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Montgomery, Alabama
Joined January 2012
RT @GovernorKayIvey: I’m asking that each & every Alabamian do their part not only by filling out their own census forms, but by urging the….
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Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton speaks at the Alabama Census Complete Count Press Conference at the Alabama State Capitol today.
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Sen. David "Coach" Burkette honored the 7A State Champions Lee High School on the Alabama Senate floor today.
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New bill would put lottery on the ballot in November
al.com
A new bill in the Alabama House would call for a lottery with proceeds to be split between scholarships and the pre-K program.
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State Health Officer Scott Harris says coronavirus could require more funding
al.com
Harris said it's only a matter of time before Alabama has its first confirmed cases of the virus.
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RT @MikeCasonAL: Alabama Senate has set aside the historical monuments bill for now but it could come back tonight. #alpolitics.
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RT @lyman_brian: Smitherman: "The bad part of it is, we just came out of Black History Month." But says the bill "pulls up all the skeleton….
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RT @lyman_brian: The monuments bill is carried over to the call of the chair, meaning that it could be brought back up this evening. Sen. S….
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Both of the controversial bills before the Alabama Senate today were carried over after lengthy debate.
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RT @MSNBC: WATCH: During a briefing on the coronavirus, VP Pence says he expects President Trump will continue to shake hands with people.….
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RT @AnnistonStar: State school Superintendent Eric Mackey said schools should consider canceling any overseas travel or visits to areas in….
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State school Superintendent Eric Mackey said schools should consider canceling any overseas travel or visits to areas in the U.S. where outbreaks have occurred. He said schools aren’t just concerned
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RT @MikeCasonAL: Sen Smitherman says nothing heroic about Confederate cause to black people. #alpolitics
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RT @lyman_brian: Sen. Smitherman on the floor, saying this monuments bill reminds him of being chased by racists on his way back from schoo….
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"Ain't no way you can understand how it feels to be black. You're heroes kicked our butts. impregnated our women and sold them. Every time you bring up this stuff, it reminds us of what our great-great-great grandparents had to suffer." Sen. Smitherman.
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"This is 2020. When are we as a state going to get past this stuff? This is the biggest thing that holds us back as a state. I try to tell people when I go places that Alabama has changed. Then we come with this kind of stuff. That makes no sense," Sen. Smitherman.
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"There is not one monument that that first bill does not protect. This is unnecessary. This is playing to the racist side. making it seem like we don't have any rights. Enough is enough," said Sen. Smitherman about monument bill by Sen. Gerald Allen.
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"This is bullying, what is happening to us over here with this bill. I don't remember one time we did something like this when we were in the majority. Not one time. You know this is insensitive to us. You don't care. This ain't necessary," Sen. Rodger Smitherman about SB127.
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