally funded pandemic unemployment compensation...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Alabama governor signs law increasing pay for teachers, state employees
Last Tuesday, Alabama Governor, Kay Ivey, signed Senate Bill 188 into law, making teacher pay raises official. The governor also placed...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Alabama says 'yes' to medical marijuana, but with a catch
In early May, Alabama's overwhelmingly conservative legislature passed Senate Bill 46, legalizing medical marijuana. Last Monday,...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Birmingham Housing Authority announces $6M grant, safety upgrades
A new grant totaling $6 million will allow the Housing Authority of Birmingham District (HABD) to make significant safety and quality of...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Birmingham mayor forms Civilian Review Board for public trust, police accountability
Last Monday, the City of Birmingham announced the formation of its first ever Civilian Review Board. In a televised press conference,...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Alabama mayor paves way for marijuana reform, pardons 15,000 offenders
In a move timed to coincide with 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty), an April 20th "holiday" celebrating all forms of cannabis, Birmingham...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20211 min read
Alabama's state Democratic and GOP leaders find common ground
Our360 News and Yellowhammer News recently hosted a conversation about building bridges between the political divide with Alabama House...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Confederate relic stolen from cemetery could become toilet, says White Lies Matter
The nationwide debate over the fate of Confederate monuments has taken a surprising turn in Alabama. Last month, White Lies Matter, a...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20214 min read
Supreme Court ruling could allow warrantless home search, gun seizure
A court case stemming from a years-old domestic dispute in Rhode Island could have serious implications for the already evaporating...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20214 min read
Alabama mulls over medical marijuana during public hearing
Image by Brandon Colvin/Our360 News For the third consecutive year, Alabama state Senator Tim Melson, R-Florence, has offered legislation...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20212 min read
Former Mayor of Birmingham, William Bell, seeks to regain City Hall
The City of Birmingham has yet another contender in its upcoming mayoral race. And the latest politician to vie for the top spot in City...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Removal of public Confederate symbols increased in 2020, SPLC reports
The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) released a report last week updating its 2020 year-end Whose Heritage? report...
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Alex Nelson
Oct 28, 20213 min read
Remembering civil rights titan and political power broker, Vernon Jordan
Prominent civil rights attorney and professional power broker, Vernon Jordan, passed away Monday at 85. In a statement to NPR on Tuesday,...
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