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September 30, 2023

Alabama Politics

Politics

Alabama congressman requests paycheck be withheld if government shutdown goes into effect

Members of Congress should not receive a paycheck when our men and women in uniform, our border patrol agents and other federal employees do not get paid," said Rep. Jerry Carl.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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From the Lede

Birmingham’s new towing ordinance: 5 things you should know

Earlier this month Birmingham City Council unanimously approved updated towing and commercial lot ordinances following more than a decade’s worth of public complaints about downtown towing practices.

By Heather Gann | hgann@al.com

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News

Scott Graham Hall, bail bondsman charged with Trump, pleads guilty, must write apology letter to Georgia

Hall will receive five years of probation and agreed to testify in further proceedings.

By The Associated Press

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Opinion

After the GOP debate, who’s left if we play ‘Survivor’ with the candidates

I can’t watch another Republican debate until the field narrows to Trump and one or two others. Let’s run down the candidates who should be voted off the national stage.

By Cameron Smith | csmith@al.com

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From the Lede

Birmingham driver towed, despite paying for parking. She says police couldn’t help.

So, after she paid PES $160 to get her car back, Bedsole took PES’s advice. She went to the Birmingham Police. They told her they couldn’t help – it was a civil matter, she said.

By Heather Gann | hgann@al.com

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News

Sen. Dianne Feinstein remembered by Alabama Sens. Britt, Tuberville

Britt praised the California senator as a trailblazer.

By Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com

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