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March 20, 2025

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Proposed law would make theft of employee retirement benefits a felony in Alabama

At the federal level it is already a crime to steal from an individual’s retirement benefits plan.

By Patrick Darrington | pdarrington@al.com

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Alabama DHR would have to notify parents they are under investigation for child abuse, neglect under bill

It drew opposition from DHR and law enforcement, who said it could compromise investigations.

By Anna Barrett and Alabama Reflector

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Trump to sign order shutting down Department of Education today as he works to gut agency

Trump has derided the Department of Education as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology.

By The Associated Press

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One of Trump’s top officials may secretly oppose one of his most controversial policies

White House spokesperson Kush Desai argued that all of Trump’s staffers are “playing from the same playbook”

By Aliya Schneider The Philadelphia Inquirer (TNS) and Tribune News Service

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Alabama congressman ‘very concerned’ over report Trump plans to give up key NATO command

The statement marks a rare instance of GOP leaders of influential congressional committees pushing back against Trump.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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Barron Trump’s future may be brighter in tech than politics or business, Donald Trump says

"He can look at a computer ... he's got an unbelievable aptitude in technology," Donald Trump said.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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