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May 8, 2025

Alabama Politics

Politics

Democrats mock Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Gulf of America bill: ‘I think ‘Saturday Night Live’ just called’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the bill a “silly, small-minded and sycophantic piece of legislation."

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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DOGE cuts $15 million in Alabama grants for climate research, violence prevention program

This comes in addition to the $35 million loss in Alabama university funding.

By Heather Gann | hgann@al.com

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Democrat Senator’s angry outburst raises concerns: ‘Why does everyone hate me?’

A staffer moved to end it and ushered visitors into the hallway, where she broke down crying.

By The Associated Press

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Kennedy Center will not ‘fund intolerance’ as actors vow boycott of show Trump’s attending

“Any performer who isn’t professional enough to perform for patrons of all backgrounds, regardless of political affiliation, won’t be welcomed.”

By Jack Dunn Variety Entertainment News Service and Tribune News Service

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Bill forcing Alabama schools to allow ‘religious instruction’ fails again

A House committee would have to approve the legislation on May 14, the final day of the 2025 session.

By Anna Barrett and Alabama Reflector

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GOP leader doesn’t buy Pam Bondi’s latest excuse for not releasing Epstein files

“The attorney general does not have them or she would’ve turned them over."

By David Catanese Miami Herald (TNS) and Tribune News Service

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