While plenty of reasons to meet for a special session exist, plenty of arguments can be heard to just hold off until next year.
Category: Commentary
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Will Whatley: Listen to Coach
When Nick Saban donned a protective mask, went on ESPN and appealed to citizens to take the coronavirus seriously lest we lose out on a college football season, you know he meant business.
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Gerald Allen: Electric Vehicles Next Wave of Alabama’s Auto-Manufacturing Success
Alabama has long been a leader in the automotive manufacturing sector in the United States and, now, we have the opportunity to sustain that momentum for years to come through significant investments in the electric vehicle (EV) industry.
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Stacy Column: Bright spots in the budgets, Part One
There were some real bright spots in this year's budgets that we mustn't overlook just because of the strange circumstances of the session.
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McCutcheon: House members answer the call to duty
As legislators returned to Montgomery from the mandatory COVID-19 shutdown period - a little less than three months removed from the sessions’s start - an entirely new landscape greeted us.
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Tuberville: Sessions ‘ran away’ when Trump needed him most
Throughout this campaign, Sessions has claimed that nameless, faceless Justice Department bureaucrats demanded that recuse himself from the investigation, and he had no other choice than stepping down.
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Jeff Sessions: Setting the record straight on recusal
My principles, like my faith, are immovable and non-negotiable. I believe it is always right to do the right thing.
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Kay Ivey: Remembering My Father and the Greatest Generation
As we honor the members of “the Greatest Generation” who served 75 years ago, let us pause to reflect on the selfless work that these ordinary Americans accomplished.
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Leah Nelson: Changes needed on funding for courts, law enforcement
Fines, fees, and court costs have long served as a hidden tax on Alabamians involved with the criminal legal system or who get the occasional traffic ticket. And they fund far more than just district attorneys or even just the administration of justice.
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Ainsworth: A little effort can make a big difference in the fight agains COVID-19
Facts, statistics, and simple, everyday hard truths demand that we not only hold the course in the fight against COVID-19, but also practice stricter self-discipline in how we act and what we do.