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Rep. Sewell votes no on Trump Rescissions Package

Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, on Thursday voted against President Trump and House Republicans’ rescissions package which cuts $9.4 billion in previously enacted federal funding. ...

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Alabama Values launches “Been Banned” series on censored history

Ahead of celebrating Juneteenth, Alabama Values hosted a virtual event to launch the “Been Banned” series, intended to challenge the erasure of Black history ...

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Former Veterans Affairs commissioner sues Ivey, claims constitutional rights were violated

The former head of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Gov. Kay Ivey, alleging that Ivey’s decision to ...

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Opinion | When religion rules the state, freedom is the first to fall

When the church stops preaching and starts legislating, democracy is the first casualty. Some of us were taught that it’s the love of God ...

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ALDOT warns of “unpaid toll” text scam

Citizens across Alabama have recently received texts claiming they owe unpaid toll fees, with the message telling recipients that it comes from the Alabama ...

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Rep. Figures honors Hank Aaron, Satchel Paige at Congressional Baseball Game

Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D‑Alabama, took the field Wednesday night for his first-ever Congressional Baseball Game for Charity, donning the jerseys of two of Mobile, ...

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Opinion | Job Corps is worth fighting for

With the news of the Trump Administration attempting to dismantle Job Corps, you may be wondering what this federal program is all about. Allow ...

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Wadsworth’s campaign grossly misrepresented her academic credentials

Last week, the campaign of candidate for lieutenant governor Nicole Wadsworth, the wife of state Rep. Tim Wadsworth, R-Arley, sent out a strange email ...

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Trump-backed cuts threaten lifeline utility aid program

In Alabama, where summer heat regularly rises past 100 degrees, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program has acted as a financial buffer between ...

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Former Veterans Affairs commissioner sues Ivey, claims constitutional rights were violated

The former head of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against Gov. Kay Ivey, alleging that Ivey’s decision to ...

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