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If you think the Alabama GOP can’t sink lower, think again

“Free2be does not share the values of most Alabamians.” — Scott Dawson, Republican candidate for governor of Alabama. Scott Dawson might be right. But if he is, and if it’s true that Alabamians don’t share the values of Free2be, a group whose primary goal is to provide mental health counseling and counseling to prevent violence … Continued
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May 16, 2018

Nick Saban to chair mental health fundraiser

Wednesday it was announced that Nick Saban will serve as the state honorary chairman of the fourth annual NAMIWalks fundraiser. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. On September 22, the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Alabama will conduct the fourth NAMIWalks Alabama fundraiser. This year’s event will be at the Wynton Blount Cultural Park … Continued
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May 4, 2018

Week Nine Legislative Report

By Beth Marietta Lyons Lyons Law Firm The Alabama Legislature convened for day 17 of the annual Regular Session on Tuesday, March 6 with twenty-nine committee meetings held throughout the week to consider legislation. Both Houses then convened on Thursday, March 8 for Day 18. There have been 885 bills introduced to date. The Legislature … Continued
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March 13, 2018
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Notes on a theme: Nonsense

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Mammoth prison spending contract headed to contract review The State of Alabama is entering into a contract to pay Wexford Health Sources Inc., nearly $400 million over the next two years to provide, “comprehensive healthcare including medical and mental health care and management services to state inmates,” according to … Continued
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February 28, 2018

Perspective | The Top Ten Issues Facing the Legislature

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The 2018 Alabama Regular Legislative Session begins in just 11 days on Jan. 9, 2018, and this is an election year so formal major party qualifying begins on the same day.  The elections mean that the session begins earlier than normal and will likely end even sooner so that … Continued
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December 29, 2017

Holley bill would allow retired law enforcement to carry in prohibited places

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama State Sen. Jimmy Holley, R-Elba, has introduced a bill that would allow qualified retired law enforcement officers to carry their guns even in places where carrying firearms is prohibited by law, even for citizens with valid concealed carry permits.  Active duty law enforcement officers already have this exception. … Continued
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December 27, 2017

Prison healthcare plan proposed

By Staff  Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, Quality Correctional Health Care and the University of Alabama at Birmingham will present to the Alabama Department of Corrections a comprehensive plan to provide enhanced healthcare services for the 21,000 inmates housed in the state prison system. In June 2017, a federal judge ruled that the mental health … Continued
October 10, 2017