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The Republican Suspension of Disbelief
That’s why bipartisanship is almost impossible right now. Republicans are more interested in fueling imagined controversy than they are in addressing any of the critical issues facing our nation and our state.
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Tarrant, AL Councilman Tommy Bryant: “Do We Have A House N***** In Here?”
Tarrant, AL city council member Tommy Bryant, has come under fire from residents after an exchange at a city council meeting Monday night in which he stood up and…
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The Republicans’ Lying, Cheating Hearts
In the chaotic aftermath of Trump’s failed insurrection and the Republican echo chamber mindlessly blasting out the Big Lie, it’s become evident that the GOP has no significant interest other than retaining power at all…
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Unfinished Business in the Alabama House
Somehow, Republicans even managed to make a mockery of the old saying, “The House always wins”, by completely screwing up lottery and gaming legislation.
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Report: Medicaid Expansion Would Create 28,500 New Jobs in Alabama in its First Four Years
As an engine for job creation, Medicaid expansion in its first four years would create nearly 80% as many jobs as exist in Alabama’s automobile and auto parts manufacturing industries, an Alabama Arise analysis of…
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A New Strategy Could Send an Alabamian Democrat to the Senate
True or False: In a red state, a Democrat can win only if he is White, heterosexual, Christian, and moderate.
False.
Perry Bacon Jr. predicted Ossoff and Warnock winning Georgia’s special…
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Lack of health insurance heightened COVID-19’s impact on Alabama communities
Lack of health insurance coverage was a key factor in the spread and toll of COVID-19 in Alabama, according to a Families USA report, The Catastrophic Cost of Uninsurance, updated last…
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Alabama Medical Professionals Call on Governor Kay Ivey to Expand Medicaid
More than 300 Alabama medical professionals released a joint letter Wednesday calling on Gov. Kay Ivey to expand Medicaid coverage immediately for adults with low incomes. The letter – signed by doctors, nurses, psychologists, dentists,…
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Here We Go Again, Alabama: Bad Solutions for Imaginary Problems
Vowing to repair that which is not broken has become the new tactic for conservatives to advance their agenda of voter suppression…
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Decatur Councilman Hunter Pepper Joked About Running Over Black Protesters
Decatur, AL City Councilman Hunter Pepper joked on Facebook in 2018 about running over black protesters in Hoover, AL, at a time protests were happening over…
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