SB24 requires the state to post instructions for formerly incarcerated individuals seeking ballot access and publicly notify individuals who’ve had their rights restored. By Wesley Walter The Alabama House passed…
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Despite strong opposition from Democrats citing systemic distrust of police, lawmakers advanced a measure making eluding officers in a vehicle a felony. By Alex Jobin The Alabama House of Representatives…
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Hate has never helped a single person accomplish anything of substance. By Josh Moon Oftentimes, it is a slightly different perspective on a slice of life that makes all the…
View More Opinion | Alabama has wasted decades on hate. It has never helped anyone
Republicans still control every lever of state government in Alabama. The question is whether they can continue governing together. By Bill Britt Dominant political parties rarely collapse because voters suddenly…
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Do we really want to go back to the 60’s and put Alabama back out in the forefront of racism in this country? This is a possibility if the Alabama…
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CONTACT: Traci Pondick 256-549-8147 tpondick@etowahcounty.org FREE TAX PREPARATION PROGRAM AVAILABLE The IRS understands that many low-income or senior citizen taxpayers cannot afford to pay a tax preparer, so it created…
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The Voting Rights Act of 1965, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965, is a landmark civil rights law designed to eliminate illegal, discriminatory voting practices such…
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Prayer In Public Schools Be Careful What You Ask For One of the things that we learn when going out into the world of working people is that there are…
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Supporters believe each party should choose its own candidates, while opponents argue the bill disenfranchises voters. By Jacob Holmes Recently, lawmakers held the first public hearing on a bill that…
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Alabamians should be at the forefront of writing our nation’s next chapter. By Ed Hauser Ed Hauser is the chairman of the Associated Builders and Contractors Board. Data centers power…
View More Opinion | Powering tomorrow: How Alabama can lead the digital age