Former Alabama Senator Doug Jones sharply criticized former President Donald Trump’s public confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, calling it “one of the most embarrassing, pathetic episodes in American history.”…
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When I talk about a reunited Courtland, the reaction I get the most is: “But you don’t know what happened back then.” But today, everyone except maybe 1 person who…
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By Jacob Holmes Fewer people died inside the prisons than in 2023, when prisoners were five times as likely to die as the national average. The Alabama Department of Corrections…
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Dear Democrats: I have sat and wondered how to put into words what I am feeling. I have spoken with several of you who are also going through the emotional…
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If you are feeling like me as you read this horror of a budget then you can’t help but look at our right-wing friends and say “I told ya so!” …
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Elon Musk now has access to a Treasury unit called the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, which disburses trillions in payments each year, including Social Security checks and federal salaries. There’s…
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‘Easily Exploited’: Alabama Conspiring to Keep Black Prisoners Locked Up In Effort to Keep Them Working Low-Wage Jobs For a ‘Lucrative Profit-Making Engine’, Lawsuits Argue By Jill Jordan Sieder A year…
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The nature of Washington’s death has not yet been made public. By Alex Jobin Recently, Leanna Washington, 36, of LaGrange, Georgia was found dead in the James Morgan County Detention…
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Alabama’s reliance on fees and fines in the justice system creates a vicious cycle for those with the inability to pay, experts said. By Jacob Holmes Alabama’s reliance on fees…
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In 2013, the Alabama State Legislature passed the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA) and amended it in 2015, establishing a statewide scholarship program for low income students to attend public or…
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