The Alabama Reflector is an independent, nonprofit news outlet dedicated to covering state government and politics in the state of Alabama.
Montgomery, Alabama
Joined December 2022
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Via @By_PaigeGross: Menstrual cycle tracking apps, along with other health care technologies, like texting platforms that patients can use with doctors, are not protected by HIPAA. alabamareflector.com/2024/08…
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Biden says during brief remarks he hopes to talk on the phone with Trump soon, but that the former president is currently with his doctors.
He called shooting "sick" and said there "is no place in America for this kind of violence."
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A family of three could afford $100 in rent with 30% of the TANF benefit, the recommended percentage of monthly pay. Fair market rent in Montgomery is $1,092 (HUD) and feeding one child aged 9-11 costs about $230/month (USDA). #alpolitics
Via @alanderrocha: Alabama in 2022 had over $113 million in unspent money in its Temporary Aid of Needy Families (TANF) funds, despite a growing need and a monthly benefit that (until last year) had not been raised since 2002. alabamareflector.com/2024/05… #alpolitics
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Via @MaryHennigan_ and @ArkAdvocate: Since medical marijuana launched in Arkansas in 2019, at least 102,000 residents have registered for patient cards and revenue has topped $1.1 billion. The industry doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. alabamareflector.com/2024/05…
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Near the end of session vs. before the start of session
Via @alanderrocha: A stalled gambling package in the Senate could be dead unless a member flips their vote or there’s “some real fancy jumping through hoops,” Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, said Monday. alabamareflector.com/2024/05… #alpolitics
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Via @JenniferShutt: The move comes after House Republicans last year added and then removed funding for three LGBTQ projects in a spending bill. alabamareflector.com/2024/04… #alpolitics
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Oklahoma Supreme Courts hears arguments in 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre case
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Marilyn Lands, a Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flipped an Alabama state House seat, with 62.3% of vote.
In a statement, she said that "Alabama women and families sent a clear message that will be heard in Montgomery and across the nation."
Breaking via @alanderrocha: Democratic candidate Marilyn Lands, whose campaign emphasized reproductive rights, won a Huntsville-area Alabama House seat Tuesday, the Democrats' first net gain in either chamber since 2002. alabamareflector.com/2024/03… #alpolitics
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Great legislative update from the #ALBOE work session yesterday by @JK_Stephenson @ALReflector. #aledchat alabamareflector.com/2024/03… via @ALReflector
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Gov. Kay Ivey's office says she has signed the bill. #alpolitics
Breaking via @alanderrocha: The Alabama Legislature Wednesday gave final approval to a bill aimed at restarting IVF programs in the state that closed their doors after an Alabama Supreme Court ruling last month. alabamareflector.com/2024/03… #alpolitics
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Alabama House passes the Senate version of the bill aimed at restarting IVF in the state. It goes back to the Senate for concurrence. – at Montgomery, AL
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VP Kamala Harris in AL yesterday called for a minimum six-week cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, calling Gaza "a humanitarian catastrophe.”"The conditions are inhumane, and our common humanity compels us to act,” she said.
VIa @alanderrocha: Vice President Kamala Harris called for new efforts to protect voting and reproductive rights and drew parallels between the Civil Rights Movement and the current political climate in a speech in Selma on Sunday. alabamareflector.com/2024/03… #alpolitics
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Hey, DC, here's the guide to the 18--yeah, 18!--candidates in the Alabama 2nd Congressional District primaries on Tuesday -- @ALReflector has it covered alabamareflector.com/2024/03… via @ALReflector
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The text threads between 30-something Alabama women right now are...something. People have actively paid thousands of dollars and underwent often intense medical treatments because they desperately want to grow their families.
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.@rchapoco is in Atmore tonight following developments in Alabama's planned execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen gas, never before used on a human being. We will post updates at alabamareflector.com. alabamareflector.com/2024/01… #alpolitics
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80% of Alabamians are unaware that the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline exists, the survey found.
Via @alanderrocha: A poll released Wednesday found that a strong majority of Alabamians believe that mental health and substance abuse services are a priority for Alabama and favor additional funding to improve access to these services. alabamareflector.com/2024/01… #alpolitics
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Excellent work from @rchapoco @ALReflector Alabama with 167 people on death row does not provide those inmates attorneys when filing post-conviction appeals. alabamareflector.com/2024/01…
Via @rchapoco: Almost alone among death penalty states, Alabama does not guarantee an attorney to a defendant at a critical stage in the appeals process. That can make it impossible to raise legitimate issues over a conviction. alabamareflector.com/2024/01… #alpolitics
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“It's heartbreaking for one to know that there are specialists that are in Tuscaloosa even, but transportation is such an issue that our patients can't get to them to get the care they need,” said Dr. Brittney Anderson in Demopolis, AL.
Via @alanderrocha: The final part of our series on Alabama's rural depopulation. Shrinking counties are getting older, with worsening health outcomes. But there are a lack of providers, and for many patients, it's hard to reach them. alabamareflector.com/2024/01… #alpolitics
