Alabama House Democrats Actually Hear You
Clete Wetli | August 25, 2020 | Opinion Article
Republicans are no longer just ignoring your voice, they are doing everything they can to silence it.
State Rep. Will Dismukes Honors Dead KKK Leader In Selma As John Lewis Mourned
Brent Wilson | July 27, 2020
Update: The Alabama Democratic Party has issued a press release that again calls for Will Dismukes to resign. “Will Dismukes has demonstrated yet again why he is unfit to hold public office,” Alabama Democratic Party Executive Director Wad Perry stated. “Americans don’t celebrate racists or...
Alabama Could See $1.4 Billion “Fiscal Shock” From COVID-19
Brent Wilson | April 30, 2020
Moody’s Analytics estimates that Alabama would face a fiscal shock of $1.4 billion in a scenario where the COVID-19 pandemic caused a severe recession. Moody’s Analytics, in an effort to try to provide policymakers and other stakeholders with an estimate of the potential downside implications,...
AL House Minority Leader: More Questions Than Answers, Passing Budget Now Irresponsible
Brent Wilson | April 29, 2020
The Alabama House Minority Leader, Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville), addressed plans to reconvene the legislative session today. Majority leaders have announced plans to reconvene the regular session on May 4, with plans to pass the state’s budgets in less than two weeks. “We are all eager...
AL Gov. Kay Ivey’s Terrible Decision Will Cost Lives
Clete Wetli | April 2, 2020 | Opinion Article
Gov. Ivey seems to think that her Marie Antoinette response of “let them eat cake” will suffice until the virus magically subsides on its own.
AL Democratic Officials Call For A Shelter-In-Place Order
Dakota Layton | March 26, 2020
This week, prominent Alabama Democratic officials including Alabama Democratic Party Chairman Chris England and Alabama House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels have called on Governor Kay Ivey to issue a shelter-in-place order for the state of Alabama. This would require all non-essential businesses in the state...
Alabama Creates Coronavirus Task Force
Brent Wilson | March 6, 2020
Governor Kay Ivey on Friday announced the formation of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force of cabinet and state agency officials, as well as disease specialists in an abundance of caution. The task force held its initial discussion Friday morning. “While there are no known cases...
AL Prisons Reform Should Be Top Priority
Clete Wetli | February 12, 2020 | Opinion Article
Now, with the threat of a federal lawsuit and possible takeover of its prison system, Alabama is finally acknowledging that there’s a crisis.
Alabama Democrat Anthony Daniels Delivers Response To Kay Ivey’s State of the State Address
Brent Wilson | February 5, 2020
187 years ago, our ancestors looked up into the dark sky and witnessed a meteor shower that inspired family tales, song lyrics, and even license plates. That was the night that the stars fell on Alabama. Every Alabamian, regardless of their earthly-shackles of gender, race,...
Nancy Worley’s Last Stand
Clete Wetli | September 23, 2019 | Opinion Article
The reality is that hundreds of thousands of Alabamians still lack access to affordable healthcare. The reality is that the state has slashed unemployment benefits and continues to neglect people who genuinely need help. The reality is that Alabama needs prison and education reform. In fact, Alabama has real problems and it needs real solutions.