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Louisiana governor to fly MAGA flag for Trump's inauguration

Jan. 17, 2025 19:02 PM EST

The “Make America Great Again” flag will fly above the Louisiana governor's mansion in honor of President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry announced Friday. “Today, under President Trump, begins a renaissance in this Nation," Landry said in a...

Justice Department says Alabama institutionalizes too many children with disabilities

Jan. 16, 2025 23:16 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama children with physical disabilities are being unnecessarily institutionalized in nursing homes, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday, warning it would file suit against the state unless changes are made to allow more of these children to live at home. ...

California's Newsom will join GOP governors in raising flag for Trump inauguration

Jan. 15, 2025 20:36 PM EST

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom will join Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and some GOP governors around the country in directing U.S. flags be raised to full height on Inauguration Day. Newsom’s spokesperson Izzy Gardon confirmed Wednesday...

Speaker Johnson orders US Capitol flags raised to full height for Trump's inauguration

Jan. 14, 2025 19:13 PM EST

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day, pausing a 30-day flag-lowering order following the death of former President Jimmy Carter. The Republican leader's decision means that President-elect...

Lawsuit by college professors and students challenges Alabama's anti-DEI law

Jan. 14, 2025 18:48 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — University professors and students in Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new state law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs at universities and put limits on how race and gender can be discussed in the college classroom. The...

Trump wants to change colleges nationwide. GOP-led states offer a preview

Jan. 09, 2025 10:44 AM EST

Nearly a decade ago, intense protests over racial injustice rocked the University of Missouri’s flagship campus, leading to the resignation of two top administrators. The university then hired its first-ever vice chancellor for inclusion, diversity and equity. Tensions were so high that football...

Alabama schedules fourth nitrogen gas execution amid debate over method

Jan. 07, 2025 17:55 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has scheduled its fourth execution by nitrogen gas as critics continue to argue the new method needs additional scrutiny. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday set a Feb. 6 execution date for Demetrius Terrence Frazier, 52. Her office said the execution...

Alabama opens program that lets parents tap money for private school and homeschooling

Dec. 31, 2024 18:09 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Eligible Alabama families beginning Thursday can apply for a new state program that provides state funds to help pay for private school tuition, homeschooling costs and other education expenses next school year. The CHOOSE Act, or Creating Hope and...

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall rules out run for governor in 2026

Dec. 31, 2024 16:59 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Tuesday that he won’t run for governor in 2026, removing his name from the list of possible candidates eyeing the highest state office. The Republican attorney general said he made the decision last month after...

Alabama Senate Republicans pick Garlan Gudger as new Senate leader

Dec. 03, 2024 17:36 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republicans in the Alabama Senate on Tuesday picked Sen. Garlan Gudger of Cullman to be the next Senate president pro tempore. Republicans named Gudger as their nominee after a closed-door meeting. The full Senate will elect the new pro tempore when...