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April 12, 2024

Alabama Politics

Politics

Cameron Smith: Bipartisan fears of civil war stoked in human soup

In any war worth its salt, people kill each other over some sort of disagreement. Civil wars are no exception. We must know who we want to shoot and why.

By Cameron Smith | csmith@al.com

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Washington state would allow Biden on ballot through provisional certification

A letter from Washington's Secretary of State Office suggests that office would make an exception for the party if they submitted a provisional certification nominating Biden by the state's Aug. 20 ballot deadline.

By AL.com staff

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Whitmire: Alabama lawmaker wants to rewrite ethics law he wasn’t following

Rep. Matt Simpson failed to file contract disclosure until called out on it. His bill cuts the requirement altogether.

By Kyle Whitmire | kwhitmire@al.com

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Mike Johnson meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago as Marjorie Taylor Greene moves to oust him

The two leaders reportedly plan to back a bill banning noncitizens from voting in federal elections, although they already are prohibited from doing so.

By Dave Goldiner New York Daily News (TNS) and Tribune Media Services

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Tennessee may ban marriage between first cousins: Lawmaker whose grandparents were cousins objected

Republican Rep. Gino Bulso shared a story about how his grandparents were first cousins who came to the U.S. from Italy in the 1920s.

By The Associated Press

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From the Lede

Ethics commissioner resigns amid feud over proposed law changes

Stan McDonald, a member of the five-person Alabama Ethics Commission, resigned Wednesday, a week after a public feud with lawmakers over a proposed overhaul of the state’s ethics laws.

By Alabama Daily News

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