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July 1, 2023

Alabama Politics

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Alabama issuing permits to kill black vultures to stop attacks on livestock

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service lets states allow limited killing of the vultures to protect livestock.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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Trump tells Moms for Liberty he will fight to have school principals elected

"If you have a bad principal who is not getting the job done the parents will under the Trump administration be allowed to vote to fire that principal."

By The Associated Press and AL.com staff

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Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to Mississippi law barring voting for some felonies

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote that the authors of the Mississippi Constitution in 1890 made clear that they intended to exclude Black people.

By The Associated Press

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From the Lede

GASP director Michael Hansen wants a cleaner world for Birmingham residents

GASP continues the fight against pollution. Some rankings still give Jefferson County’s air quality a failing grade.

By Heather Gann | hgann@al.com

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Birmingham-Hoover has nation’s lowest unemployment rate for large metro areas

The 2% rate is lowest in the nation for metropolitan areas with populations of more than one million.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell running for 2nd term

Mitchell, a Republican, was elected in 2018. Five places on the nine-member court are on the ballot next year.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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