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Streamlined process makes it easier for veterans to update their status on driver’s licenses

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter An interim Alabama House committee tasked with making driver’s license offices more accessible and procedures more streamlined has announced a change that will make it easier for military veterans to update their status on their licenses just in time for Veterans Day. State Rep. Randall Shedd, chairman of the … Continued
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November 7, 2017

ADOC opens bidding for firm to develop a comprehensive plan for prison projects

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Department of Corrections is opening bidding for a team to oversee a comprehensive plan to improve the state’s corrections infrastructure — just months after the department’s own plan to build four new mega-prisons, dubbed the Alabama Prison Transformation Initiative, died in the final days of the legislative session. … Continued
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November 6, 2017

UAB establishes program to assist pregnant women addicted to opioids

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter As conversations continue about how to handle the deadly opioid crisis in America, the University of Alabama at Birmingham has established a program to assist women who are pregnant and addicted to opioids and other substance abuse disorders. The program will offer patients routine prenatal care, treatment programs including … Continued
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November 3, 2017

Jones hits Moore for non-support of program that provides 80,000 kids with health coverage

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Democratic Senate candidate Doug Jones is hitting Republican Roy Moore for refusing to answer questions on his non-support for the Children’s Health Insurance Program. “Sadly, Roy Moore’s refusal to support the CHIP heath care program, which provides health insurance coverage to more than 150,000 Alabama children, further demonstrates that he … Continued
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November 2, 2017

DEA, US Attorney host 14th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabamians will have an opportunity to turn over unused, unwanted or expired prescription drugs with no questions asked. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama and the Drug Enforcement Agency will host the 14th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Flushing … Continued
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October 26, 2017

Lawmaker will try again to pass bill allowing hunting over bait

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A South Alabama lawmaker will try again next Legislative Session to get a bill passed that would allow licensed hunters to take feral swine and whitetail deer over bait. Rep. Jack Williams, R-Wilmer, has pre-filed a bill that would amend Alabama’s hunting laws to allow hunters to shoot deer … Continued
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October 23, 2017

Former Huntsville police officer announces State House run

By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter A former Huntsville Police Department officer turned small businessman, Steve Rousseau, is launching his candidacy for the Alabama House of Representatives in District 6. “As a small businessman, I can bring a straightforward and no-nonsense approach to Montgomery. We are facing tough and trying times in Alabama, but there … Continued
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October 19, 2017