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Alabama gets $10.8 million to replace bridges along I-85

Alabama is to get $10.8 million to replace bridges, thanks to a federal grant, it was announced Thursday.  The three pairs of bridges along I-85 in Opelika are to be replaced through a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, part of the $225 million being granted through the Competitive Highway Bridge Program for 20 … Continued
August 30, 2019

Another shocking court ruling for white Montgomery cop who killed unarmed black man

It’s OK for cops to kill black people in Alabama.  That’s what the Alabama court system is telling us. That’s what the Alabama court system is making sure of.  That the murder of a poor black man doesn’t derail the career of a young, white cop.  Not in Alabama.  Because make no mistake about it, … Continued
August 28, 2019

New study ranks Alabama 44th in women’s equality

A recent report ranked Alabama as the seventh-worst state in women’s equality.  WalletHub, a personal finance website, compared all 50 states across 17 metrics, including work hours gap, unemployment rate gap and executive positions gap, to determine where women receive the most equal treatment.  Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score … Continued
August 23, 2019

Centennial birthday offers opportunity to reflect upon parallel journeys of Gov. George C. Wallace and the State of Alabama

August 25th of this year marks the centennial of my father’s birth, and the occasion offers an appropriate opportunity for us to reflect not only upon his life and career, but upon the history of our state, as well. Born seven years before Lindbergh crossed the Atlantic, George C. Wallace grew up in a rural … Continued
August 22, 2019

Why aren’t we better than this?

There are good people in Alabama.  I know this to be true. I’ve lived here my entire life. I’ve seen the good people of this state in action.  I’ve watched them help each other after tragedies. I’ve watched them stop to help strangers on the side of the road. I’ve watched them go to unimaginable … Continued
August 13, 2019

Race to the bottom

What is it about Donald Trump that attracts such a following in Alabama? He’s from New York, after all, and being from the Northeast almost always generates skepticism in Alabama voters. Folks, he’s a Yankee. As for his politics, Trump is playing conservative right now, but he’s actually been all over the place. He supported … Continued
August 8, 2019

Medicaid work requirements struck down for NH, still pending for Alabama

On July 29 of this year, a federal judge struck down New Hampshire’s Medicaid work requirements. In 2018, Alabama proposed a Section 1115 Medicaid waiver to the federal government to institute similar work requirements.  Alabama’s work requirements have yet to receive necessary federal approval to and have thus not been put into practice, unlike New … Continued
August 7, 2019