Special to the Opelika Observer Alabama Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall announced his support of legislation to reform the Alabama Board of Pardons and...
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Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall files brief responding to former Speaker Mike Hubbard’s appeal of his 11 felony ethics convictions
Special to the Opelika Observer Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall filed a brief with the Alabama Supreme Court last week, responding to former House...
Sen. Doug Jones speaks on lack of action on disaster aid for state
Special to the Opelika Observer Sen. Doug Jones recently expressed deep disappointment in the Senate’s failure to deliver critical disaster aid to...
Inside the Statehouse
By Steve Flowers There is no question that Gov. Kay Ivey’s Infrastructure/Gas Tax Program was the cornerstone issue of this legislative session....
Report from Washington: The Russian Collusion Delusion
Special to the Opelika Observer As most of you across East Alabama saw in the news recently, special counsel Robert Mueller ended his investigation....
Sen. Doug Jones introduces bipartisan Access Broadband Act
Special to the Opelika Observer Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) has introduced the ACCESS BROADBAND Act, bipartisan legislation that fosters the...
No changes to Alabama’s congressional map
Special to the Opelika Observer Attorney Gen. Steve Marshall announced that a federal judge’s favorable initial ruling in a voting rights lawsuit...
A challenge on the right
By Samuel Moore-Sobel “…I’m very concerned about where we are, where the Republican Party is, and where the country is…,” Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan...
Sen. Doug Jones issues statement on Green New Deal
Special to the Opelika Observer U.S. Sen. Doug Jones (D-Ala.) released the following statement on his vote last week against the Green New Deal...