Wed, Jan 16 2019

Click to copyhttps://apnews.com/4bed1a8c4e2348e7895133d9f3dd1d65 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A judge has overturned an Alabama law that prevents the removal of Confederate monuments from public property. A ruling issued late Monday by Jefferson…

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced a major change on her staff on the second day of her new term. Former Congressman Jo Bonner will replace Steve Pelham as Ivey's chief of staff. Bonner had joined the administration as a senior adviser on Dec. 1.

A judge has ruled the Alabama Memorial Preservation Act doesn't have any legal authority and the city of Birmingham doesn't have to take down its wooden screen placed around a Confederate monument in Linn Park. Judge Michael Graffeo issued his…

Bonner represented the 1st congressional district, centered around Mobile, from 2003 to 2013. He left Congress in August, 2013 to become vice-chancellor for government relations and economic development for the University of Alabama. Bonner also…