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Alabama’s Historic Grocery Tax Cut Goes Into Effect,
But More Work Remains To Finish The Job

BY LT. GOV. WILL AINSWORTH OPINION —Alabamians are feeling a bit of relief at the grocery store checkout lines as a result of the tax cut on food that a coalition of conservative lawmakers and I pushed through the Legislature during the 2023 regular session.Beginning...
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Auburn Council Moves Forward with Pearson Park

BY HANNAH GOLDFINGERHGOLDFINGER@OPELIKAOBSERVER.COM AUBURN —Auburn approved a professional services agreement to move forward with design of the Ann Pearson Park.Pearson Park, as it is referred to, will border Saugahatchee Creek and Shelton Mill Road, and include a...
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Opelika to Change Ordinance Pertaining to Opelika Power Services

BY MICHELLE KEY OPELIKA —Brent Poteet, director of Opelika Power Services (OPS), requested that the Opelika City Council approve two ordinances to update the city codes pertaining to OPS during Tuesday night's city council meeting.Poteet asked that the council suspend...
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Inside the Statehouse

Summer Political Happenings OPINION — As the long hot summer ends and Labor Day approaches, let’s take a look back at what occurred over the last three summer months, politically. First of all, it was one of the hottest summers on record. Temperatures soared into the...
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