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September 18, 2024

Alabama Politics

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Rumors fuel anger over Sylacauga’s small Haitian community, officials say: ‘They just want to work’

City officials estimate there are as many as 60 Haitians in the city - nowhere near the 15,000 now estimated to live in Springfield, Ohio.

By William Thornton | wthornton@al.com

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Opinion

Alabama is too heavily dependent on federal funds, government employment: op-ed

Almost one in five of people working in Alabama are employed by some level of government.

By Justin Bogie

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Huntsville Real Time News

Harassment charge dismissed against ALDOT Director John Cooper after neighbor declines to continue case

Gerald Carter claimed Cooper threatened to shoot him during a property dispute in north Alabama.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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Former Alabama state Sen. Priscilla Dunn, remembered as 'champion for women, children,' has died

Dunn, a career educator, served in the Legislature from 1998 to 2022.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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News

‘My heart breaks for this community,’ Kamala Harris says of Trump’s lies about Haitians

“It’s hateful, and grounded in some age-old stuff that we should not have the tolerance for.” Harris added. “It’s got to stop.”

By Dave Goldiner New York Daily News (TNS) and Tribune Media Services

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Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Gorman Houston, remembered as ‘true warrior’ for justice, dies

Gorman Houston served on the Alabama Supreme Court from 1985 to 2005.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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