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November 10, 2023

Alabama Politics

Opinion

Cameron Smith: Unhinged Vivek Ramaswamy pins GOP losses on the wrong person

Ramaswamy would blame the sinking of the Titanic on the cruise director. If only there were better entertainment and food for the guests, the ship wouldn’t have hit the iceberg.

By Cameron Smith | csmith@al.com

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Alabama House Speaker expresses concerns about making I-65 widening a priority

House Speaker Nathanial Ledbetter, following a speech in Mobile, said I-65 widening would take a long time and cost a lot of money, and he prefers if the state looks at more immediate problems.

By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com

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Bubba Copeland’s funeral held a day before wedding anniversary: ‘Bring love to this awfully dark world’

“The next time a friend becomes the focus of hate, may we all speak up a little sooner and a little louder to at least say, ‘this is my friend.’"

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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Alabama won’t collect state income tax on overtime pay after Jan. 1

House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, sponsored the bill for the tax exemption on pay for work of more than 40 hours a week.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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Cameron Smith: A different news outlet might have saved Bubba Copeland

Critics have argued that Copeland’s suicide was a foreseeable result of 1819′s negative media attention. If news outlets can’t report about public figures because they might harm themselves, then we’re going to have little real accountability.

By Cameron Smith | csmith@al.com

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‘Screw him. He lost,’ Democrat says of Tuberville plan to end military promotion blockade

Rep. Adam Smith warned against using the annual National Defense Authorization Act to roll back the abortion travel policy.

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

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