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Jemma K Stephenson@jemmakstephenson.bsky.social |
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Education reporter for the Alabama Reflector and tofu enthusiast
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Alabama Reflector
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Via @jemmakstephenson.bsky.social: The rejection came after an intense battle between the United Auto Workers, who tried to unionize the plant for decades; Mercedes-Benz, which opposed it, and Alabama state officials, who waged an aggressive anti-union campaign.
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Alabama Reflector
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Via @jemmakstephenson.bsky.social: A Montgomery County Circuit Judge Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit from Birmingham-Southern College accusing State Treasurer Young Boozer of wrongfully denying it a loan. The decision leaves the college's future uncertain.
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Via @jemmakstephenson.bsky.social: A statement said a recent decision to lift an injunction against Alabama's ban on medicine for transgender youth had "a severe and damaging impact" on children and conflicted with prior decisions in the federal circuit.
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Brian Lyman
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Via @jemmakstephenson.bsky.social: “No one should feel like they've got to move halfway across this country to be safe and protected and it's just, it's ridiculous,” said Jeff Walker, the father of a transgender teenager.
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Shani 🫧🍉
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Women working in Antarctica say they were left to fend for themselves against sexual harassers apnews.com/article/wome...
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Brian Lyman
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Via @jemmakstephenson.bsky.social: A panel of three federal judges heard a second challenge to ALabama's congressional map on Tuesday. But the arguments kept coming back to a Monday hearing on Allen v. Milligan.
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Brian Lyman
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Via @jemmakstephenson.bsky.social: As in the rest of the nation, Alabama's higher education costs have gone up in recent years. But there are some peculiar features driving the cost increases in the state.
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Jemma K Stephenson
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Everyone ready for next week?
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈
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When you see a peer-reviewed scientific journal article, it often says “pay $35 to read this.” Did you know that $0 of that goes to the authors of the article? Just email us and we’ll be happy to send you a copy for free. We’re usually thrilled that anyone cares. 🧪🦑🦈
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Jemma K Stephenson
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International Cat Day
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Ashton Pittman
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BREAKING: The 5th Circuit just STRUCK DOWN Mississippi's lifetime voting ban for people convicted of certain crimes—a Jim Crow-era law designed to target Black voters. It disenfranchises more people than made the difference in the 2019 governor's race.
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Brian Lyman
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Via @jemmakstephenson.bsky.social: The three judges overseeing Alabama’s redistricting case said Tuesday they did not plan to revisit their ruling that the state had violated the Voting Rights Act, after reps of the Attorney General’s Office suggested they would try to challenge earlier findings.
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Via @jemmakstephenson.bsky.social: The U.S. Department of Education says about 12,000 Alabamians will be eligible for student debt relief after fixes were made to a federal repayment plan.
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Brian Lyman
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Via @jemmakstephenson.bsky.social: A cartographer appointed by the federal judges overseeing Alabama's congressional redistricting case withdrew on Monday, prompting the court to ask for candidates to replace him.
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Brian Lyman
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House committee map: 1 congressional district 51% Black; 1 congressional district 42% Black Senate committee map: 1 congressional district 50% Black; 1 congressional district 38% Black Gonna be a long day tomorrow.
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Jemma K Stephenson
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