by The Observer Staff | Dec 21, 2022 | Opinions
CONTRIBUTED BY DREW WHITE OPINION — In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, Senate appropriators finally released the text of a gargantuan 4,155-page omnibus spending bill in a last-minute bid to gouge taxpayers, reward K Street allies and further expand the reach...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 21, 2022 | Opinions
CONTRIBUTED BY MARK H. LEQUIRE, M.D. OPINION — Who ensures the competency of my doctor? It’s an excellent question, and a recent U.S. Supreme Court case of two physicians convicted of overprescribing pain medications makes it even more important. In Alabama,...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 21, 2022 | Community, Featured, Politics
BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN — During the Auburn City Council Committee of the Whole, the council heard a presentation on an amendment to the Business License Ordinance. City Manager Megan Crouch gave the presentation after the...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 21, 2022 | Community, Politics
BY MICHELLE KEY MICHELLE@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM OPELIKA — The Opelika City Council approved tax abatements for Car Tech LLC, HL Mando America Corporation and approved extensions of previously approved abatements for AGS America Incorporated and Golden State Foods. ...
by The Observer Staff | Dec 21, 2022 | Steve Flowers
The McMillans of Baldwin County OPINION — Alabama has a treasured history of famous political families. Many of the legacies are of father-and-son dynasties, the most prominent being the famous and powerful Bankheads of Jasper, which included a U.S. senator, John...
