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Rashah McChesney/Gulf States NewsroomDolabriel Curry-Hurst’s January power bill in Alabama jumped above $700 — more than twice of what she owed the previous year. -
Stephan Bisaha/Gulf States Newsroom/The seven strikes in the region signify a slow-growing labor movement that gained momentum in 2021.
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A recent report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance laid out 17 problems with dollar stores, but some researchers said there isn’t a consensus yet. -
Dollar store brands have expanded at a fast rate across the U.S. — especially in the Gulf South — over the past 15 years. Here’s what’s driving the trend.
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The Gulf South is not known for its great public transit systems. Some believe Bus Rapid Transit could solve lingering issues and lead to a better future.
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Mississippi added incentives for low-to-moderate-income residents to encourage more investment in renewable energy. Activists are pushing for more access.
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After 700 days, the United Mine Workers of America Union asked Warrior Met Coal to allow the strikers to come back to work unconditionally.
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The proposed auction includes an area of more than 100,000 acres in the waters off Lake Charles, Louisiana, and two similarly sized areas off Galveston.
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The miners have survived more than 600 days on the picket line, thanks to widespread support and anger at their employer, Warrior Met Coal. Even now, neither side seems ready to budge.
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As a new college football season kicks off, a brighter spotlight will be put on HBCUs in the Gulf South, thanks to the influence of “Coach Prime.”
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Federal labor officials fined the United Mine Workers of America union $13.3 million for, among other things, property damage at the picket lines.
