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August 14, 2024

Alabama Politics

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Whitmire: Alabama Democrats take their toxic mess to the Chicago DNC

Petty internal politics has poisoned Alabama's other party.

By Kyle Whitmire | [email protected]

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‘We are at risk of losing IVF altogether:’ Calls for more regulation from Alabama lawmakers grow

There are calls from all sides of the IVF debate for Alabama lawmakers to do more than the immunity legislation passed last year.

By John Sharp | [email protected]

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Victoryland, Birmingham Race Course ‘treading water’ until Alabama changes gambling laws, CEO says

Victoryland and the Birmingham Race Course offer gambling on historical horse racing machines and on simulcasts of dog and horse races in other states.

By Mike Cason | [email protected]

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As immigration angers a north Alabama town, residents seek solutions ‘without all the racial slurs’

A town meeting occasionally grew heated. One speaker said Haitians “have smells to them. They’re not like us. ... They’re scary, folks.”

By William Thornton | [email protected]

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Opinion

Defending American democracy: op-ed

Defending and celebrating democracy is as American as apple pie and baseball.

By Tabitha Isner | Vice Chair Alabama Democratic Party

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Alabama prisons staff growing after pay raises but unlikely to reach federal court target

Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm spoke to state lawmakers at a budget hearing Tuesday.

By Mike Cason | [email protected]

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