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Jason Puckett: Childcare tax credits in Alabama good for business, great for parents
The business community is united in its belief that expanding access to quality affordable childcare is essential to alleviating some of the burden caused...
Rep. Jerry Carl: Mayorkas must be held accountable
It’s no secret that the state of our Southern Border is a complete disaster, and there is nobody to blame for that except for...
State Rep. Alan Baker: If Alabama is going to have a lottery, it needs to be an education lottery
I was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 2006. I have served District 66 for the last 18 years and am proud...
Mayor Sandy Stimpson: Building Alabama’s workforce is a call for affordable housing solutions
As Mayor of Mobile, I have witnessed firsthand the challenges Alabama faces in attracting and retaining a strong workforce. Local businesses are eager to...
Stadthagen: UAW is a multi-level marketing scheme selling empty promises to Alabama auto workers
Our state is facing a situation that has the potential to destroy Alabama jobs, Alabama companies and Alabama communities. The UAW is selling snake...
Steve Flowers: Presidential race is Biden vs. Trump 2.0
We Americans are going to the polls in seven months, to elect the next President of the United States. Election day is Nov. 5.
We...
Joe Connor: Preparing Alabama families for ESAs
With the recent passage of the CHOOSE Act, Alabama has joined the growing list of states embracing education savings accounts (ESAs). Unlike traditional vouchers,...
Dr. Sanjay Singh: Alabama ethics laws cripple researchers, universities
Sanjay Singh is an academic, entrepreneur, and early-stage startup investor. Singh was a faculty member at University of Alabama at Birmingham for 20 years....
State Rep. Mooney, ALEC: Alabama’s hospital crisis and the Medicaid expansion mirage
Rural hospitals, once beacons of care in the heartlands, find themselves in dire straits. Patient numbers are dwindling, the uninsured population is swelling, and...
Rex Jones: Without the lottery, Alabama is losing
Right now, Alabama lawmakers are deciding whether to let you vote on constitutional amendments that would result in millions in revenue to the state,...
AARP: Next steps to bridging Alabama’s digital divide
Alabama has a historic opportunity to expand access to affordable, reliable, high-speed internet to everyone in the state, no matter where they live or...
It’s time for Alabama to take the next step toward protecting personal privacy
A job well begun is half done, an old proverb goes. The Alabama Legislature has well begun its effort to protect personal privacy and...
Rep. Jerry Carl: America worse off under Biden
Since Joe Biden took office, it’s no secret that Americans are worse off than we were four years ago. He has used his position...
Steve Marshall: Is ethics legislation what the public wants?
Today, the Alabama House of Representatives will debate the latest attempted rewrite of our current ethics laws. I am strongly opposed to this legislation....
Health system CEOs: Alabama’s healthcare workforce needs the Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences
The State of Alabama is home to world-class health systems and institutions, and as the CEOs of some of those health systems, we are...
ADVA Commissioner: A historic opportunity to support Alabama’s military veterans
“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how...
Will Sellers: Espionage’s unintended consequences
Fifty years ago, Americans were so distracted by Watergate that they failed to notice the unmasking of one of the most consequential spies during...
Tom Greene: 6 Surprising Secrets of Success
Anxiety in America is at an all-time high right now. It’s the time of year that US high school seniors are learning where they...
Steve Flowers: Population and political power now rests in North Alabama
Growing up as a teenager in the 1960s, I served as a page in the Alabama Legislature. One day when I was around 13...
Jimmy Rane: Working for Alabama will build stronger workforce, economy and communities
As an entrepreneur who started a humble, two-man business nearly 55 years ago that today employs more than 2,000, I am well aware that...
Jon Barganier: Child care is the foundation of Alabama’s workforce
Childcare is an essential resource for Alabama’s working parents, yet the supply of quality, affordable, and accessible childcare is not keeping up with the...
Rep. Jerry Carl: Reflecting on Holy Week
Palm Sunday marked the beginning of Holy Week. For those of us who are Christians, this week is a good time to slow down,...
State Sen. Gudger: Child care is the industry that keeps Alabama working – it’s time to invest in it
Every parent knows that raising a family comes with important decisions: where to send your child to school, what after-school activities they will participate...
Steve Flowers: Runoffs set for new Second Congressional District primary races
The most interesting and paramount race on the ballot in the March 5 primaries was the one for the new open Second Congressional District.
This...