By Robyn Hyden Alabama leaders and policymakers are stressing about one big issue going into the 2024 legislative session: labor force participation. Alabama’s labor force participation rate is among the nation’s lowest. Only 57% of working-age…
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Change may come slowly, but all signs point toward the emergence of a more diverse Alabama. By BILL BRITT In the heart of the South, Alabama’s political climate, a stronghold…
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What are, as Republicans like to call them, “ENTITLEMENTS?” Do they always need to make our benefits sound like we don’t deserve them? First, things you WORK for and PAY…
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So many times I have talked with Democrats who have told me that they cannot publicly admit to being a Democrat. Business owners have told me that they will lose…
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Why doesn’t the so-called “Me Too Movement” STOP DONALD TRUMP? Or was/is “Me Too” also used selectively and weaponized by “powerful men” when politically convenient? The number of women to…
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Juandalynn Deleathia “Lee Lee” Givan (D-Birmingham) is an American lawyer and politician. She serves as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives and has let the citizens of Decatur…
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Dear Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: Last month I wrote an open letter to you and the World, and emailed it to over 3000 newspapers, hoping somehow, someone would make it available…
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In 2014, Alabama Gov Robert Bentley refused to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Gov Kay Ivey continued his legacy by also refusing to take…
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IF WE LOOK INSIDE OUR BLACK HOUSE, WHETHER WE CHANGE THE WHITE HOUSE, WE COULD USE MORE POWER FROM GOD’S HOUSE On October 25, 2023, I sent a proposal to…
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OPINION: The Biden administration recently acknowledged that states have stolen billions from HBCUs to fund white prosperity. But how will America fix it? Crime:(noun): an illegal act…
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