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What Alabamians need to know about the latest activity on Goat Hill — Feb. 9, 2021

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MONTGOMERY -- Legislators return to the State House on Tuesday for the fourth day of the 2021 regular session. The third day of legislative business...

State Rep. Hatcher introduces bill to allow student athletes to profit off of their image

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State Representative Kirk Hatcher (D-Montgomery) has introduced a bill that would allow college athletes to be paid for the use of their image, likeness...

Alabama elected officials, politicos react to Senator Richard Shelby not seeking 7th term

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Prominent Alabama leaders across the public and private sectors are reacting to U.S. Senator Richard Shelby's (R-AL) Monday announcement that he will not seek...

Senator Richard Shelby, ‘Alabama’s greatest statesman,’ to retire after current term

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U.S. Senator Richard C. Shelby (R-AL) on Monday announced he will not seek reelection in 2022. His current term is set to expire on...

Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin’s reelection bid off to strong start

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Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin this week filed his 2020 year-end finance report, showing $1,003,783 raised so far with $1,000,756 cash on hand for his...

What Alabamians need to know about the latest activity on Goat Hill — Feb. 3, 2021

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MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama Legislature on Tuesday began its 2021 regular session. Both chambers gaveled in at noon to begin the third year of the...

Read: Governor Kay Ivey’s full 2021 State of the State Address

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Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday evening delivered her 2021 State of the State Address. The address was delivered virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can...

Alabama Senate releases updated committee assignments

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MONTGOMERY -- Alabama Senate President Pro Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) on Tuesday submitted to the body updated Standing Committee assignments made by the Senate’s...

Clay Scofield becomes Alabama Senate majority leader following unanimous election

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MONTGOMERY -- Senator Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) on Tuesday officially became the majority leader of the Alabama State Senate. The ascension was formalized minutes after the...

‘The gentleman from Jasper’: Greg Reed unanimously elected, sworn in as Alabama Senate president pro tem

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MONTGOMERY -- State Senator Greg Reed (R-Jasper) on Tuesday was elected by his colleagues to serve as president pro tempore of the Alabama Legislature's...

AEA names Amy Hubbard Marlowe as executive director after two years on interim status

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The Alabama Education Association (AEA) board of directors on Monday announced the unanimous selection of Amy Hubbard Marlowe to serve as executive director of...

Alabama Legislature to consider bill penalizing social media companies that censor speech

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A bill is being sponsored by State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger’s Island) that would withdraw state tax abatements and other economic incentives from websites...

Doug Jones joins CNN as ‘political commentator’

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Former U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-AL) is cashing in on the infatuation many in the national media had with his short stint in office. Jones...

Tuberville: Biden ‘will set back women’s sports by half a century’

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In an op-ed published in the Washington Examiner on Thursday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) denounced the executive order issued last week by President...

Alabama’s Jessica Taylor launches NextGen Conservatives PAC to help Republicans retake U.S. House in 2022

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Jessica Taylor on Tuesday officially launched "NextGen Conservatives PAC" in an effort to elect the next generation of conservative leaders to important offices across...

Gary Palmer: Left again showing ‘complete disregard for the Constitution’ with impeachment trial of private citizen Trump

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Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) on Tuesday interviewed with Talk 99.5's "Matt & Val Show," blasting congressional Democrats' current effort to convict former President Donald...

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore lands on Agriculture, Veterans committees

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U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02) on Tuesday confirmed he has been appointed to the House Agriculture Committee and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Moore began...

Cliff Sims reflects, previews what’s next after serving as right hand to America’s top spy

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From the Wiregrass to the White House, Cliff Sims has seen a lot over the past five years. The Enterprise native served as a key...

2021 leaders announced for Business Council of Alabama’s political arm

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ProgressPAC, the state political action committee of the Business Council of Alabama (BCA), on Monday announced the organization’s 2021 board of directors, including a...

State Rep. Chip Brown to sponsor bill establishing ‘Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights’

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State Rep. Chip Brown (R-Hollinger's Island) announced Monday that he will sponsor a bill creating a "Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights" during the...

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson running for reelection

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Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson on Monday announced that he will seek reelection to a third term. The popular mayor made the announcement in a video...

Jerry Carl decries Biden ‘pushing failed Obama-era policies during his first days in office’

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In a statement on Friday, Congressman Jerry Carl (AL-01) decried the sweeping executive orders by President Joe Biden since he became president at noon...

‘Come on Man’: Ainsworth reacts to ‘terrible’ Biden order — ‘You can’t have guys playing girls sports’

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Count Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth (R-AL) as an opponent of an executive order newly signed by President Joe Biden that would allow biological males,...

Two Alabama Democrats file lawsuit, claim Doug Jones tried to ‘give control of the Alabama Democratic Party to Whites’

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Two members of the Alabama Democratic Conference have filed a lawsuit against Tom Perez, the national Democratic Party's former chair. They claim he and...
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