Ralph Chapoco
@rchapoco
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Recovering scientist turned journalist. Reporter for @ALReflector. Opinions are my own. Retweets not endorsements.
Montgomery, Alabama
Joined June 2009
RT @kstromquist: Via @TheLensNOLA, New Orleans is working to expand fair-chance hiring for people with criminal convictions. A related am….
thelensnola.org
It’s a familiar scenario. Potential employers see criminal histories and don’t hire. In New Orleans, improvements to the city’s “Ban the Box” ordinance could better challenge employment barriers. An...
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Sorry folks, this site has lost its appeal. This place has been overrun by bots and fake accounts . not to mention people with the most vile comments. If you need to get a hold of me then head over to That is where I will be.
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RT @JaneNorman: Ann Selzer is leaving election polling--importantly, a decision she had reached even before her last bombshell poll for the….
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RT @RDunhamDP: Texas Supreme Court clears way for new execution date for Robert Roberson in 2-year-old daughter’s death. .
cnn.com
The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied a state house committee’s attempt to delay the execution of a man convicted of murder in the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter, clearing a path for a new...
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RT @JaneNorman: NEW Trump rapidly unveils appointments to Cabinet, staff posts in dizzying post-election week @Ashley__Murray @statesnewsro….
newsfromthestates.com
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump continued his blitz of Cabinet and senior staff selections, closing the week Friday with the announcement that North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a former...
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Or you could just head over to Bluesky. Let me know when you transfer over so I know to follow.
I'm tempted to just bite the bullet and pay for the blue check because my feed is inundated with ads for lab-grown diamonds and erectile dysfunction meds.
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RT @econhardship: In the election’s aftermath, we recognize that readers may be disaffected from journalism that they perceive as by and fo….
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RT @JaneNorman: Our updated story on Kristi Noem as DHS secretary with Trump announcement: Trump readies for mass deportations with pick of….
newsfromthestates.com
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday night he will nominate South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which will carry out Trump’s...
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RT @statesnewsroom: A historic recovery in manufacturing jobs between 2019 and 2023 was concentrated in small urban areas. via @stateline_….
newsfromthestates.com
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, McLean County, Illinois, was known mostly as the home of State Farm Insurance in Bloomington and Illinois State University in Normal. Now, the area illustrates a trend...
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RT @lee_hedgepeth: Despite her victory, Twinkle Cavanaugh received more write-in votes against her—41,880, or 2.66 percent of all votes cas….
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RT @JaneNorman: The @statesnewsroom DC Bureau has written 7 stories so far post-election (as in, after our final day-of story at 4 a.m. on….
newsfromthestates.com
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s return to the presidency could set the stage for sweeping changes in U.S. education policy.Throughout his campaign, Trump has vowed to “save American education,” with a...
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RT @ALReflector: Via @alanderrocha: Alabama's 3% shift to Donald Trump over 2020 appears to be less about new GOP voters than a nearly 10%….
alabamareflector.com
Alabama shifted about 3% toward Trump in Tuesday’s election, not from new Republican votes, but due to a drop of 82,000 Democratic votes compared to 2020.
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RT @DanielleEGaines: Tonight’s Evening Wrap took lots of hours to compile with zero full hours of sleep. @statesnewsroom journalists have….
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RT @ALReflector: Via @alanderrocha and @JK_Stephenson: Figures' victory in Alabama's 2nd Congressional District means Alabama with have two….
alabamareflector.com
A federal court approved a new congressional map last year that redrew the district to give Black voters a chance to elect their preferred candidates.
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RT @ALReflector: Via @alanderrocha: Polls are now open in Alabama, and will be open until 7 p.m. tonight. Here's a rundown of what you need….
alabamareflector.com
Alabamians head to the polls Tuesday to vote in a historic election. Find key information on candidates, amendments and what you need to know before voting.
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RT @acvollers: Nearly 200 people in line around 10:30am at my Huntsville, Alabama polling location. One guy just leaving said he’d waited 2….
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RT @marisa_demarco: We've got 200+ journalists on the ground in all 50 states. Get the latest news from them, and check out what they're se….
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My most important job for the day-exercising my right as a citizen.
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RT @JaneNorman: As the last moments of the presidential campaign occur in--of course--Pennsylvania, I'm reminded of this story our @Ashley_….
newsfromthestates.com
PITTSBURGH — The 2024 presidential contest between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump could come down to Pennsylvania, and nobody knows that more than the Pennsylvanians...
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