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May 19, 2023

Alabama Politics

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Alabama moves to ban ESG as GOP-led states target businesses over abortion, fossil fuels, guns

“We’re trying to address corporate boycott issues and contracts in this legislation,” Sen. Dan Roberts, R-Mountain Brook.

By Jemma Stephenson and Tribune Media Services

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Marjorie Taylor Greene felt ‘threatened’ by Jamaal Bowman’s ‘physical mannerisms’

“Black men continue to be characterized as aggressive,” Bowman tweeted. “They’re not just using dog whistles, they’re using bullhorns.”

By Dave Goldiner New York Daily News (TNS) and Tribune Media Services

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Birmingham Real Time News

Senate passes rewritten land bill no longer aimed at Chinese citizens in Alabama

The new version of the bill restricts the sale of agricultural property and property near military bases and critical infrastructure like airports and power plants.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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From the Lede

Is Birmingham at risk of losing its spot as Alabama’s third-largest city?

Birmingham could soon become Alabama’s fourth largest city by population numbers.

By Heather Gann | hgann@al.com

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News

Disney scraps plans for $1 billion Orlando project amid feud with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis

Disney had planned to move 2,000 employees to the Lake Nona complex once it was complete, mostly from the Imagineering division.

By Gene Maddaus Variety Entertainment News Service and Tribune Media Services

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Politics

Senate confirms SPLC lawyer Nancy Abudu for U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals judgeship

Abudu becomes the first Black woman to sit on the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit, which hears federal cases from Alabama.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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