Mobile County Treasurer Phil Benson is facing criticism from LGBTQ advocates and members of his own party after defending a slur-laced Facebook comment he made about a Colorado baker’s discrimination case.
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‘Where’s Waldo?’ Alabama Republicans Dispute Whether Jill Simpson Was Ever a Player
As the Siegelman prosecution became a national controversy, Alabama Republicans mocked the idea that Jill Simpson, the operative at the center of it, had ever been a figure in state GOP circles.
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Confederate Flag Raised Along I-10 Near Grand Bay Sparks Public Backlash
A large Confederate flag raised along a roadside flagpole on Interstate 10 near Grand Bay has touched off a heated public dispute over heritage, race and free expression in Mobile County.