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May 9, 2023

Down in Alabama

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Gas prices, exploiting the elderly, highway jet ski: Down in Alabama

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By Ike Morgan | imorgan@al.com

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After 31 years, why is there momentum for Alabama Republicans to cut the grocery tax?

Legislation to untax groceries, for years, languished in the Legislature. If anything, it emerged as a Democratic Party priority in recent years. But Republicans, within the past two years, have gotten on board and are pushing the tax cut through. What's changed?

By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com

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Report finds Alabama lags nation in reporting child abuse

“Alabama is not a universal mandated reporting state, meaning that not all adults are mandated to report suspected child maltreatment, it is limited to a select group of professionals”

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek | swhites-koditschek@al.com

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A guide to gun bills in Alabama’s 2023 legislature: What’s passed, stalled

Lawmakers have introduced more than 20 bills affecting gun safety and access.

By Sarah Swetlik | sswetlik@al.com

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Report shows military, defense industry create 264,000 jobs in Alabama, $50 billion impact

The Alabama Military Stability Commission funded the study, conducted by the University of Alabama in Huntsville College of Business.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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AL.com wins two Pulitzer Prizes, one for local reporting, one for commentary

John Archibald, Ashley Remkus, Ramsey Archibald and Challen Stephens won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting for an investigation of predatory policing in Brookside. Columnist Kyle Whitmire won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize in Commentary for the series State of Denial.

By AL.com staff

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