If children could vote
Alabama must place more emphasis on our children’s needs and be sure they are met. Our future literally depends on it.
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See recent postsHealthcare workers not immune to growing mental health crisis
Medical professionals are not immune to the grief, trauma and isolation of the last two years. In fact, we have been right in the middle of it.
Medical Cannabis Commission preparing procedures
With the state dictating that license applications be available by September 2022, the commission has a tight deadline.
Poor People’s Campaign to hold caravan to mourn COVID deaths, demand smooth transition of power
Leaders of the Poor People's Campaign will lead protestors in a motorcar caravan.
Congressman Byrne: States that locked down shouldn’t get federal aid
Republicans in the Congress have been strongly resisting calls to reimburse city and state governments for their lost revenues due to the economic shutdowns.
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See recent postsA plan for students to return safely to school, whenever that may be
In a few weeks, most students in Alabama are scheduled to return to school. With so few days left before students return, there are important questions that still need to be answered: Is it safe for kids to go back to school? What is the best way to keep students and faculty healthy? And what … Continued
Auman criticizes Aderholt’s comments
Congressional candidate Lee Auman says that Congressman Robert Aderholt’s remarks about the opioid crisis were irresponsible and demonstrate a total disregard for the people of the district. A recent report by the American Journal of Public Health showed that Alabama’s Fourth Congressional District has the highest rate of prescription pain killers in the country. There … Continued
Marshall discusses his wife’s suicide
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) held a press conference Wednesday to discuss his deceased wife’s history of mental illness and those last tragic months of her life that ended with her suicide in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. “Folks were watching where she went and where she was going. I don’t know if it is true, but … Continued
Stocks Fall After Election as Nation Approaches Fiscal Cliff
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter President Barack H. Obama reaffirmed his stance that the nation needs to raise taxes to deal with the approaching fiscal cliff and sequestration crisis in a rare White House press conference. This time the President doubled the amount of tax increases he was asking for to $1.6 trillion over … Continued