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Make Alabama U.S. Space Command headquarters

Dear Secretary Wilson, Gen. Goldfein and Gen. Raymond, recently Gov. Kay Ivey flawlessly welcomed and highly exceptionally hosted Vice President Mike Pence and the National Space Council to the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Madam Secretary, congratulations on your unanimous selection as the next president of University of Texas at El Paso. Thank … Continued
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April 9, 2019
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Those who ignore the past cannot see the future

As I read the pontifications of present and former politicians who have all the answers for education in Alabama, my first inclination is to laugh. But I don’t because it is obvious that they have either forgotten the state’s past – or never knew it. So instead of reason or logic, they only preach fantasy, totally … Continued
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April 8, 2019
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New bill would gut ethics laws — just like voters wanted

Congratulations, Alabama voters, you are about to free state lawmakers from the inconvenient restraints of ethics laws. A bill sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton and co-sponsored by Senate President Del Marsh would wipe out most of the current laws, freeing up lawmakers to again profit immensely from their public service jobs. Just like you voters … Continued
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April 5, 2019
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How Alabama’s civil forfeiture laws left a couple living in a storage shed

Teresa and Greg Almond are living in a storage shed. In their 50s, business owners and upstanding citizens, they live in a storage shed, are warmed by a propane heater and use solar panels to get a smidge of energy to power a small TV at night. They didn’t get there by personal mistakes. It … Continued
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April 4, 2019

Trump warned against it in 1993, now it’s coming home to Alabama

Over 25  years ago, then-business mogul Donald Trump sued the federal government over what he believed was the unfair advantage it afforded Indian gaming over the private sector. The same battle is playing out in Alabama where Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Atmore, and Senate President Pro Tempore Del Marsh, R-Anniston, have filed a bill that guarantees … Continued
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April 4, 2019

Bill would strike language calling homosexuality a “criminal offense” from sex-ed law

Despite changing attitudes and decades-old legal precedent, Alabama’s sex education law still requires sex ed teachers to tell students that homosexuality is a “criminal offense” and “not a lifestyle acceptable to the general public.” The law requires that course instruction that relates to sex education should include “emphasis” on that language as it relates to … Continued
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April 4, 2019
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We dare tilt at windmills

Alabama’s state motto is “We Dare Defend Our Rights.” You’ll see it at practically every rest area welcoming visitors to our state. It’s a lie, though. I have my own twist on the motto: “We Dare Defend Our Wrongs.” Because, indeed, that’s what Alabama’s history is all about – defending lost, ugly causes against the … Continued
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April 4, 2019