The Projected Impact of Cuts on Middle Class Families, the Economy and Jobs in Alabama – Unless Congress acts by March 1, a series of automatic cuts will take effect, threatening hundreds of thousands of middle class jobs. Referred to in Washington Speak as “the sequester,” this could result in cuts to vital services for…
Daily Archives: February 24, 2013
Vice President Joe Biden to Participate in Civil Rights Events in Selma This Year
By Glynn Wilson – Vice President Joe Biden will travel to Alabama to take part in a Civil Rights anniversary event in March, according to state Senator Hank Sanders, the Selma Democrat. Sanders made the announcement Saturday in an e-mail message to supporters. He said Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, would be coming…
Supreme Court to Consider the South’s Legacy On Voting Rights
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – How can one be fair and balanced in the face of blatant, retrograde racism? The Washington Post is just now figuring out that at the top of the steps of Alabama’s old Capitol, there’s a six-pointed bronze star marking the spot where Jefferson Davis was sworn in…
