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May 24, 2024

Alabama Politics

News

Memorial day events coming to Alabama’s state veterans homes, cemetery

The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs will host ceremonies at the four veterans homes and at the state veterans cemetery in Spanish Fort.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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Opinion

Cameron Smith: Remembering Red Lobster’s fancy days

As a kid growing up in Middle Tennessee, Red Lobster was fancy. In a landlocked state, seafood options were sparse. Outside a few extremely high end restaurants, we didn’t have anything approximating fresh seafood.

By Cameron Smith | csmith@al.com

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Opinion

Childcare credit, property tax cap examples of how Alabama Legislature helped families in ’24: Op-ed

Lawmakers passed a bill intended to address a shortage of affordable housing.

By Nathaniel Ledbetter

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News

Supreme Court’s South Carolina ruling tells states to ‘go right ahead’ with racial gerrymandering, Kagan writes

At issue in the South Carolina case was a congressional district in the Charleston area held by Republican Rep. Nancy Mace.

By David G. Savage Los Angeles Times (TNS) and Tribune Media Services

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Politics

Kaitlan Collins, Ted Cruz get heated over Trump, election results: ‘You didn’t answer the question’

The Alabama native debated Cruz after asking if the Texas senator would accept the 2024 election results regardless of who wins.

By Ben Flanagan | bflanagan@al.com

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Politics

Cameron Smith: Catfight Congress is a product of our low expectations

This isn’t a good look for a middle school cafeteria, let alone Congress. Multiple elected members of Congress acted like absolute childish fools during an official hearing.

By Cameron Smith | csmith@al.com

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