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July 7, 2023

Alabama Politics

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Who’s behind the PAC campaigning for annexation in Mobile?

The One Mobile PAC has been campaigning for annexation in west Mobile, and the PAC has close ties to Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson.

By Margaret Kates | mkates@al.com

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Marjorie Taylor Greene plays putt-putt after getting kicked off Freedom Caucus, looks to Trump presidency

“The GOP has less than two years to show America what a strong, unified Republican-led Congress will do when President Trump wins the White House."

By Patricia Murphy, Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) and Tribune Media Services

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Archibald: Alabama sticker shock leads to sicker shock

It ought to be stunning that Alabama’s contract review committee on Thursday approved 26 two-year deals paying up to $14.9 million to one lawyer to defend the state’s disgraceful prison system.

By John Archibald | jarchibald@al.com

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Jefferson County still paying for money buried 20 years ago

Young, who was appointed by a circuit court judge in late 2010 to work on a solution to the county’s debt is quoted in Walsh’s article saying that the cost of the failed expansion project, which he dubbed ‘the Tunnel to Nowhere’, and the machine’s retrieval sat at $19 million.

By Heather Gann | hgann@al.com

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Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission plans to redo license awards on August 10

The AMCC awarded licenses on June 12 but is redoing the process after officials said potential inconsistences were found.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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Politics

Biden laughs at Tuberville hailing Alabama broadband funds he voted against, reviving feud with senator

In an economic speech Thursday, the president laughed at Tuberville's recent tweet calling the funding "great." "I'm one of those guys that believes in conversion," Biden said.

By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com

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