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May 29, 2023

Alabama Politics

Birmingham Real Time News

Where should the money go? I-65 or U.S. 43? Gigantic Alabama road projects stir political battle

Widening Interstate 65 from the Tennessee state line to Mobile is a priority for Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth. But widening U.S. 43 remains a focus of Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s administration.

By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com

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News

Liz Cheney blasts GOP during commencement speech

“I had to choose between lying and losing my position in House leadership,” Cheney said Sunday in Colorado Springs.

By The Associated Press

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Opinion

Kay Ivey haunted by ghosts and governors of Alabama death penalty

Former Alabama governors Bentley and Siegelman regret their death penalty decisions. We hope Grim Reaper Gov. Ivey is listening.

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

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Biden, McCarthy reach ‘agreement in principle’ to raise debt ceiling as default looms

A deal would avert a catastrophic U.S. default.

By The Associated Press

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GOP-controlled Texas House votes to impeach Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton

The move Saturday triggers his immediate suspension and sets up a trial in the state Senate that could permanently remove Texas’ top lawyer from office.

By The Associated Press

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Birmingham Real Time News

Should Birmingham remove former Rep. Fred Plump’s name from baseball field?

A sign declaring the Fred Plump Athletic Fields at Birmingham's Lowery Park was unveiled in March 2022. Now the honoree faces federal prison.

By Joseph D. Bryant

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