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February 5, 2025

Alabama Politics

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Alabama lawmaker wants private consultant to speed up medical marijuana licensing

“It’s been three years and patients hadn’t been able to try it, and something needs to be done and to move the through the needle,” Sen. Tim Melson said.

By Heather Gann | hgann@al.com

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Alabama illegal immigration crackdown bill would make it a crime to harbor people in country illegally

Lawmakers have not tried major immigration legislation since 2011, when they passed a sweeping bill aimed at driving out people in the state illegally.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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Donald Trump latest approval ratings: What Americans think about the job president is doing

Most of the polling numbers show Trump fairing better during his second term than at the same point in his first.

By Leada Gore | lgore@al.com

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Welcome to the United States of Alabama

Guardrails? Safeguards? The law doesn't apply to the powerful today, and they know it. Here's where that leads next.

By Kyle Whitmire | kwhitmire@al.com

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Opinion

JD Crowe: Elon Musk is Trump’s ‘special government’ wrecking ball

The world’s richest person is in charge of making life more difficult for America's poorest people.

By JD Crowe | jdcrowe@al.com

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News

How will Alabama lawmakers crack down on crime? Ivey pledges to ‘back the blue’ in State of the State

The governor said public safety will be her top priority during the legislative session that started Tuesday.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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