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Alabama’s Grocery Tax Break Starts Friday, Offering Short-Term Relief as Food Costs Stay High
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is about to give shoppers a two-month break on the state’s grocery tax, suspending the 2% state sales tax on qualifying food items from May 1…
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Alabama Names First AI Czar: What Aaron Wright’s Job Means for State Government
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama has named Aaron Wright as its first chief artificial intelligence officer, a new role meant to coordinate how state agencies use AI, promote responsible adoption and…
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Alabama Marks Confederate Memorial Day as Holiday’s Legacy Draws Continued Criticism
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is observing Confederate Memorial Day on Monday, continuing a state holiday that dates to 1901 and remains tied to Civil War remembrance, Lost Cause traditions and…
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Canadian Group Seeks Ban on Alabama-Tied Cars Over Prison Labor Claims
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Canadian human rights lawyers are asking Ottawa to block some U.S.-made vehicles and auto parts they say are tied to forced prison labor in Alabama, putting renewed…
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Roy Moore’s Defamation Win Overturned in 11th Circuit
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal appeals court on Friday overturned an $8.2 million defamation verdict that former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore won against a Democratic super PAC over a…
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Alabama’s Prison Health Contract Change Exposes a Deeper System in Crisis
MONTGOMERY, Ala — Alabama’s decision to cancel its billion-dollar prison health care contract with YesCare and replace it with Birmingham-based NaphCare is more than a vendor swap. It is the…
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