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May 12, 2024
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Why the ‘bloody battle’ of lottery and gambling is dead in 2024 – and maybe for 2025
A gambling and lottery bill dominated the Legislature's attention this spring, falling only one vote short of passage. How soon before lawmakers take another crack at it?
By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com
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The lottery wasn’t the only bill that died: What else didn’t pass in Alabama’s 2024 legislative session?
Bills addressing ethic law reform, paid parental leave for teachers and state employees, penalties for librarians, and a 'Glock switch' ban all died this session.
By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com
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Palestinian Americans in Alabama find ‘new wave of solidarity’ amid grief
For some first- and second-generation Palestinian Americans in Alabama, it’s felt impossible to turn away from the news in Gaza since Hamas invaded Israel in October.
By Hannah Denham | hdenham@al.com
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Alabama 2024 legislative session: Lawmakers pass school choice, most of GOP’s priorities
A plan to allow voters to decide whether to approve a lottery and casinos, also a priority for Ivey, did not pass.
By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com
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Clarence Thomas tells Alabama judicial conference scrutiny of him, wife is ‘nastiness’ and ‘lies’
Thomas addressed the 11th Circuit judicial conference in Point Clear, in Baldwin County, on Friday.
By Howard Koplowitz | hkoplowitz@al.com
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From the Lede
Seafood labeling to provide some relief Alabama shrimpers say, but more needed
The Alabama State Legislature passed a bill that would require restaurants and grocery stores to label imported seafood, but down on the coast, they say it's still not enough
By Margaret Kates | mkates@al.com
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