7. Legislative Services Agency Director Othni Lathram says that a PAC attack ad claiming an Alabama lawmaker supported free college for illegal immigrants was false, prompting the lawmaker to send a cease-and-desist letter demanding that the group stop making the misleading claims, but even the explanation shows that illegals are eligible for government dollars.
6. U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) believes Democrats wrote the rules on gerrymandering for decades and are now crying foul as Republican-led states move to redraw maps following the Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act.
5. Congressional candidate Rhett Marques finds himself in a different congressional race as he moves from AL-02 to AL-01 just days before the primary election after the Supreme Court bombshell ruling on redistricting upended the state’s congressional map.
4. Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) called out Democrat hypocrisy over partisan gerrymandering, declaring he is “not going to let this woke blue state crap go on in Alabama” as the state moves forward with its own redistricting efforts.
3. Following the Supreme Court rulings, redistricting moves continue, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster are moving forward, while Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves canceled his state’s plans for now, and Louisiana is now advancing a map that will create a potential 5-1 map for 1-seat Republican pickup.
2. Confusion continues to swirl around Alabama’s upcoming primary as candidates campaign while election officials confirm that voting will still take place on Tuesday, even though votes in four districts will not count if redistricting changes are finalized, they want people to vote anyway.
1. The White House announced that China agrees Iran can never have nuclear weapons following President Donald Trump’s summit with President Xi Jinping, where Iran, the economy, and Taiwan are leading the conversation.
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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.
