By Tom McLeod I’s difficult to believe that it has been a year since the COVID-19 pandemic hit America, closing businesses, stalling commerce and...
A year into a pandemic, truckers continue to deliver for Alabama
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Politics Articles
My second home: Celebrating 40 years of adventure at Hartsfield-Jackson
By Greg Markley I do not come from a family of frequent flyers. Air travel was rarer and costlier in the 1960s and 1970s when I was a child. A...
Whitmire: Different year, same old fight, but a new champion for open government
By Kyle Whitmire kwhitmire@al.com This is an opinion column. Alabama doesn’t work like other states on a lot of things, but especially when it comes...
IN THE STATEHOUSE
2022 Will be a big year for Alabama politics By Steve Flowers All signs point to a Titanic political year in 2022. In fact, as I look back over the...
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 brings back federal incentives
The new law settles the argument about whether Alabama can afford expansion Contributed by the Cover Alabama Coalition The new COVID-19 recovery...
Alabama House Democratic Caucus applauds the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Contributed by the Alabama House Democratic Caucus Alabama House Democrats enthusiastically support the historic economic relief and stimulus...
Inside the Statehouse
Gambling and Budgets Priority for Legislature By Steve Flowers The legislature is at the midway point of the 2021 Regular Legislative Session. They...
Describe the typical minimum wage worker. It may not be who you think.
By Greg Markley In the 1970s, regarding wages and benefits, the youngest of three brothers (me) ended up with a nice supermarket job as his first...
Open government is key to honest government
Contributed byKen Paulson When government fails, it’s the rare public official who says, “Oops. My fault.” That’s human nature, particularly for...