Politics – Page 28

Doug Jones: Tuberville’s ‘racist rant … harkens back to a really dark time’

October 12, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Sarah Swetlik Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones went live on Twitter Sunday night to discuss his successor Sen. Tommy Tuberville and his criticism of “pro-crime” Democrats at a rally over the weekend. “This is a […]

Poll worker shortage? Alabama officials not concerned, but recruiting high school students and others underway

September 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp Jill Boatwright’s advanced placement government class at Hokes Bluff High School will send about two dozen or so students to the polls on Election Day, where they will work the computerized pollbooks, greet […]

Some getting special $750 IRS refund this month; important deadline ahead

September 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore A one-time refund from the Internal Revenue Service is set to arrive before the end of the month. The refund comes after an IRS announcement last month that it would abate certain penalties […]

Tommy Tuberville’s well-timed stock trades raise questions, face legislative threat

September 28, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz On July 14, Sen. Tommy Tuberville attacked President Joe Biden over the price of cookies. The president’s “reckless economic policies are wreaking havoc on our economy,” Alabama’s junior senator tweeted. Tuberville also shared […]

Alabama approves $348 million in sewer, water repair projects with more on the way

September 21, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Dennis Pillion Alabama officials have opened the floodgates, sending a tidal wave of federal funding to address some of the state’s most dire water and sewer infrastructure needs. The Alabama Department of Environmental Management announced […]

Alabama GOP’s minority outreach message: ‘OK to have dark skin’ and be Republican

September 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason The Alabama Republican Party is making a renewed effort to recruit Black voters and other minorities who lean conservative but are mostly on the sidelines when it comes to politics. Leading the effort […]

Senator Tommy Tuberville: NIL allows athletes to be ‘exploited,’ Congress must act

September 14, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville has again criticized the NCAA for what he says is a failure to establish guidelines for college sports in a new era of athletes earning money by promoting their […]

Why the angry GOP tears over student loan forgiveness?

September 7, 2022 Bouldin 0

By J.D. Crowe, The Associated Press President Joe Biden’s order to forgive $10,000 or $20,000 in student loan debt is a godsend for many Americans. So why is the GOP so mad about it? Perhaps a […]

COMMENTARY: Redistricting is Voter Suppression Too

August 31, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Ben Jealous When Charles Diggs, Jr. won election to Congress in Michigan’s 13th District in 1954, he launched nearly seven decades in which the city of Detroit had at least one Black member of […]

KKK Image use by GOP county chair may have been an error; it was not a mistake

August 24, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Roy S. Johnson, Guest Columnist This is an opinion column. There are errors. And there are mistakes. What happened in Lawrence County may have been an error. It wasn’t a mistake. Shanon Terry chairs […]