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Don’t fall back: Alabama seeks permanent daylight saving

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Legislators have voted to to permanently switch Alabama to daylight saving time if the U.S. ... Read more

Letters To The Editor

(Letter to the Editor) Vote ‘no’ on sales tax

Cullman County is proposing an increase to the already overly burdensome sales tax to supplement the schools’ facilities ... Read more

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Treadaway, Shelnutt both expected to vote against gas tax

UPDATE: Reports from Montgomery indicate the gas tax increase has been approved by a large margin (83-20) in ... Read more

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Massachusetts lawmakers push back on internet privacy

BOSTON — Lawmakers in Massachusetts are seeking to fill gaps in consumer protection laws following the repeal of ... Read more

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Massachusetts lawmakers push back on internet privacy

BOSTON — Lawmakers in Massachusetts are seeking to fill gaps in consumer protection laws following the repeal of ... Read more

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(Update) Former House Speaker Tom Drake dies; funeral announced

Former Alabama House Speaker Tom Drake died today, according to a family member. The funeral for Drake will ... Read more

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School board, sued by transgender student, asks for Supreme Court review in bathroom case

The Gloucester County, Virginia, school board asked the Supreme Court on Monday to find that the U.S. Department ... Read more

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Jefferson County Schools superintendent calls state legislature’s plan to raid Education Trust Fund “ludicrous”

Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Craig Pouncey does not mince words when it comes to his opinion of the ... Read more

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Steve Flowers: 2013 is year of financial reckoning for Alabama

The state is now two months into the 2013 fiscal year. This is the year that all financial ... Read more

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Our Views: We can’t keep taking from state trust fund

By the time you read this, voters across Alabama — probably not very many of them, given that ... Read more