7. Cell taking a look at creating 4 majority-black districts based mostly on voting age
- A redistricting plan is being proposed by Cell Mayor Sandy Stimpson to create 4 majority-minority districts, which includes Districts 1, 2, 3 and seven. Stimpson has moved to introduce this since there’s a majority of black voters in these districts.
- There has by no means been a black majority amongst Cell’s districts, however Metropolis Councilman William Carroll mentioned, “We’ve by no means been right here earlier than. We’ve flipped town the place we now have nearly all of voting-age inhabitants now in 4 districts.” Carroll has been pushing for redistricting.
6. Invoice proposes drunk drivers pay baby help in deadly accidents
- State Consultant Proncey Robertson (R-Decatur) has proposed new laws that will require people who find themselves convicted of a DUI “to pay baby help for a kid of a sufferer of that offense if the offense results in the dying of a guardian or guardian of the kid.”
- The laws follows Alabama legal guidelines round baby help, so the funds can be required till the kid is 19-years-old. The present pointers would even be used to find out the quantity of kid help to be paid.
5. Lots of people have been quitting their jobs in Alabama
- “The Nice Resignation” has impacted all states as folks have been quitting their jobs at unanticipated charges all through the pandemic, at the same time as states have reopened and returned to work. Alabama is ranked at 19 for essentially the most resignations.
- The information was reported by WalletHub, who used studies from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. In keeping with the report, from July to October of 2021, 252,000 folks give up their jobs.
4. Gerald Allen: Enhance the penalty for monument removing
- State Senator Gerald Allen (R-Tuscaloosa) is sponsoring a invoice that will discourage extra cities and counties from eradicating monuments by amending a portion of the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act.
- The penalty for eradicating a monument illegally is at the moment a one-time payment of $25,000, however below Allen’s laws, it will change to $5,000 per day till the monument was put again in place. The invoice has been accepted by the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. State Consultant Mike Ball (R-Madison) has a unique idea that will make it simpler to maneuver monuments and provides native communities extra management.
3. Tax cuts accepted by Alabama Senate
- The State Senate has approved tax cuts in laws sponsored by State Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), which elevated deductions by $500 for these submitting their taxes as single and head of home and $1,000 for joint {couples}.
- There would even be a rise within the vary for a dependent exemption, which might go from $20,000 to $50,000. The restrict for non-compulsory commonplace deduction would improve a complete of $2,000 to $35,000. Orr acknowledged, “Inflation is at a virtually 40-year excessive, and the rising costs make it troublesome for a number of struggling households to afford groceries, gasoline, and requirements. Whereas people are spending more cash on these on a regular basis objects, the state is straight benefiting from it. It’s important that lawmakers make a major effort to help Alabamians when we now have the means to take action.”
2. Ivey drops the “Southern f-you”
- In a brand new marketing campaign advert, Governor Kay Ivey focused on President Joe Biden and delivered a Southern insult of, “Bless his coronary heart.” This new TV advert was launched for Ivey’s reelection marketing campaign; some view the utilization of this phrase as a pleasant approach of telling somebody “f-you.”
- Ivey delivered her line after saying, “Rising up, my mother and pop instructed us, ‘Should you can’t say one thing good, don’t say something in any respect.’ Effectively, here’s what I’ve to say about Joe Biden,” earlier than including, “Poor Joe…Bless his coronary heart.” Ivey’s marketing campaign tactic continues to be specializing in nationwide points as a approach to ingratiate herself with the Alabama citizens.
1. Alabama’s congressional delegation responds to redistricting
- The Supreme Courtroom decision that allowed Alabama to maintain its redrawn congressional map set off a wave of criticism from the American media and their Democrats. Observers noticed a court-ordered redrawing of Alabama’s seven districts as a approach to decide up one other congressional seat for Democrats, however for now that didn’t pan out.
- Reactions from Alabama’s congressional delegation have been fairly clearly cut up down party-lines. U.S. Consultant Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) complained, “The ruling permits the votes of Black Alabamians to be diluted and additional undermines Part 2 of the VRA.” She additionally pushed for a federal authorities takeover of voting and redistricting. Alabama Republicans applauded the choice with U.S. Rep. Brooks (R-Huntsville) saying, “It’s nice information the U.S. Supreme Courtroom stayed the racist and unlawful interventionist order as a result of ‘the deserves (weren’t) clearcut in favor of the plaintiff’ and the liberal, activist three-judge panel order violated the requirement that their order not trigger ‘important price, confusion, or hardship’ to Alabama’s election processes.”
