Municipal leaders gather for ALM Advocacy Day
Elected officials from Alabama's biggest cities to tiniest towns came together for ALM Advocacy Day on Thursday in Montgomery.
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See recent postsVoters deserve better than cowardice from elected leaders
Voters deserve to have their anger, fear and struggles heard. Instead, their Republican reps are running from them.
Rep. Givan co-hosts reception with vice president for Black women elected officials
The reception is the first of its kind to recognize Black women elected leaders across the country.
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These members are tasked with a very important mission but receive very little compensation for their time and efforts.
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See recent postsWhat are we even doing?
When you examine Alabama's government, and the choices voters continue to make, it's very hard to understand what we're even doing
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See recent postsNo peace, no calm, but that’s “normal”
"My students and I are on a first-name basis. But when I can’t call their names, it leaves me confused and frustrated. Like the world we live in today."
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See recent postsThree reasons why Alabama should stand up to the Freedom from Religion Foundation
An atheist group from Wisconsin has implicitly or directly threatened to sue more than 40 Alabama school systems, local governments, and elected officials during recent years over what they claim are violations of the constitution’s ban on the establishment of religion. The organization, called the Freedom from Religion Foundation, is often successful. Many give in … Continued
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See recent postsAlabamians need an Ethics Commission that will enforce the laws
I am disappointed to find myself, once again, in a position to ask what purpose the Alabama Ethics Commission serves to the people of this state. To whom are the elected officials or those seeking public office to look to for ethical political leadership? The people of Alabama need an Ethics Commission that will enforce … Continued
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We are the enemy. That’s what the president said of “the media” — and really, if nothing else, we need to discuss the all-encompassing idiocy of that label sometime. But now isn’t the time, because right now we need to discuss the continued attacks from the highest office in the country on the profession that … Continued
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See recent postsPresident Trump, where is the winning?
By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter I have a question. I’m sitting here admiring my extra $1.50 and my new Costco membership, as the stock market makes that slide-whistle sound effect it used to make when ol’ W was in charge, and I just can’t help but wonder … The winning, when does it start? … Continued