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State lawmaker looks to child labor for solution to worker shortage
Republican State Representative Susan Dubose has proposed removing the requirement for workers younger than the age of 16 ... Read more
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GEORGE WILL: Crybaby conservatives vs. self-appointed democracy savers
Somewhere over the rainbow, happy little bluebirds fly and troubles melt like lemon drops. In morose America, however, ... Read more
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Lawmakers weigh in on IVF procedures following court ruling
Alabama House Democrats have been the first to introduce legislation which aims to protect access to in vitro ... Read more
Columns
(Column) Local media is struggling. Government subsidies would make it worse.
It is an axiom and an accusation: Journalists consider the phrase “good news” an oxymoron. There is a ... Read more
Columns
(Column) New 2nd Congressional District: Residency not required?
‘Friends and Neighbors” politics and “all politics is local” has gone by the wayside. Instead, we are a ... Read more
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(Column) State Senate leaders
Last week we discussed the Alabama House of Representatives and highlighted the leaders in the House. This week ... Read more
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Two facing charges in death of Rebekah Poe
Two people have been arrested with felony murder in the death of Rebekah Poe, 46, of Pell City, ... Read more
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New bill would remove Alabama Ethics Commission’s ability to investigate criminal ethics violations
Alabama House Representative Matt Simpson (R-Baldwin) plans to introduce a bill next week which would reduce the Alabama ... Read more
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Alabama Senate approves SB1 increasing absentee voting restrictions
Alabama Senate Republicans approved legislation limiting the assistance available to absentee voters Tuesday, Feb. 13. The bill’s sponsor, ... Read more
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(Column) Legislative Session is under way
The 2024 legislative session has begun. It can last three and a half months from Feb. 6 to ... Read more