Alabama

Alabama Unemployment Stays Above National Average

National rate is 3.7. Alabama rate is 4.1%
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“The preliminary, seasonally adjusted October unemployment rate is 4.1%, unchanged from September’s rate, and above October 2017’s rate of 3.8%.” The Alabama Department of Labor reports no change in the unemployment rate in October. It remains above the national average at 4.1% Selma has one of the highest rates for cities—7.2%.   Categories: Montgomery Metro, News, Statewide, West Alabama Tags:…

Feds: Mercedes in US Slow & Sloppy on Recall Notifications

All U.S. Mercedes assembled at Vance Alabama plant
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DETROIT (AP) – The U.S. government is investigating Mercedes-Benz, alleging that the German automaker has been slow to mail safety recall notices and file required reports involving recalls of over 1.4 million vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said a review found that Mercedes’ U.S. unit exceeded time limits for mailing letters to owners. In documents posted on its…

OSHA Cites Selma Facility After Employee’s Death

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Here is the Labor Department press release: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Globe Metallurgical Inc. for personal protective equipment violations after an employee suffered fatal injuries at its facility in Selma. OSHA inspectors determined that the employee suffered fatal burns after an explosion from a molten silicon spill. OSHA cited the company…

Murder Charges Dropped Against Teen Accused of Killing His Parents

Jesse Holton was accused of killing his parents back in 2016
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The Elmore County District Attorney’s Office has dropped murder charges against Jesse Holton.  Holton was accused of killing his parents at their Eclectic home in 2016.   Instead, Holton has pleaded guilty to an unrelated charge.  District Attorney Randall Houston released the following statement on the charges being dropped: Jesse Holton Press Release   Categories: News Tags: Alabama, elmore county, jesse…

Two Alabama Groups Call for Less Marijuana Prosecution

Troy is cited for arresting black residents on pot possession charges at more than 10x the rate of white residents.
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From an SPLC News release: “The report (From The Southern Poverty Law Center and The Appleseed Center for Law and Justice) identified wildly disparate arrest rates for white and black people in certain jurisdictions. Among the 50 law enforcement agencies that arrested the most people for possession, seven arrested black people at 10 or more times the rate of white…

Alabama Gov. Ivey Extends Fundraising Lead Over Maddox

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has extended her fundraising lead in the race for governor. According to campaign finance reports filed Tuesday, Ivey reported raising more than $735,000 last month. Challenger Walt Maddox reported raising $373,000. Ivey’s largest September contributors were businesses and influential political entities, including $25,000 each from the Alabama Farmers Federation, Drummond Coal, Blue Cross and six other…

Shelby is Expected to be a “Yay”, Jones a “Nay” on Nomination

GOP blasts Democratic U.S. Senator Jones
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Alabama’s two U.S. Senators will  apparently split their votes when it comes to the divisive nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Democratic Senator Doug Jones says he’ll vote against Kavanaugh:   “The Kavanaugh nomination process has been flawed from the beginning and incomplete at the end. Dr. Ford was credible and courageous and I am concerned about…

LGBTQ Discrimination Complaints: Alabama Ranks 6th Highest

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“Cumulatively, LGBTQ-related complaints increased substantially between 2014 and 2015 and again between 2015 and 2016. In 2017, however, complaints declined slightly from the year before. That statistic provides an interesting counternarrative to research suggesting a surge in anti-LGBTQ sentiment among people in 2017. But this decline could also be attributable to hesitation on the part of the LGBTQ community to…

Alabama The Traveling State (NOT)

Study ranks Alabama & Mississippi as states with least well-traveled populations.
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      More on the research HERE. Categories: News, Statewide Tags: Alabama, least traveled states, Mississippi, most traveled states, traveling

FatAbama

State now ranks 5th for largest percenbtage of fat adults
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    In 1990, Alabama ranked as the 21st fattest state, with 11.2% of the population rated as obese. In 2017, Alabama had climbed to 5th….with 36.3% of the population considered obese. TGFWV etc? States with the highest rates of obesity: #1 West Virginia   38.1% #2 Mississippi       37.3% #3 Oklahoma         36.5% #4 Iowa                   36.4 #5 Alabama           36.3…