Katherine Webb-Hehn, Author at Scalawag

Southern Politics

Alabama taxpayers have paid $4 billion toward a policy that Governor Ivey refuses to bring home

by Katherine Webb-Hehn March 16, 2021March 29, 2021

States that have expanded Medicaid have seen a budget boon—not a loss, as conservatives have long warned. Why is Alabama still holding out?

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The majority of Alabamians want Medicaid expansion

by Katherine Webb-Hehn March 15, 2021March 29, 2021

Southern Politics

What the Capitol riots show us about the white illusion of civility

by Lovey Cooper and Katherine Webb-Hehn January 15, 2021January 15, 2021

Southern Politics

Birmingham increases police budget by $11.2M despite demands to defund: 'People literally cannot breathe, and it's not because of George Floyd'

by Katherine Webb-Hehn August 31, 2020January 21, 2021

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Alabama wrote the book on Black Lives Matter, but today's challenges to defund police have Freedom Fighters back at the drawing board

by Katherine Webb-Hehn August 14, 2020September 16, 2020

For Black North Birmingham residents fighting toxic pollution, staying home isn't safe

by Katherine Webb-Hehn April 20, 2020October 1, 2020

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A parachute-reporter's 10-step cheat sheet for covering the South

by Katherine Webb-Hehn January 6, 2020May 5, 2021

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Appalachia is transitioning from coal. Here's what the region could learn from Germany.

by Katherine Webb-Hehn October 16, 2019September 16, 2020

'Can You Imagine People Ignoring All This If We Were White?'

by Katherine Webb-Hehn September 30, 2019November 2, 2020

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Residents of an Alabama superfund site say it's not their responsibility to be watchdogs

by Katherine Webb-Hehn September 2, 2019September 16, 2020

Toothless, cousin loving

by Katherine Webb-Hehn July 15, 2019December 3, 2020

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Dangerous conditions may exist in this area

by Katherine Webb-Hehn June 24, 2019September 16, 2020

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How environmental justice is shaping a new civil rights movement in the South

by Katherine Webb-Hehn June 10, 2019September 16, 2020

"Brooklynization" my ass

by Katherine Webb-Hehn May 27, 2019October 1, 2020

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Forever family: Lesbian foster parents on a journey to adopt in the Bible Belt

by Katherine Webb-Hehn December 17, 2018September 16, 2020

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Saving Climate Changelandia

by Katherine Webb-Hehn December 12, 2018September 16, 2020

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Alabama may have solutions to the nation's Black maternal health crisis

by Katherine Webb-Hehn September 24, 2018September 16, 2020

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Midwifery makes a comeback in Alabama

by Katherine Webb-Hehn September 3, 2018September 16, 2020

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Alabama's Republican women might still make history

by Katherine Webb-Hehn June 5, 2018September 16, 2020

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Horrific conditions in some Alabama daycares will finally change with new law

by Katherine Webb-Hehn April 9, 2018September 16, 2020

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Meet the Glasscos: Lesbian foster parents in the Bible Belt

by Katherine Webb-Hehn January 30, 2018September 16, 2020

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How Democrat Doug Jones won Alabama

by Katherine Webb-Hehn December 12, 2017September 16, 2020

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Christians could swing Alabama's senate election

by Katherine Webb-Hehn November 27, 2017September 16, 2020

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The purple tide in Alabama politics

by Katherine Webb-Hehn August 15, 2017September 16, 2020