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March 31, 2024

Alabama Politics

Opinion

Cameron Smith: The day the darkness lost

That empty tomb is for broken people like me. It’s for the ones who fail and struggle. The angry, the addicts, and the left behinds can experience the same profound forgiveness as Peter.

By Cameron Smith | csmith@al.com

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Opinion

Guest opinion: Alabama judges could play important role in reconsidering certain sentences

It might surprise many to learn that while courts determine the front-end sentence, judges lose authority to amend or reduce most sentences.

By Jefferson County Circuit Judge Stephen Wallace

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From the Lede

Democrat Lands’ House victory significant, but also will be hard to replicate

Leaders in the Alabama Republican Party have largely labeled the election’s outcome as a fluke, chalking it up to low voter turnout. Others, such as Jess Brown, who taught political science at Athens State University for 26 years, said the circumstances that produced Lands’ victory were wholly unique.

By Alabama Daily News and Alexander Willis

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News

Space Camp transgender employee transferred; wider investigation finds ‘no inappropriate behavior and malfeasance’

It was not clear where the employee was transferred or why.

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

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News

Alabama Forestry Association endorses Caroleene Dobson in GOP runoff in 2nd District

Dobson faces Dick Brewbaker in the April 16 runoff.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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Politics

Helping minors get an abortion without telling parents could soon be a crime in Alabama

Planned Parenthood Alabama says the bill is “meant to make people too scared to offer support to a young person in need."

By Alander Rocha and Alabama Reflector

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