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Negotiations on a bipartisan coronavirus relief bill appear to have broken down

Both parties in Congress and the White House hoped to have agreement on a bipartisan coronavirus relief bill, but those hopes appear to have been dashed after a Thursday night meeting at the White House. The Washington Post reports that the White House and Democrats failed to reach an agreement late Thursday night on the … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 7, 2020

Arrest warrant issued for Rep. Will Dismukes for felony theft

Dismukes is charged with first-degree theft of property in connection with a theft that occurred at his place of employment between the years 2016 to 2018.

Eddie Burkhalter

August 6, 2020

Opinion

Tommy, can you hear me?

That Morning Consult poll of Alabama voters that showed Republican Tommy Tuberville with a 17-point lead over incumbent Democratic Sen. Doug Jones for the U.S. Senate was such a stunner, a Jones campaign aide rushed out an email fundraiser trying to quell any panic. Until now, most polls have shown Jones to be competitive against … Continued

Joey Kennedy

August 6, 2020

Alabama Forestry Association endorses Tuberville

The Alabama Forestry Association announced Wednesday that the group is endorsing Republican Senate nominee Tommy Tuberville in the upcoming general election. “We are proud to endorse Tommy Tuberville in the United States Senate race,” said AFA Executive Vice President Chris Isaacson. “He is a conservative with an impressive list of accomplishments, and we know that … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 6, 2020

Corinth, Mississippi, is the scenario that school superintendents must be prepared for

Many Alabama school systems will resume in-person classes later this month. Corinth, Mississippi, rushed ahead to open classes and already there are positive tests for the coronavirus, and more than 100 students are now in quarantine. This is the fear that every school superintendent in the country will have to face when making the decision … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 6, 2020

Alabama Medicaid expansion advocates applaud Missouri voters

In Missouri on Tuesday, 53 percent of voters approved a plan to expand Medicaid to cover more than 23,000 low-income residents, according to the St. Louis-Post Dispatch.

Eddie Burkhalter

August 5, 2020

Alabama children’s advocates: Early end to Census count will hurt state’s most vulnerable

Stephen Woerner and the staff at his Montgomery nonprofit have spent more than two years preparing to ensure that marginalized people, especially children, get counted in the 2020 census, and all the planning and work blew up when the U.S. Census Bureau announced Monday that all counting efforts would end a month early. Woerner, executive … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 5, 2020

Attorneys ask court to intervene over numerous Alabama inmate suicides

Charles Braggs died by suicide in an Alabama prison after being kept in solitary confinement for more than two years. His suicide and a rash of others in Alabama prisons prompted attorneys for the plaintiffs in a case against the Alabama Department of Corrections to ask the court Wednesday to intervene. Braggs, 28, died at … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 5, 2020

Jimmy Reynolds, Ben Robbins qualify as Republicans for Alabama House District 33

The Alabama Republican Party on Tuesday closed its candidate qualifying period for the Alabama House of Representatives District 33 special primary election scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 6. Jimmy Reynolds Jr. and Ben Robbins have qualified to run for the District 33 seat in the special Republican primary. “Our district is a wonderful place to raise … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 5, 2020

Sens. Doug Jones, Cory Gardner introduce the American Dream Down Payment Act

Democratic Alabama Sen. Doug Jones and Republican Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner have introduced the American Dream Down Payment Act of 2020, a bipartisan piece of legislation that would help prospective homeowners save for a traditional 20 percent down payment by creating special tax-advantaged savings accounts for eligible housing costs. “As the coronavirus pandemic continues to … Continued

Brandon Moseley

August 5, 2020