AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoSupreme Court, death penalty: The U.S. Supreme Court declined to revisit Alabama’s standard for executing people with intellectual disabilities, leaving in place a lower-court ruling that Joseph Smith is ineligible for death. NAACP vs. college sports: The NAACP’s “Out of Bounds” push is getting major mainstream attention, with Sunny Hostin backing the idea that Black athletes and families should boycott certain SEC/ACC schools tied to states accused of weakening Black political power. Alabama politics, fallout from primaries: Alabama’s GOP and Democratic gubernatorial nominations are set for a rematch—Tommy Tuberville vs. Doug Jones—while Public Service Commission races reflect rising anger over electricity prices, including a GOP PSC primary upset and a runoff. Local news: A Lauderdale County motorcyclist died after a crash with a truck, and Alabama’s new school funding model (the RAISE Act) is already showing early results in North Alabama districts.
Note: AI summary from news headlines; neutral sources weighted more to help reduce bias in the result.