Opinion & Policy

Special to the News   Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed Senate Bill 270, a bill to set specific timelines that public entities in Alabama must follow when responding to public records requests. Sponsored by Sen. Arthur Orr and Rep. Cynthia Almond, Senate Bill 270 is the most significant amendment to Alabama’s public records law…

A free person has dominion over what they do with their own body. They may choose to get a tattoo, or a piercing, or to wear a certain style of clothing. They may choose to get a seasonal flu shot, or they may assume the risks and forego said shot. They may choose to consume…

  This past week was National Crime Victims’ Rights Week. Those who have been crime victims and their families were honored at a vigil in Montgomery at the Alabama Attorney General’s Office, as well as other sites around the state. Unfortunately, around the corner, the Alabama Senate had just passed legislation that was not in…

    Special to the News Op-Ed by John Merrill   “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, ensure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish…

  I was thinking about Joe Collier last week. He is the last WWII veteran still alive in Coosa County and, while visiting the WWII Museum in New Orleans, I told another WWII vet about Mr. Collier. This vet was 107 years old, and his sons who were with him live in Birmingham. It’s just…

  To be honest, I am unaware where I picked this up from. I know not the author, so I will simply attribute this to “anonymous.” Tax his land, Tax his bed, Tax the table, At which he’s fed. Tax his tractor, Tax his mule, Teach him taxes Are the rule. Tax his work, Tax…

  Op-Ed by Attorney General Steve Marshall   Each April the nation takes a week to come together to remember those who have fallen victim to crime. It is a week where we remind crime victims that they are seen and heard and that they are not alone. But it is also an opportunity to reaffirm,…

  Was President Joesph Biden’s uncle eaten by cannibals? That is what he suggested − twice − this week when he said the remains of his uncle, who died during World War II in a plane crash off the New Guinea coast, were not recovered. But the official account of the 1944 incident from military…

  I am so glad the primary election cycle is over! But what a horrible turnout we had for the primary runoff! The primary election in March was bad enough, but the number of people who took the time and interest to show up to vote in the runoff was just outright pitiful. No wonder…

  Special to the News   On Wednesday, the Alabama Republican Party announced its support of legislation that would allow Joe Biden to remain on the ballot in Alabama, despite the Biden campaign’s failure to meet the state’s election deadline. The Biden campaign’s mistakes and failures should not punish voters in the state. Statement from…