While National Newswatch does not keep an archive of external articles for longer than 6 months, we do keep all articles written by contributors who post directly to our site. Here you will find all of the contributed and linked external articles from Safiyah Riddle, The Associated Press.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The city of Birmingham is one step closer to losing control over Alabama's largest water utility after the governor signed a bill on Wednesday that would give more power to neighboring suburbs, despite a pending federal lawsuit alleging the move would constitute racial discrimination.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The city of Birmingham is one step closer to losing control over Alabama's largest water utility after the governor signed a bill on Wednesday that would give more power to neighboring suburbs, despite a pending federal lawsuit alleging the move would constitute racial discrimination.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- A federal judge on Wednesday halted a program that made thousands of legal voters in Alabama inactive, restoring active registration status for both American-born and naturalized citizens ahead of the November elections.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) -- A federal judge on Wednesday halted a program that made thousands of legal voters in Alabama inactive, restoring active registration status for both American-born and naturalized citizens ahead of the November elections.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) -- There was one major deciding factor in Cierra Gilliam's decision about where to go to college.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- Thousands of registered voters in Alabama who have previously been identified as noncitizens by the federal government will have their registration status changed to inactive, the secretary of state announced this week in a move that prompted quick opposition from voter rights advocates.
GROVE HILL, Ala. (AP) -- One of the last remaining birthing units in southern Alabama will close next month to qualify for federal funding that will save the hospital's emergency services, but doctors warn the move may cost newborns and pregnant women essential access to obstetric care.