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March 23, 2024

Alabama Politics

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Secretary of State Wes Allen says Alabama’s new absentee voting law in effect for November election

The Republican majority in the Legislature passed a bill to make it a crime to pay or receive payment for helping another voter with an absentee ballot application.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown

The Senate has passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills that pushes any new threats of a government shutdown into the fall. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

By The Associated Press

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Marjorie Taylor Greene seeks to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson for ‘standing with Democrats’

Greene said she didn’t aim to “throw the House into chaos,” and wouldn’t put a time limit on her request.

By Jacob Fischler and Alabama Reflector

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From the Lede

Alfa asks to offer health plans to members; opponents say it’s not regulated insurance

Proponents said it would give farm families a cheaper option for health care and help them stay in business.

By Alabama Daily News and Mary Sell

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Kay Ivey’s stand in the schoolhouse door

"No DEI now. No DEI forever!" - Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey channels George Wallace, signs anti-DEI bill into law.

By J.D. Crowe | jdcrowe@al.com

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Death penalty opponents rally for change in Alabama law, clemency for ‘Rocky’ Myers

Myers is one of 33 inmates on Alabama's death row because a judge overrode a jury's recommendation of a life without parole sentence.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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