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Selma activists say voting rights protection wiped out by SCOTUS

From the West Alabama Newsroom– The U.S. Supreme Court has now struck down two key provisions of the act — and people in Selma are speaking out. “It’s not just being changed or diminished, it has been wiped out. There’s nothing left that’s meaningful,” said Civil Right Attorney and former long-time state senator Hank Sanders. The high court gutted Section…

Fun day voting rallies set for several west Alabama counties

From the West Alabama Newsroom– A series of community fun-day events are planned in several West Alabama counties. The goal is to try and help improve voter turnout. The Wilcox County town of Yellow Bluff — is hosting one of the fun-day voting events this Saturday at the town hall — from 10 am to 2 pm. The event is…