Alabama Lawmakers Move Crime Bills, Sign PSC Law
Lawmakers logged 521 roll call votes, passed 10 bills through a chamber and saw 66 bills signed into law, led by a new PSC oversight law and criminal penalties bills.
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The Case For Elizabeth Warren To Be Biden’s VP
On May 5, I wrote an op-ed in support of Nevada Senator Catherine Cortez-Masto to be Joe Biden’s Vice Presidential pick. However, The Hill reported on Friday that Senator Masto...
AL Attorney General Steve Marshall Opposes Medical Marijuana
After Alabama’s Medical Cannabis Study Commission voted in December to recommend legislation that would legalize and regulate the use of medical marijuana in Alabama, the fight for medical marijuana seemed optimistic, but advocates for...
Ivey Announces $1.4 Million In Grants To Fight Illegal Drugs
Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced more than $1.4 million in grants are being awarded to continue the fight to reduce illegal drug use in the state by arresting those who buy...
AL Governor Ivey on “Political Charades”: It Takes One to Know One
The real charade is that the ALGOP and Gov. Ivey are trying to spin the Trump era as wildly successful, but the facts tell a much different story.
Trump Derangement Syndrome Is Strongest in Alabama
Alabama Republicans will never question Trump’s self-described “great and unmatched wisdom” that seemingly only rivals his expertise on literally every subject, or his profound display of Christian values including profanity-laced speeches and petty, obsessive political vendettas.
What Channel Is AL Sen. Candidate John Merrill Watching?
So, that’s why Merrill wants voters to blame cable television, because he thinks the world would be so much better if it just looked more like Mayberry, right?
Meth Attack Squirrel Makes Us Laugh, Treatment Funding Makes Us Cry
If anything good came out of the Meth Attack Squirrel story, it’s that maybe people will realize that the opioid crisis is just one piece of a much larger issue.
Expanding Alabama Medicaid Needs to Happen Now
Medicaid expansion shouldn’t be a politically polarizing issue when it’s clear that our current path is unsustainable...
Over-prescribing Alabama Opioid Docs Busted, But Who’s Helping The Patients?
It’s time to stop stigmatizing addicts and, instead, praise and encourage those who choose the hard path to recovery.