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September 3, 2023

Alabama Politics

News

DeSantis skips Biden Florida visit after Idalia: ‘I’m not disappointed,’ president says

Karine Jean-Pierre said DeSantis gave “no indication that he was not going to be there.”

By The Associated Press

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Opinion

Cameron Smith: Biden, McConnell show age limits needed for federal elected office

We need to seriously consider age limits in Congress. We shouldn’t keep senior citizens from public service, but can we at least take American life expectancy into consideration?

By Cameron Smith | csmith@al.com

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News

Bill Richardson, former governor, UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies

Bill Richardson was a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and ran for president in 2008.

By Eric Tucker

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News

Louisiana hunters get break during 2nd Amendment sales tax holiday

The exemption applies to all consumer purchases of firearms, ammunition and certain hunting supplies.

By The Associated Press

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From the Lede

Samford political science professor appointed to Birmingham Planning Commission

Christopher Burks, currently a visiting political science professor at Samford University and founder of local public policy consulting firm Urban Analysis, was recently appointed to the Birmingham Planning Commission.

By Heather Gann | hgann@al.com

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Crime

Alabama lawmaker’s assistant pleads guilty to stealing parents’ retirement benefits

The longtime assistant to Alabama state Rep. John Rogers will be sentenced in December.

By Hannah Denham | hdenham@al.com

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