The timing may be a bit odd, but the decision is just political common sense: The Senate Committee on Assignments said this morning that Sen. Jabo Waggoner, R-Vestavia Hills, will be Rules Committee chairman for the 2012 legislative session. Continue »
The Birmingham Board of Education gets plenty of criticism from this newspaper for a lot of reasons we feel are warranted. It's only fitting, then, that when the city school board stands for what is right, the action be applauded. Continue »
Alabama's new immigration law is reportedly the toughest in the nation. The law, HB 56, grants police license to question and arrest crime suspects about their immigration status, and requires renters, car buyers, and those connecting public utilities to verify their legal status, CNN reported. Continue »
Latinos were a key factor in the defeat of Arizona State Senator Russell Pearce, author of the state's controversial immigration law, according to a poll taken of voters. Latinos voters supported Pearce's challenger, fellow Republican Jerry Lewis, a political newcomer, by a three-to-one margin, according to Project New West,... Continue »
Alabama State Senator Scott Beason (R) has been getting a lot of attention lately. None of it good. He was one of the architects of the state's viciously anti-immigrant law. Yesterday, Beason was in the news again. He was booted as Chair of the Senate Rules Committee. Continue »
The implementation of Alabama's HB 56, the harshest anti-immigrant law in the nation, has touched off a humanitarian crisis felt throughout the state and across the nation. Families, paralyzed by fear and uncertainty, are fleeing the state in droves and children are afraid to go school or even... Continue »
The implementation of Alabama's HB 56, the harshest anti-immigrant law in the nation, has touched off a humanitarian crisis felt throughout the state and across the nation. Families, paralyzed by fear and uncertainty, are fleeing the state in droves and children are afraid to go school or even... Continue »
Today is Day 8 of La Jefa Radio's "14 Cities, 14 Days, One Family, One Alabama" tour, with Program Director José Antonio Castro and radio personality Orlando Rosa broadcasting from Clanton, Alabama. The pair began their walk across Alabama last week in order to bring attention to the... Continue »
Last night, on NBC's "Rock Center with Brian Williams," reporter Kate Snow did a segment on what Williams called the "huge controversy" in Alabama caused by the passage of the state's "papers, please" HB 56 anti-immigration law. Continue »
Last night, on NBC's "Rock Center with Brian Williams," reporter Kate Snow did a segment on what Williams called the "huge controversy" in Alabama caused by the passage of the state's "papers, please" HB 56 anti-immigration law. Continue »