A horrible, awful, no good bill
HB372 is supposed to be about building a Statehouse. Instead, it forgives election corruption and hides state contracts.
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"Unless voters force candidates to focus on meaningful issues, we'll continue to get unqualified lawmakers who use division to win."
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See recent postsSteve Marshall’s 2019 was one of the worst in Alabama history
Steve Marshall might just be Alabama’s worst attorney general — ever. To be certain, he’s an awful AG. And I only pause in calling him the absolute worst in this state’s history because Alabama has had more than its share of God-awful AGs through the years. Marshall, though, is making a real run at the … Continued
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See recent postsWhat’s in your best interest? Vote that way
Don’t count Doug Jones out. That happened once before, and those who counted him out have to call him U.S. Sen. Jones now. Sure, as a Democrat, Jones is a long shot once again in his re-election bid for 2020. Lots of Republicans are lined up to try to be the one to challenge him, … Continued
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See recent postsCarbon Hill mayor is all that’s wrong with Alabama
Mark Chambers is what’s wrong with Alabama. Every week — sometimes, every day in a week — I get messages from people from all around this state, and from people who no longer live in this state, telling me essentially the same thing: Alabama has a lot of good people, and it has many fine … Continued
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See recent postsThe clown show rolls on: Albritton’s lottery bill advances out of committee
The worst lottery bill in history will get a vote in the Alabama Senate. The Senate’s Tourism Committee, with a 6-5 vote, gave Sen. Greg Albritton’s “paper only” lottery bill a favorable report on Tuesday. It is, presumably, headed for a full debate and vote in the Senate. Although, with a gambling bill in Alabama, … Continued
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See recent postsFrom the puppy mill to the bill mill
As a state, Alabama traditionally ranks from pretty terrible to just plain awful in child welfare. If Alabama were a parent, it would be reported to DHR for child neglect. If we’re that bad in child welfare, you only get one guess where Alabama stands in animal welfare. Right. Below awful. That doesn’t mean we … Continued
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See recent postsTrump’s con game is almost over
It’s all true. All of the rumors. All of the speculation. All of the oh-my-God-have-you-heard-about whispers. All of it is true. All of the things that Donald Trump and his administration and family have been accused of doing … they actually did them. All of them. Even the really dumb ones. Even the really awful … Continued
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See recent postsThe Hoover situation gets stranger every day
What’s happening in Hoover makes no sense. Every day, there’s another report that’s stranger than the last report. Every day, someone says something that they have to almost immediately correct. Every day, there is some action taken by city leaders or Alabama Law Enforcement Agency officials that makes it seem as though they actually want … Continued
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See recent postsWith last minute move, Sessions cements his awful legacy
Here come the rewrites of Jeff Sessions’ pathetic history. Already, the apologists and conservatives have begun to mold Sessions’ as a rule-of-law stalwart, a steadying force, a letter-of-the-law stickler for truth and justice. He stood up to Trump. He protected Robert Mueller. He was brave and honorable and dignified, and most of all, he followed … Continued