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President Biden Endorses Randall Woodfin for Second Term as Birmingham Mayor birminghamtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from birminghamtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Girls Lives Matter: Now is the time to end poverty, stop the tampon tax Breanna and Brooke Bennett View Comments Editor s note: Teenage twin sisters Breanna and Brooke Bennett of Montgomery gave the following keynote address, virtually, at the Youth Summit NYC on June 3. Poverty is a complex issue in the United States. One that is rooted in the brutal history of slavery, lynching, rape, segregation and miseducation. Despite so many obstacles, we are here! When our ancestors acquired land and built wealthy communities, the haters burned them down. This has happened all over America, including Black Wall Street in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Rosewood, Florida; Charleston, South Carolina; and New Orleans, Louisiana. ....
Center Point Council President honored at Beautiful Women in Hats Brunch trussvilletribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from trussvilletribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The committee voted to send the bill to the floor of the House of Representatives. The decision came after a public hearing in which opponents said the bill picks “winners and losers” by naming the nine casino locations. And proponents said it was time to give Alabama voters the opportunity to vote on gambling for the first time in two decades. If approved by lawmakers, the measure would go before voters in November 2022. The bill would establish a state lottery. Casinos would be located at Victory Land dog track in Macon county, Greentrack dog track in Greene County, Mobile County Race Course in Mobile County and the Crossing at Big Creek in Houston County. The Poarch Band of Creek Indians would also have casinos at its three locations plus the final bid for a new north Alabama site in either Jackson or DeKalb counties. ....
A sweeping measure that would allow voters to decide whether to create a lottery and bring legal casino-style gambling to Alabama won House committee approval Tuesday, setting up a major decision for the chamber in the last days of the session. But the House Economic Development and Tourism Committee s approval of the amendment, SB 319, came after an hourlong public hearing dominated by opponents of the measure, including a former Alabama governor, who raised concerns about the bill s structure and its impact on excluded facilities in Greene and Lowndes counties. You’re putting us in a hole, you’re burying us, and I think that is not fair, said Rep. Kelvin Lawrence, D-Hayneville, whose district includes Lowndes County. ....