The “Angry White Man” is afraid
The Angry White Men are so afraid of others who are not like them because they’ll soon be the minority.
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We have come a long way getting to this point, and Alabama is well-positioned for the future.
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See recent postsA state legume and Black History Month
Here’s to Alabama’s 900 peanut farmers and the Alabama Peanut Producers Association.
Alabama 2022 Legislative Report: Week 4
The Legislature will return for day 13 of the regular session on Feb. 22 with the House convening at 1 p.m. and the Senate at 2:30 p.m.
Alabama Senate committee OK’s bill to criminalize treatments for transgender youth
Opponents of the bill say preventing such treatments will result in more suicides among transgender youth.
Tax cut bill passes unanimously in Senate
The tax would decrease individual income tax receipts to the state Education Trust Fund by an estimated $12,923,000.
Leaders react to Supreme Court’s ruling over Alabama’s new redistricting maps
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturns a lower court’s ruling that those maps likely violate the Voting Rights Act.
Alabama 2022 Legislative Report: Week 3
The Legislature will return for day 7 of the legislative session on Feb. 8 with the House convening at 1 p.m. and the Senate at 2:30 p.m.
State Sen. Dan Roberts leads effort to block $87.7 million tax hike on Alabama families
Families will pay an extra $87.7 million in state taxes unless the Legislature passes legislation to guarantee they will not be penalized for benefitting from COVID-19 relief.
February 1, 2022
Alabama employers to see 29 percent unemployment insurance tax cut
The Legislature allocated $79.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Alabama Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund.
January 31, 2022