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Elected Officials Discuss Lee County

BY HANNAH LESTER HLESTER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM LEE COUNTY — The Opelika Chamber of Commerce held a Legislative Reception with five of the newly elected and re-appointed officials for Lee County, including Debbie Wood, Alabama House representative for the 38th District;...

Gov. Ivey Orders Top-to-Bottom Review of Execution Protocol for Victims’ Sake

CONTRIBUTED BY THE OFFICE OF GOV. KAY IVEY ALABAMA — Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday asked Attorney General Steve Marshall to withdraw the state’s two pending motions to set execution dates in the cases of Alan Eugene Miller and James Edward Barber, the only two death row...

Death Penalty Moratorium is a Chance to End Injustices in Alabama’s Capital Punishment System

CONTRIBUTED BY ALABAMA ARISE Alabama Arise Executive Director Robyn Hyden released the following statement Monday in response to Gov. Kay Ivey’s request for a pause on executions in Alabama: OPINION — “All Alabamians deserve equal justice under the law. Gov. Kay...

Inside the Statehouse

All Politics Is No Longer Local OPINION — The legendary speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Tip O’Neill, is credited with coining the slogan, “all politics is local.” He quoted it often and lived it. The old Boston machine Democratic politician went home to...
Inside the Statehouse

Inside the Statehouse

We Have Six Living Former Governors. How Are They Doing? Some of you may wonder how many past governors we have in Alabama who are still living and...

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