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Economy

Opinion | Alabama is simply unprepared for the coronavirus crisis

At a House Health Committee meeting on Wednesday, state health officer Dr. Scott Harris said he did not doubt that novel coronavirus would be...

Bill BrittMarch 12, 2020

Economy

Bill would grant Poarch Creeks sole rights over all gaming, defying governor’s call

Despite Gov. Kay Ivey’s call for the Legislature to give her gaming study group time to bring her fact-based recommendations, Sen. Greg Albritton, R-Range,...

Bill BrittMarch 9, 2020

Elections

Opinion | Jim Zeigler was Tuesday’s biggest loser

On Super Tuesday, State Auditor Jim Zeigler challenged Gov. Kay Ivey’s bid to become the GOP delegate for Place 1. Zeigler lost stunningly with...

Bill BrittMarch 6, 2020

Elections

Alabama Democrats surge on Super Tuesday, but math favors Republicans in the fall

President Donald Trump won the Alabama Republican primary with 96.2 percent of the vote, with former Vice President Joe Biden taking the Democrat field...

Bill BrittMarch 5, 2020

Elections

A minority will determine outcome of today’s election

When the votes are tallied from Alabama’s Republican and Democrat primary this evening, the winners will have been elected by a minority of eligible...

Bill BrittMarch 3, 2020

Elections

11th-hour smear campaign against Byrne linked to opponent Tuberville, sources say

A story published February 24, on Gateway Pundit alleges, “Bradley Byrne kicked his brother’s widow off her land,” but the land was never owned...

Bill BrittFebruary 28, 2020

Legislature

Medical marijuana bill “is not about getting high” — it’s “about getting well.”

More than half of U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana in some form. Last week, the Alabama Senate Judiciary...

Bill BrittFebruary 26, 2020

Economy

Paper lottery said to be close to having votes for House passage

A yet to be submitted paper only lottery bill by Rep. Steve Clouse, R-Ozark, the House budget chairman, reportedly has over 60 co-sponsors, according...

Bill BrittFebruary 25, 2020

Legislature

Bill unlocks the “revolving door” for public employees

After a brief introduction lasting approximately three minutes, SB177 passed out of the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee with a favorable report....

Bill BrittFebruary 24, 2020

Economy

Likely Republican primary voters reject Poarch Creeks “winning” plan

A survey of likely Republican primary voters obtained by APR shows that a majority do not support giving the Poarch Band of Creek Indians...

Bill BrittFebruary 18, 2020