Alabama
Election skeptic Wes Allen wins Alabama GOP secretary of state nomination
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Alabama state Rep. Wes Allen gained the Republican nomination in an Alabama runoff election for secretary of state. Allen has questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 election, and may he win November’s basic election, he would develop into the state’s high elections official.
Allen defeated State Auditor Jim Zeigler within the runoff election, which was prompted when neither secured 50% of the vote within the state’s main election final month. In that race, Zeigler gained about 43% of the vote, whereas Allen gained about 40%.
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Zeigler was a member of the America First Secretary of State Coalition, a gaggle of candidates that query the legitimacy of the 2020 election. He was additionally endorsed by Trump ally and election skeptic Mike Lindell, the founding father of the corporate MyPillow.
A number of different candidates from the group have gained Republican nominations for the position in different states, together with Jim Marchant in Nevada and Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano, who was included within the group as a result of Pennsylvania’s governor appoints the commonwealth’s secretary of state. Nonetheless, in Georgia, a state former President Donald Trump labored to overturn that was a key a part of his newfound give attention to down-ballot races, his chosen candidate, Rep. Jody Hice, misplaced a main problem to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who sparked the ire of Trump when he licensed the state’s election outcomes for President Joe Biden, who gained the state’s 2020 election.
Zeigler informed the Related Press in an interview, “I’m not an election denier. I’m an election questioner.”
“There are a lot of questions concerning the 2020 election,” Zeigler stated.
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Allen argued he had extra expertise for the position than Zeigler as a result of he beforehand oversaw elections on the county degree. As a legislator, he tried to ban some voting practices the state permits, reminiscent of curbside voting.
Allen will face Democratic nominee Pamela J. Laffitte in November.
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Alabama
Alabama News Center receives top honors from National Federation of Press Women
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Alabama
U.W.A. is first in Alabama to offer a Master of Dyslexia Therapy degree
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LIVINGSTON, Ala. (WTOK) – The University of West Alabama is launching a new degree this fall, the Master of Dyslexia Therapy program .
According to the International Dyslexia Association 15-20% of the population is dyslexic. That’s one in every five people.
“A lot of times parents see their children come home and they are just struggling to read,” said Sara Reynolds, Coordinator of Clinical Experience. “They are struggling to really capture and decode these words.”
Dyslexia is a learning challenge that is neurological, characterized by difficulties in reading and spelling ability.
“Without that their comprehension skills are going to lack and so with this program we are able to kind of screen those and give them a really good baseline to see where those children are struggling at,” said Reynolds.
The goal of the program is to enhance the number of equipped Dyslexia Therapists ready to help students soar.
“The program is a two-year program. It is thirty hours of course work and throughout those two years you will complete 720 hours of clinical experience. It begins really after you start the program, so this first cohort will begin in Fall I,” said Reynolds. “During the Fall II, which is in about mid- October, you will begin to actually be an actual dyslexia therapist-in-training. So those people will be in the schools wherever they are already employed at or we will partner them with local schools in their area to where they will actually give those services to those students in those schools.”
Studies show that Dyslexia Therapy is working, thanks to educators willing to pave the path toward a brighter future, one student at a time.
For more information on how you can apply for the program visit: https://online.uwa.edu/online-degrees/med-master-education-degree-dyslexia-therapy/.
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Vigor offensive lineman and Alabama commit Micah Dubose is transferring to Theodore for senior season
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MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – Four-star offensive lineman Micah Dubose is transferring from Vigor to Theodore for his senior season, Theodore Bobcats Head Coach Steve Mask confirms to FOX10.
The announcement comes just two weeks after Vigor announced it was relieving Markus Cook of his duties as head coach.
Mask says the decision to move was based on Micah’s education and the Alabama commit plans to graduate in December.
Dubose is considered one of the top players in Alabama in the 2025 class, being named first team all-state by the Alabama Sports Writers Association in back-to-back seasons.
Dubose committed to Kalen DeBoer and the Tide while on his official visit in Tuscaloosa over the weekend.
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