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Sen. Doug Jones co-sponsors bipartisan legislation to address opioid crisis

Tuesday, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama) co-sponsored legislation introduced by Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tennesee) and Patty Murray (D-Washington), leaders of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee (HELP), which was composed of 40 different proposals, and is the result of seven bipartisan hearings over several months, and feedback from the public. Jones’ office said … Continued
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April 18, 2018

Doug Jones questions CFPB acting director on pay day lending

Thursday, U.S. Senator Doug Jones questioned the Acting Director of the controversial Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Mick Mulvaney. Mulvaney is also the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget. Jones questioned Director Mulvaney about what he considered to be Mulvaney’s efforts to roll back consumer protections against payday lenders as well as … Continued
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April 13, 2018
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Court of Criminal Appeals continues its failure to rule in Hubbard case

With the indictment, conviction and sentencing of former Republican Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard, there was an expectation of change. But because the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has failed to rule on Hubbard’s case, the once-hoped-for new dawn in Alabama politics is on hold. For 11 months, the appeals court has been in … Continued
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April 12, 2018

Jones announces $1.5 million grant for John C. Calhoun State Community College

Wednesday, April 11, U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, announced a $1.5 million federal grant for the construction of an automotive technology program facility on the campus of John C. Calhoun State Community College. This is an Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant. The funding will help expand and strengthen the automotive industry cluster in northern Alabama. … Continued
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April 12, 2018
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Attention voters: You should listen to Alabama Republicans

Thank you, Alabama Republicans. For folks like me, a progressive living in this regressive state, the uphill climb towards electing a good number of forward-thinking, intelligence-valuing lawmakers in this state often seems roughly equivalent to scaling Everest with asthma. Then there are days like the final ones of the 2018 legislative session, when you guys … Continued
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March 30, 2018

Washington Post reportedly continues investigation of Roy Moore

Thursday, a spokesman for former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore released a statement alleging that The Washington Post’s investigations of Roy Moore has not ended. The Moore campaign released an email that Moore received at the Foundation for Moral Law from Washington Post reporter Shawn Boburg. Boburg wrote in an email to Moore: “Hello, I’m … Continued
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March 23, 2018