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We have to require our leaders to do the right thing

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Don’t say I never say anything good about the Alabama Legislature. OK, maybe it doesn’t happen often, but it happens. Over the years, the Legislature passed and voters ratified the amendment setting up the Forever Wild land preservation program. Lawmakers in 2010 passed tough new ethics laws that eventually … Continued
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March 8, 2017
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Trump’s speech: Much ado about very little

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter President Donald J. Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday night was refreshing. No, really. The speech was reasonable, calm, displaying a temperament we don’t often see from Trump. Yes, really. Really, really. And it was a big hit with Alabama’s GOP congressional delegation, too. “(Trump’s) remarks … Continued
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March 2, 2017
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Please, let’s not legislate for hate

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter With all the challenges facing the Alabama Legislature – a need for prison reform, a broke Medicaid system, apparent widespread corruption – some lawmakers seem awfully focused on non-issues that basically are intended to bash the state’s LGBTQ community. Our politicians never get tired of these hot-button issues: Let’s … Continued
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February 15, 2017
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Lots to write about, but it’s rarely ‘fun’

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter People say this to me all the time: “It must be fun to write politics in Alabama. After all, with the corruption, the comedy, the cray-cray, there’s always something to write.” And that’s true. There is always something to write: Governors and other politicians off to prison, or boob-groping … Continued
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February 8, 2017
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Please Bill Britt, don’t fire me.

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Today is my 37th wedding anniversary. Yes, even I have been married to the same woman for 37 years. Never another woman. Just Veronica. We were married on Ground Hog Day 1980. I always joke that if I see my shadow on Feb. 2, we’ll be married another year. … Continued
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February 2, 2017
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There really is no alternative to the facts

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter “Alternative facts”? Really? What are those things? Facts are facts, right? Facts are the truth, regardless of what others may wish they were. Just wishing the facts aren’t what one would hope doesn’t make them “alternative facts.” I had a discussion with my older sister and her husband, Fox … Continued
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January 25, 2017
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Hoping for the best, fearing the worst

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter The world we live in changes Friday. When Donald J. Trump is inaugurated as the 45th president of the United States, we’ll be somewhere we’ve never been before. I’d like to say Trump deserves an open mind. The so-called Republican will be sworn in as president on Friday. It’s … Continued
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January 18, 2017
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Death to judicial override

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter During my years as an editorial writer for The Birmingham News, I spent much of that time opposed to the death penalty. The death penalty should be abolished; clearly, innocent people have been killed by the State of Alabama. A number have been released from Death Row after being … Continued
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January 11, 2017
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A translation of US Rep. Bradley Byrne’s “five priorities” column

By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter I read an interesting guest column on Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, one written by US Rep. Bradley Byrne (R-Mobile). Titled “Five things to watch in 2017,” it listed the five top priorities of the Republicans once so-called Republican Donald Trump is inaugurated as President on Jan. 20. Byrne was … Continued
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January 5, 2017