Historic Monuments Bill Passes, City Council Raises Blocked
This week in the Alabama legislature, the Senate voted to block a big pay raise for the next Birmingham City Council. And after hours of heated debate Thursday, lawmakers in the Alabama House passed the controversial historic monuments bill. The vote was 72-29. The bill makes it more difficult to remove or change monuments and historically significant structures from public property.
Many Democrats said the bill was offensive, as it would preserve Confederate monuments that noted the state’s history in slavery. The bill returns to the Senate with amendments.
WBHM’s Gigi Douban sat down with Don Dailey, host of Alabama Public Television’s Capitol Journal to hear more.
And here’s what folks in Montgomery think about suspended Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore’s recent announcement he’ll run for U.S. Senate.
The stereotype of immigrants eating dogs and cats is storied — and vitriolic as ever
Immigration was always going to be part of Tuesday night’s presidential debate. More surprising was that the conversation veered into bizarre falsehoods about migrants eating pet dogs and cats.
NPR fact checked the Harris-Trump presidential debate. Here’s what we found
From the economy to immigration and abortion, NPR looks at what the candidates said and adds context.
Kamala Harris is a gun owner — but she’s still a proponent of stricter gun laws
Vice President Harris cited the fact she was a gun owner in Tuesday night's presidential debate, in a move designed to shut down suggestions from former President Donald Trump that she wants to “confiscate your guns.”
Facial expressions spoke volumes when mics were muted in the presidential debate
In a presidential debate, the split screen shot of the candidates — with one candidate speaking and the other reacting non-verbally — can easily become the story of the debate.
Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris in Instagram post after debate
In an Instagram post after the presidential debate on Tuesday night, Taylor Swift said she was voting for Kamala Harris.
Trump and Harris debate immigration, abortion, crime rates
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly analyzes the ABC News Presidential Debate
