Lawmakers use a narrow lens to legislate morality
This session has seen a flurry of bills aimed at limiting what individuals may read, watch, learn, and hear.
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See recent postsHow did gambling get so screwed up in Alabama?
Overrun with illegal gambling. Little revenue from legal gaming. Sending other states' kids to college. How did this happen?
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See recent postsLegislature unites over bill against unauthorized organ retention in autopsies
Our government should not be able to take a person’s organs without first asking the family.
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See recent postsDon’t let far-left Big Pharma raise Alabama’s drug costs
People in our state are already struggling enough to afford the drugs they need.
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See recent postsHypocrisy exposed: Lawmaker’s texts on “Sugar Baby” site amid crackdown on porn
This incident is emblematic of the disconnect between the public personas our politicians cultivate and their private endeavors.
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See recent postsWe could all use a break from this awful, terrible, no good session
This legislative session has been particularly awful. Anthony Daniels asked for the one thing we could all use: A break.
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See recent postsShelby County Republicans plan to steal an election
How many times during the course of this library fight have we heard the book-moving bunch say they are the majority?
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See recent postsBill gives ALFA exclusive rights, risks fairness and consumer protection
By allowing ALFA Insurance to operate without oversight, the bill undermines the very essence of consumer protection.
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See recent postsAlabama’s DEI ban: A step backward for education and equity
This legislation represents a step backward at a time when progress is desperately needed.
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See recent postsHate thy neighbor, Alabama
DEI programs seek only to make a historically-slanted field a tad more level. That's too much for those benefitting from that inequality.