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April 6, 2024

Alabama Politics

News

From Tuberville rhetoric to House investigation, GOP makes Alabama immigrant sex abuse case political

House Reps. Jim Jordan of Ohio and Tom McClintock of California were the latest to seize on Pablo Mendoza's arrest in Coffee County.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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News

Archibald: Alabama fights librarians with X-rated obscenity bill

Click here to read lawmakers' take on "physical contact with a person's unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or the breast or breasts of a female.”

By John Archibald | jarchibald@al.com

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From the Lede

In Brief: House advances effort to shield minors from explicit content on devices

In other news Bills advance to associated with teachers, squatters and ATV parks

By Alabama Daily News

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Politics

Mike Pence praises Alabama Supreme Court embryo ruling as ‘practical,’ ‘morally right,’ bashes Legislature’s IVF fix

"In the rush to preserve access to fertility services, the state Legislature created blanket immunity for IVF clinics—encompassing even criminal acts like the intentional destruction of embryos against the wishes of parents," Pence co-wrote in an op-ed.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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Opinion

Op-ed from former Alabama SOS: Strengthening election security should be national priority

In the most recent, last-minute spending package passed by Congress, lawmakers allocated only $55 million to election security in FY 2024.

By John H. Merrill

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News

‘2nd chance’ bill for some serving life sentences dies in Alabama House

HB29 by Rep. Chris England would have allowed about 150 people whose crimes did not cause physical injury to be considered for new sentences.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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