On Tuesday, the Alabama state legislature passed a bill that defunds Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs at public universities.
Now awaiting Republican Governor Kay Ivey’s signature, the bill could go into effect by October 1. Alongside public universities, it would strip funding from school boards and other government agencies pushing DEI initiatives.
The legislation also requires students to use restrooms associated with the biological sex rather than their gender identity and bans the dissemination of “divisive concepts” rooted in Critical Race Theory (CRT) and related ideologies, suggesting certain groups — principally white people — are “inherently responsible for actions committed in the past” or should “accept, acknowledge, affirm or assent to a sense of guilt, complicity or a need to apologize.”
Republican state Rep. Ed Oliver, one of the bill’s primary sponsors, said DEI initiatives “deepen divisions, set up race-exclusionary programs and indoctrinate students into a far-left political ideology.”
The Alabama legislation advances as the University of Florida is firing all DEI staff.
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On Tuesday, the Alabama state legislature passed a bill that defunds Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs at public universities.
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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed a bill protecting doctors who provide in vitro fertilization (IVF) and their parents from prosecution after Donald Trump called on the state to preserve access to the treatment.
IVF had been paused in Alabama as a result of the state supreme courtruling frozen embryos must be regarded as children. IVF generally results in the creation of several embryos that are not used or cannot be used, and the ruling saw hospitals suspend fertility treatments for fear they could be prosecuted for disposing of these.
Trump urged the Republican-led state legislature to “act quickly to find an immediate solution to preserve the availability of IVF in Alabama,” stressing the GOP should “always be on the side of the Miracle of Life – and the side of Mothers, Fathers, and their Beautiful Babies.”
It has now done so, with Gov. Ivey signing its bill and explaining, “Alabama works to foster a culture of life, and that certainly includes IVF.”
“I am pleased to sign this important, short-term measure into law so that couples in Alabama hoping and praying to be parents can grow their families through IVF.”
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Alabama Governor Kay Ivey has signed a bill protecting doctors who provide in vitro fertilization (IVF) and their parents from prosecution after Donald Trump called on the state to preserve access to the treatment.
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Voters nationwide ran into delays, voting machine errors, and other issues while trying to cast their ballots on Super Tuesday. Localities in Alabama, California, Texas, and Utah all reportedelection day issues that caused long lines and resulted in some voters leaving without filling out a ballot.
Nevada County, County California, could not check in voters for nearly an hour on Tuesday morning. Officials said the county’s computerized check-in system was down at the time. Voters who were impacted were allowed to cast provisional ballots. Officials for Nevada County said the check-in system issue resulted from a vendor error and not a complication on their end.
A newly formed congressional district in Alabama resulted in serious confusion among election officials and voters. In Montgomery County, election officials sent 6,593 voters the incorrect district information — resulting in some voters trying to vote in a neighboring congressional race. The Montgomery County Board of Elections says that election software used by the county erroneously identified some voters living in the 7th Congressional District as residing in the 2nd Congressional District instead.
Once again, Harris County, Texas, saw several concerning election issues. The Texas county, which includes Houston, has a long history of election controversies — and Super Tuesday was no different. Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg (D) tried to vote, only to be told she had already cast her ballot. According to the county clerk, Ogg’s life partner had accidentally voted in her earlier in the week. The Democrat lost her re-election bid. Other Texas counties sent the wrong ballots to precincts — again caused by redistricting issues — while others experienced delays as ballot scanners failed.
In Utah, an attempt to use “QR Codes” to sign in state caucus goers ran into severe technical glitches. The digital system could not handle the volume of voters and stopped functioning. Republican officials were forced, instead, to check in voters by hand and compare their ID with voter rolls. The slow process resulted in many caucusgoers simply leaving. In Salt Lake County, the caucus ran out of ballots. Caucusgoers were directed to write down their presidential choice on a scrap of paper. Those voters were then later hand-counted.
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Voters nationwide ran into delays, voting machine errors, and other issues while trying to cast their ballots on Super Tuesday. Localities in Alabama, California, Texas, and Utah all reported election day issues that caused long lines and resulted in some voters leaving without filling out a ballot.
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Vice President Kamala Harris demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and urged Hamas to accept a proposed ceasefire deal.
“Given the immense scale of suffering in Gaza, there must be an immediate ceasefire, at least for the next six weeks,” Harris said during an address in Selma, Alabama, on Sunday.
Harris also demanded that Israel do more to allow the flow of humanitarian aid. “People in Gaza are starving,” she said. “The conditions are inhumane, and our common humanity compels us to act,” she continued. “What we are seeing every day in Gaza is devastating,” Harris said. “We have seen reports of families eating leaves or animal feed. Women giving birth to malnourished babies with little or no medical care. And children dying from malnutrition and dehydration. As I have said many times, too many innocent Palestinians have been killed.”
Harris’s comments came a day before she was set to meet with Israeli Minister Benny Gantz and represent the most forceful call for a ceasefire — and strongest condemnation of Israeli actions — yet to come from a Biden regime official. Harris also defended “the right of the Palestinian people to dignity, freedom, and self-determination,” suggesting she may support a unilateral declaration and creation of a Palestinian state without Israeli involvement or approval.
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Vice President Kamala Harris demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and urged Hamas to accept a proposed ceasefire deal.
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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has claimed that efforts to strengthen America’s elections would disenfranchise black voters. Garland peddled the long-standing, Democrat conspiracy theory that suggests Republicans are trying to rob black people of their vote. The theory relies on the central claim that black Americans are too stupid to obtain identification.
Garland’s comments came during an appearance at Tabernacle Baptist Church in Selma, Alabama on Sunday commemorating the 59th anniversary of ‘Bloody Sunday.’ He told the congregation that Biden’s Justice Department is “challenging efforts by states and jurisdictions to implement discriminatory, burdensome and unnecessary restrictions on access to the ballot, including those related to mail-invoting, the use of drop boxes, and voter ID requirements … [and] working to block the adoption of discriminatory redistricting plans that dilute the vote of black voters and other voters of color.”
“The right to vote is still under attack,” he claimed, without evidence, while implying black Americans are unable to obtain IDs due to their low competency levels.
While Garland and other far-left Democrats may assert that restrictions on mail-in voting, drop boxes, and voter ID requirements are racist, the majority of Americans recognize these measures as legitimate efforts to combat voter fraud and overwhelmingly support them.
Garland maintained that “such measures threaten the foundation of our system of government,” again, without any evidence for the wild claim.
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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has claimed that efforts to strengthen America’s elections would disenfranchise black voters. Garland peddled the long-standing, Democrat conspiracy theory that suggests Republicans are trying to rob black people of their vote. The theory relies on the central claim that black Americans are too stupid to obtain identification.
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An explosive device detonated outside the office of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Saturday. The incident came a day after Marshall’s office said it would not prosecute IVF providers — or families who receive IVF treatment — following an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that IVF embryos are people.
“Thankfully, no staff or personnel were injured by the explosion,” Marshall said in a statement released Monday. “The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency will be leading the investigation, and we are urging anyone with information to contact them immediately.”
Last week, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that embryos created during IVF treatment are legally children under state law. Despite the ruling, Marshall’s office announced on Friday that it would not prosecute those who provide or seek IVF treatment. The Alabama Attorney General’s Office “has no intention of using the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision as a basis for prosecuting IVF families or providers,” said Chief Counsel Katherine Robertson in a statement released Friday.
Following the Alabama court ruling, several clinics suspended IVF services for fear of legal retribution. Last week, President Trump defended the practice and called on Alabama lawmakers to do everything in their power to preserve access to IVF treatments for Alabama families.
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An explosive device detonated outside the office of Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Saturday. The incident came a day after Marshall's office said it would not prosecute IVF providers — or families who receive IVF treatment — following an Alabama Supreme Court ruling that IVF embryos are people.
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Former President Donald Trump says he “strongly support[s] the availability of IVF for couples who are trying to have a precious baby.” The presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee pushed back against the Alabama Supreme Court decision which would make the medical procedure nearly impossible in the state.
Earlier this week, Alabama’s high court ruled that frozen embryos should be treated as children under state law, effectively exposing IVF clinics that destroy unused embryos to prosecution. The decision forced many clinics to immediately suspend their IVF services, leaving some families without options for fertility treatment.
“Today, I am calling on the Alabama Legislature to act quickly to find an immediate solution to preserve the availability of IVF in Alabama,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. The former President made clear that Republicans who claim to be pro-family should support IVF, stating: “The Republican Party should always be on the side of the Miracle of Life – and the side of Mothers, Fathers, and their Beautiful Babies.”
He continued: “IVF is an important part of that, and our Great Republican Party will always be with you, in your quest, for the ULTIMATE JOY IN LIFE!”
Trump is not the only Republican pushing back against the Alabama court decision. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced his office “has no intention of using the recent Alabama Supreme Court decision as a basis for prosecuting IVF families or providers.” Republican and Democrat lawmakers in the Alabama legislature are already pushing for a legislative solution to counter the court ruling.
Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, Trump’s remaining primary opponent, is one of the few national Republicans to come out in support of the unpopular Alabama decision.
Image via IncMonocle.
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Former President Donald Trump says he "strongly support[s] the availability of IVF for couples who are trying to have a precious baby." The presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee pushed back against the Alabama Supreme Court decision which would make the medical procedure nearly impossible in the state.
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