Mary Hooks News Today

Commission members began this year's observance by visiting a tree planted on Grand Boulevard by Shelby resident Mary Hooks.

In a last minute change, the city added signature matching into the referendum process, over the objections of voting rights advocates.

Critics say the new law’s signature verification requirement could disenfranchise voters.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – (December 2023) – The Alabama Association of School Boards has installed a slate of new leaders to its Board of Directors, including Walker County Board of Education

Mayor Andre Dickens said he wants residents to be heard on Cop City — but his own administration is slow-walking a possible vote on it.

A referendum on Atlanta public safety training center stumbled again after the city's law department told council members they can't legally put the issue

Authorities arrested five people who allegedly chained themselves to construction equipment at the site of Atlanta's planned public safety training center on Thursday, Sept. 7. The demonstration comes just days after Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced the indictment of 61 people over alleged efforts to halt the project.

61 of Atlanta’s “Cop City” protestors have been indicted on racketeering charges.

It comes just two days after more than 60 people were indicted in a racketeering case tied to protests over the training center.

Worried that city officials will reject large numbers of signatures, organizers have collected far more than required.