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The city of Montgomery did not do their research

Dear Fellow Montgomery Citizens, Respectfully, we must have an honest conversation, with ourselves, about the poor leadership coming from, our Mayor and City Council, concerning their unacceptable decision making, regarding the Occupational Taxes. As a former doctoral- level student in Public Administration; the following is some of my personal research, concerning the State Constitution, current … Continued
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March 6, 2020

Legislature declares pornography a public health crisis in Alabama

Thursday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a resolution declaring that pornography is a public health crisis in Alabama. SJ7 was carried by State Representative Danny Garret (R-Trussville) in the House. Garret warned that pornography leads to sex trafficking, violence against women and other crimes. When I was young it was in Playboy and other … Continued
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February 28, 2020
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Understanding the role of medical marijuana in the opioid crisis

Last week, the Alabama Legislature took some of the first steps on SB165—a bill that would ultimately legalize medical cannabis in Alabama. This bill would move Alabama from the minority of states that continue to prohibit the prescribing of medical marijuana to the majority of states that do. While advocates and proponents of this bill … Continued
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February 28, 2020
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Instead of fixing a school for military kids, how about just fixing the schools for all kids?

The education of police officers’ kids isn’t worth any extra effort.  Same for the kids of nurses and firefighters. Ditto for the kids of preachers and social workers.  No, in the eyes of the Republican-led Alabama Legislature, the children of this state get what they get and lawmakers aren’t going to go out of their … Continued
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February 26, 2020
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Jim Zeigler has reminded everyone how useless the state auditor is

Alabama is known for its bad politicians.  From George Wallace to Mike Hubbard, and all the Guy Hunts and Robert Bentleys in between, we do political crooks better than anyone. And we’ve got more do-nothing, pander-happy, waste-of-space political dolts per capita than any other state.  But rarely — I’d say maybe even never — has … Continued
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February 7, 2020

Ivey seizes gaming issue

Toward the end of her 2020 State of the State address, Gov. Kay Ivey snatched the issue of a state lottery and gaming from the hands of the Legislature. “I will be signing an Executive Order to establish a small working group of some of Alabama’s most distinguished citizens, to begin working, to gather all … Continued
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February 6, 2020

House swears in two new members on first day of legislative session

Tuesday, the Alabama legislature started the 2020 legislative session. The first order of business was to swear in two new members who had won special elections since the 2019 legislative session ended. Republican Charlotte Meadows was elected by Montgomery voters to fill the vacancy created by the sudden death of Dimitri Polizos (R-Montgomery). Republican Van … Continued
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February 5, 2020