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‘People’s Town Hall’ meeting goes on despite Rogers’ absence

BY MICHAELA YIELDINGFOR THE OBSERVER EAST ALABAMA — A local political group, Opelika-Auburn Indivisible, hosted a People’s Town Hall on April 24 at the Opelika Public Library. The purpose of the meeting was to provide an opportunity for inter-action between U.S. Rep....
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Governor signs PBM legislation

BY JOHN BRICETHE LAFAYETTE SUN ALABAMA — Gov. Kay Ivey signed the pharmacy benefits manager reform legislation Senate Bill 252 into law Tuesday, Apr. 15. Valley Pharmacy owner Craig Moore, who also serves as President of the Alabama Independent Pharmacy Alliance...
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Commission changes county Highway Department hours

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERFOR THE OBSERVER LEE COUNTY — At its regularly scheduled meeting on April 14, the Lee County Commission resumed its discussion Monday night on the operating hours for the county Highway Department.Currently, many employees of the Highway...
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Britt re-introduces bill requiring use of female crash test dummies

CONTRIBUTED BY SEN.  KATIE BRITT WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and several of their colleagues introduced the She Develops Regulations In Vehicle Equality and Safety (She DRIVES) Act, bipartisan legislation that would...
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