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June 20, 2023

Alabama Politics

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Hunter Biden reaches plea deal in federal tax, gun charges

Biden will plead guilty to misdemeanor tax offenses. The agreement will spare him prosecution on a charge of illegally possessing a firearm as a drug user.

By The Associated Press

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Whitmire: Kay Ivey’s open records promise was a poisoned apple

Don't believe for a second that Kay Ivey believes in transparency.

By Kyle Whitmire | kwhitmire@al.com

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Birmingham Real Time News

Inside the Birmingham kickback scheme that took down a legislator

Piles of tax money flowed from Jefferson County to a youth baseball league, then to a dance team, which prosecutors say never performed.

By Joseph D. Bryant | jbryant@al.com and Hannah Denham | hdenham@al.com

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Biden: Tuberville’s hold on military nominations ‘bizarre’

"What is actually bizarre is Joe Biden's obsession with making taxpayers pay for abortion without Congress ever taking a vote," Tuberville replied.

By Jeremy Gray | jgray@al.com

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‘Just Mercy’ author Bryan Stevenson says 30-hour window will not fix Alabama execution problems

Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, says the state has not shown a commitment carrying out death sentences in a humane way.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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Alabama Archives director: LGBTQ presentation ‘neither indoctrination nor politicization’

The state agency was criticized by two Republican lawmakers for hosting a lecture given by an LGBTQ historical organization.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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