Debbie Elliott
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National
University Of Alabama Returns $26.5 Million Donation To Hugh Culverhouse
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with attorney and investor Hugh Culverhouse, whose $26.5 million donation to the University of Alabama was returned and whose name was removed from the law school.
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National
Louisiana Governor Says He Plans To Sign Bill Restricting Most Abortions Into Law
Louisiana is the latest state where lawmakers have voted to ban most abortions with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest. The state's Democratic governor says he will sign the bill into law.
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Alabama Faces Deadline To Address Dangerous And Deadly Prison Conditions
Critics say a plan to build new prisons won't solve the entrenched, underlying issues in the state prison system that have been found to be unconstitutional.
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National
Alabama Lawmakers Pass Bill Banning Nearly All Abortions
The vote in the Alabama Senate came after a chaotic attempt to vote last week. If the governor signs the bill into law, it will become among the most restrictive in the country.
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Politics
Alabama Lawmakers Debate Bill To Ban Nearly All Abortions
Lawmakers in Alabama are taking up an abortion bill Tuesday. If passed, it would be the strictest in the nation and its backers hope it paves the way for a Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade.
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Politics
Alabama Lawmakers Move To Outlaw Abortion In Challenge To Roe V. Wade
The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Tuesday that could become the country's most restrictive abortion ban. It would make it a crime for doctors to perform abortions at any stage of a pregnancy.
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National
'Hear Me By Any Means Necessary' — Charlottesville Is Forced To Redefine Civility
After a deadly white supremacist rally in 2017, once marginalized voices in Charlottesville, Va., are demanding to be heard by the city council. That has led to a debate over civility.
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Virginia Blackface Scandal Draws Attention To The Dehumanizing Impact Of Blackface
Virginia's governor and attorney general face calls to resign amid revelations they appeared in blackface decades ago. The scandal is drawing attention to the history of blackface in American culture.
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National
A Look Back At Virginia's Racial Past In Context Of The Today's Turmoil
The three highest ranking statewide politicians in Virginia are embroiled in major controversies involving race and sexual assault. But the state's racial past starts with slavery 400 years ago.
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Jury Begins Hearing Testimony In Charlottesville Trial
Statements began Thursday in Charlottesville, Va., in the trial of the man accused of using his car to ram counter-protesters during a "Unite the Right" rally in August 2017, in which one person died.