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May 21, 2024

Alabama Politics

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Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey remains skeptical about Medicaid expansion

The advocacy group Cover Alabama, along with more than 80 businesses and organizations signed on to a letter urging Gov. Kay Ivey to expand the state’s Medicaid program, citing the need to cover the nearly 300,000 uninsured Alabamians who fall into the coverage gap.

By Alabama Daily News and Alexander Willis

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Abortion rights group calls Katie Britt bill yanking Medicaid to states that ban IVF ‘phony’

"This is just another example of the GOP trying to save face with voters, but their record speaks for itself," said Reproductive Freedom For All President and CEO Mini Timmaraju.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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‘You don’t roll your eyes,’ judge tells Trump witness Robert Costello before clearing court

“Are you staring me down right now? Clear the courtroom, right now. Clear the courtroom,” Judge Juan M. Merchan said.

By The Associated Press

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News

Juneteenth will again be state holiday in Alabama this year

The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in America in 1865.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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States banning IVF will lose Medicaid funding under bill from Katie Britt, Ted Cruz

"We are the party of families and we want to help people who are struggling with infertility," Britt said.

By Greg Garrison | ggarrison@al.com

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Biden tells Morehouse graduates that he hears their voices of protest over the war in Gaza

The speech, and a separate one Biden is giving later Sunday in the Midwest, is part of a burst of outreach to Black constituents by the president.

By The Associated Press

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