Tag: Southern Poverty Law Center
Tom Parker, longtime Roy Moore ally seeks Alabama chief justice job
Alabama’s Roy Moore fell short in his quest to become a U.S. senator, but voters this November could install one of his longtime allies...
Kay Ivey mandates no more food funds in sheriff’s pockets
After several reports this year of Alabama sheriff’s stealing and pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars meant for inmates food rations, Governor Kay Ivey has said,...
SPLC apologizes, pays $3.3M to Islamic reformer it wrongly labeled ‘anti-Muslim...
The Montgomery, Ala.-based Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on Monday announced a settlement agreement with Islamic reformer Maajid Nawaz and his organization, the Quilliam Foundation, for wrongly...
New study reveals Alabama has 5th highest incarceration rate in the...
The Prison Policy Initiative released a new report in May comparing the incarceration rate of each American state to countries around the world, and the...
110 Confederate monuments have been removed in U.S. since 2015
It took generations to erect all the nation’s Confederate monuments, and a new report shows they’re being removed at a pace of about three...
SPLC claims Medicaid work requirements have disparate impact on communities of...
In January, Gov. Kay Ivey and state Medicaid officials revealed a plan for Alabama to become the newest state to institute a work requirement for some Medicaid recipients.
Ivey’s office...
University of Alabama cancels white nationalist Jared Taylor’s speaking event
Jared Taylor, a self identified white nationalist, will no longer be speaking at the University of Alabama on April 19.
Taylor was invited to speak by Students for...
Jared Taylor, white nationalist invited to University of Alabama
Jared Taylor, a self identified white nationalist has been invited by a student group to speak at the University of Alabama.
Taylor was invited to...
Alabama civil asset forfeiture reform calls for transparency
When Opelika police officer Benjamin Carswell pulled over Daryl Gray for following too closely in August 2014, Carswell found $32,660 in the vehicle. Gray...
Alabama seeks work requirement for some able-bodied Medicaid recipients
Unemployment has been shown to have a negative impact on physical and mental health outcomes. Which is why in January, Gov. Kay Ivey and state Medicaid officials...
