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• WWII D-Day

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Veteran Sonarman Harry Ural Jackson WWII D-Day Veteran Sonarman Harry Ural Jackson was honored June 6, 2024, the 80th anniversary of D-Day, at a commemoration event at the Crossings, a full-service senior living community in Montgomery, AL. Jackson, a 98 year-old Navy veteran, served three weeks as a sonarman on a subchaser at Normandy. Two other WWII veterans who served in the Pacific Theater,...
  
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• "Working for Alabama" Legislation is Monumental

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  As former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Sam Rayburn once said, and I’ll paraphrase, “Any fool can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.” In our political landscape today, from Washington, D.C. down, we have plenty of folks kicking down barns, but not nearly enough carpenters building them. During the most recent legislative session, the legislature passed a p...
  
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• Winners of the paycheck battle for world's highest-paid athletes

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Way.com reports that top earners among the highest-paid athletes include: - Cristiano Ronaldo– $260 million - Jon Rahm – $218 million - Lionel Messi – $135 million - LeBron James – $128 million - Giannis Antetokounmpo – $111 million Observations - The fact that the top two athletes based in Saudi Arabia are on this list shows their financial might. - It's cool to see two basketball players on...
  
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• Why Can't America Get Elections Right?

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  The UK just wrapped up an election, and guess what? They managed to count the votes the same day, the Prime Minister conceded that night, and today, the next day, there is a clean transfer of power. No drama, no chaos, no endless counting, no mysterious “late-night” ballot drops. So, why can’t the United States, the leader of the free world, get its act together when it comes to elections? First,...
  
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• White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denies that Biden has Parkinson's

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denies that Biden has Parkinson's On Monday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre had a fiery exchange with reporters during the weekly press briefing. She dodged reporters questions about published reports that President Joseph R. Biden (D) was meeting repeatedly with a top Parkinson's disease specialist. The New York Post had...
  
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• Which U.S. states have the highest and lowest cost of raising a child?

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Which U.S. states have the highest and lowest cost of raising a child? When it comes to two working parents raising one child, the median annual cost across all states is $22,850 – but the range of costs from state to state can vary and even be much higher. In fact, it costs twice as much in some states as compared with others. With this in mind, SmartAsset set out to find where it's most and...
  
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• When In The Course…

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to tell their current government to go away and don't come back, it’s only fair those people tell the world exactly why they’re mad, what that government has done to annoy them, exactly why the government sucks, and precisely why said government needs to go find some other continent to plunder. I’m paraphrasing, of course...
  
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• What states have the most affordable groceries?

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  With higher rates of inflation, you may find that common purchases are taking up a larger percentage of your budget. One cost that may have creeped up is your grocery bill. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, over the last year, the consumer price index for food has increased 2.2% as costs are still on the rise. While everyone is experiencing an increase in prices, some states...
  
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• What has been the controversy regarding the gun accessory, the bump stock?

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  The use of automatic weapons when fighting an opponent can cause great fear in that opponent who may only be able to return fire each time the trigger to a weapon is pulled by the finger. An automatic weapon or machinegun can by definition fire multiple rounds with a single pull of a trigger by a finger or single finger engagement of the trigger. Firing a semi-automatic weapon is hard enough when...
  
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• What About The Antichrist?

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Our music leader announced the first hymn for the "Let's turn to hymn 666." she said. Everybody broke out in laughter since 666 is the well-known "mark of the beast" in the book of Revelation. I remembered another music leader announcing the same hymn, but he said, "Let's turn to hymn 667 and go back one!" It seems that our hymnal publisher would've...
  
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• UAH entry selected "Most Innovative" in 37th Concrete Canoe Competition

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (JUL. 15, 2024) – Engineering students from The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) designed and built the canoe voted "most innovative" in the 37th annual American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Concrete Canoe Competition. The final phase of the event was staged as part of the 2024 ASCE Civil Engineering Student Championships at Brigham Young University in Prov...
  
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• UAH College of Science hosts STEM Summer Institute for area high schoolers

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (JUL. 15, 2024) – In June and July, the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) a part of the University of Alabama System, hosted two weeks of activities in support of the 2024 CAP & GOWN Project STEM Summer Institute. The free outreach program is designed to help students in grades 9-12 prepare for their college experience and includes ACT prep cl...
  
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• UAH announces search for a master developer to enhance college-town experience

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (JUL 10, 2024) – The University of Alabama in Huntsville, part of The University of Alabama System, is embarking on an extensive real estate project on University Drive. The university is seeking a master developer to collaborate and transform the former Executive Plaza site The former 58-acre Executive Plaza site sits between UAH and MidCity The master developer will restore the...
  
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• Tuberville says that we cannot survive as a country if we don't start drilling for our own oil and natural gas

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) told the Alabama Press corps that climate change is a "hoax" and that the United States "cannot survive" "unless we start drilling for our own oil and natural gas." The Alabama Gazette asked Tuberville about a new California rule that would require railroads to use only electric, rechargeable electric, or...
  
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• Tuberville says that Kamala Harris will probably be the Democratic nominee for President

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  A long worsening series of public gaffes, finally culminating in the worst televised debate performance by a mainstream presidential candidate in American history has made the mental competency of President Joseph R. Biden (D) and his ability to continue to lead going forward the biggest political story in the country. U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) spoke on this topic with Maria...
  
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• Tuberville is critical of what he claims has been the politicization of the Justice System

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) joined a roundtable discussion alleging that there has been weaponization of the U.S. Department of Justice under President Joseph R. Biden (D) and Attorney General Merrick Garland against Biden's political opponents. The conversation focused on allegations that the Biden Administration is using taxpayer dollars to attack concerned...
  
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• Tuberville casts Alabama's votes for Donald Trump

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) cast Alabama's fifty votes for former President Donald J. Trump (R) at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "Madam chair, I'm Coach Senator Tommy Tuberville," said Sen. Tuberville. "I'm proud to represent the great state of Alabama--one of the most pro-military and pro-veteran states in the...
  
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• Tuberville bill to reauthorize poison control centers passes Senate unanimously

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed Senator Tommy Tuberville's (R-Alabama) bipartisan Poison Control Centers Reauthorization Act of 2024 unanimously. Sen. Tuberville's legislation reauthorizes the Poison Control Centers (PCC) Network program through 2029, providing lifesaving care to millions of families. Identical legislation cleared the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously...
  
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• "Trust in God"

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  What if I told you the devil's goal wasn't for you to follow him? It's a crazy thought, right? I had this realization the other day when I was asking how anyone could follow the devil versus follow God. It seems like such an easy decision, but I realized that devil's goal isn't for you to follow him. The devil’s goal is for you to follow yourself. It's for you to trul...
  
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• Trump wounded in shooting in Pennsylvania

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Saturday, former President Donald J. Trump (R) was wounded in an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump was hit in the ear while addressing supporters at the rally. Had the bullet been an inch and a half to the right Trump would almost certainly have been killed. The shooter has been killed by law enforcement. An AR-15 style rifle was recovered at the scene. The shooter...
  
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• Trump wins another major court victory

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Monday, former President Donald J. Trump (R) won a major court victory when federal Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the case against President Trump. This is the case over the alleged mishandling of classified information. Judge Cannon ruled that special counsel Jack Smith was not lawfully appointed. This was the first time one of his four criminal cases has been dismissed entirely. "The...
  
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• This is the Fourth of July

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  The Fourth of July is the holiday that commemorates the day that our nation's Founding Fathers formally declared this nation's independence from Great Britain. Since millions of Americans are traveling, expect traffic to be heavy from today through Monday morning as millions of Americans are on the roads celebrating the summer and the Fourth of July holiday. The Fourth of July falls...
  
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• This is not just an attack on a man; it's an attack on everything we stand for as Americans.

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  I have outrage burning in my heart and a fire in my soul. President Donald J. Trump, a true patriot and relentless fighter for our great nation, has just survived an assassination attempt. This is not just an attack on a man; it’s an attack on everything we stand for as Americans. This was not just a bullet aimed at President Trump; it was a bullet aimed at every single one of us who believes in t...
  
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• These are the most prevalent disabilities in Alabama

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Despite 13% of the American population living with a disability, stigma and discrimination persist. With 44 million Americans living with some form of disability, it is more critical than ever to understand their needs. To give Americans a better idea of accommodations needed in their communities, accessiBe charted disability statistics in Alabama using Census Bureau data. This state-level story...
  
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• The Summer Of Our Discontent

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Now is the summer of our discontent Made peaceful protest by the SCOTUS rule And all the clouds that lour’d upon the DNC In the deep bosom of The Narrative buried. Now are our brows bound with declining polls; Our clenched fists thrust up ‘gainst monuments; Our stern tweets charged with merry threats, Our dreadful marches to delightful looting. Apologies, Willie. In my defense, Richard III would f...
  
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• The Rise Of The Neighborhood Church

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  I met her at a conference in our state, and she quickly turned the conversation to her church, of which she was very proud. She loved the pastor, the members, the worship and the ministry. All of this is fine. Then I asked her where her church was located. I knew where she lived and was surprised that her church was 40 miles away Our denomination has traditionally supported members belonging to...
  
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• The Resumption Clauses

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  The discordant views in modern America mirror much of the animosity of the 1700s and 1800s. Unfortunately, there is presently a dearth of individuals who possess the wisdom and historical perspective of the Founding generation. The great secession document known as the Declaration of Independence spelled out the colonies’ grievances and asserted the God-given right of representative government. Ma...
  
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• The left wants to tax cows

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  The far left is blaming cows for climate change and their response it to force farmers to pay taxes on owning livestock. This has long been a plank of the anti-capitalist Far Left Denmark is a major dairy and pork exporter. The government claims that agriculture is the country's biggest source of emissions. The government has come up with a climate agreement, which also entails investing 40...
  
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• The Alabama Republican Party is heartbroken by today's attack on President Donald Trump.

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  "The Alabama Republican Party is heartbroken by today's attack on President Donald Trump. This disgraceful act of violence has no place in our society and is an attack on the very principles of freedom and liberty. We stand in unwavering support of President Trump, his family, and the others injured and killed in this senseless act of violence. Our thoughts and prayers are with them...
  
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• The 50 places where homes are selling the fastest

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Recurring: The 50 places where homes are selling the fastest The pace at which homes sell in the U.S. tends to ebb and flow over the calendar year, with homes selling fastest in the summer and slowest in the winter. But high home prices and mortgage interest rates are keeping many potential buyers on the sidelines. The median number of days a home spent on the market in May was 32, the same as...
  
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• Tears & Laughter: The power of a pound cake

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Southern women especially I think know how to talk cookery. Take the pound cake. Three times in the past week I have been involved in conversations about pound cakes. And that's not to ignore the chats about tomatoes fresh from the vine, or about new potatoes, or about running beans in early summer. There is hardly a shortage of recipes for pound cake. Church cookbooks and community...
  
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• Supreme Court limits administrative law precedent

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6 to 3 to place limits on a controversial 40-year-old ruling. The decision puts some judicial restraints on federal agencies implementing regulations without those rules having been passed by Congress. The forty-year-old Chevron decision gave federal agencies broad powers to write their own interpretation of laws through rulemaking powers. Under the...
  
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• Steve Marshall opposes Biden's regulations to make washing machines more costly

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Last week Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) joined a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in opposing the Biden administration's latest overreach into the laundry rooms of middle-class Americans. The administration's new rule attempts to further the environmental left's ambitious energy agenda by imposing costly new standards on washing machines. Marshall and the other...
  
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• Steve Marshall joins 26-State Coalition Challenging Biden's Latest Electric Vehicle Mandate

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Last Thursday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that he has joined Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey to announce legal action against the Biden Administration’s latest attempt to drive gas-powered cars off the road. Attorney General Marshall is joining the 26-state effort to block the National Highway Traffic Safety A...
  
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• State Senator Garlan Gudger airlifted to UAB after jet ski accident : prognosis appears positive

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Sen. Garlan Gudger (R- \Cullman) was airlifted to UAB Hospital in Birmingham on Thursday after sustaining injuries in a jet ski accident on Smith Lake. While at UAB, he underwent a brief surgical procedure to address internal bleeding and incurred other injuries that doctors are monitoring. The two-term senator is currently in the Intensive Care Unit following his surgery, but his physicians...
  
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• State Rep. Kelvin Lawrence has been charged with forgery and possession of a forged instrument

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Tuesday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that state Representative Kelvin Jamichael Lawrence (D-Hayneville) was arrested on two felony charges. Rep. Lawrence is age 50 and a resident of Hayneville in Lowndes County. He is the former Mayor of Hayneville. He represents House District 69 in Lowndes, Montgomery, Wilcox, and Autauga Counties. He has served in the House since...
  
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• State-of-the-Art Shooting Range in Works in Shelby County

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Fortunately, the number of people in Alabama who participate in the traditional outdoor endeavors of hunting and fishing has remained relatively steady, but one activity is on an upward trajectory – shooting sports. That fact has definitely been noticed by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' (ADCNR) Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) Division, which is in the pr...
  
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• Sewell opposes the SAVE Act

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Tuesday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) expressed her opposition to the House Republicans' election reform legislation H.R. 8281 – the SAVE Act. Sewell called instead for the House to consider the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act – which she is sponsoring. Rep. Terri Sewell is the Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration's Subcommittee on Elections. She...
  
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• Sewell celebrates the potential nomination of five Alabama Civil Rights Sites to UNESCO World Heritage List

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Tuesday, Congresswoman Terri A. Sewell (D-Selma) celebrated the announcement by the U.S. Department of the Interior of its plans to nominate five Alabama Civil Rights sites to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Alabama sites designated for potential nomination include: Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church, Montgomery, Alabama Bethel Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama 16th Street...
  
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• Sewell announces job fair in Bessemer on August 8

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Friday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) announced that her annual job fair will be in Bessemer this year on August 8. "Are you looking for a job or interested in exploring a new career opportunity?" wrote Rep. Sewell. "If so, I hope you'll join me for our 13th Annual Job Fair in Bessemer, Alabama on Thursday, August 8th! Our event will be located at the Bessemer Civic...
  
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• Sewell announces $16.9 Million to upgrade Montgomery Bus System

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Tuesday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) announced $16,941,377 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to upgrade the City of Montgomery's bus system. The funding comes from U.S. Department of Transportation's Bus and Bus Facilities Grant Program and was made possible by President Biden's trillion dollar bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The grant will help the City...
  
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• Sen. Garlan Gudger is focused on getting better after horrific jet ski crash

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Sen. Garlan Gudger (R - Cullman) issued a public statement on Sunday from UAB Hospital, where he remains under treatment following a serious Fourth of July jet ski accident that resulted in three fractured vertebrae, six fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and internal bleeding. He was airlifted to UAB Hospital on Thursday following the accident on Smith Lake in which his personal watercraft was...
  
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• Selma to cut ribbon on Selma landing renovation, transient dock replacement and tournament pavilion

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Tuesday, a partnership of conservation groups, state agencies and private partners will hold a ribbon cutting on a new boat launch, transient docks, and a tournament pavilion in Selma. This project was accomplished through a partnership that includes the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR), Innovate Alabama, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management...
  
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• Secretary of State Wes Allen Signs Agreement with State of Louisiana to Cross Check Voter Files

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Last week, Secretary of State Wes Allen signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry to cross-check the states’ voter files and identify individuals registered to vote in both states. Once an individual has been identified as a potentially ineligible voter, the Secretary of State’s office will begin the voter removal process in accordance with the Natio...
  
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• Scientists warn that global warming could create a new ice age

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Currently the jet stream takes warm air off of the Southeastern United States and Gulf of Mexico and takes it to Europe making Europe warmer than comparable latitudes in the U.S., Canada, or Siberia. A new study by scientists however suggests that all that could change due to global warming, changing the direction of the jet stream and plunging Europe into ice age conditions. Rome is near the...
  
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• SAMUEL ADAMS: FATHER OF WHAT REVOLUTION?

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  Many today know the name of Samuel Adams more for ale and pubs than for American history. But Thomas Jefferson said of him, “I always considered him as more than any other member [of Congress] the fountain of our important measures.” Preparing his first inaugural address, Jefferson recalled, “I often asked myself, is this exactly in the spirit of the patriarch of liberty, Samuel Adams?” Encycloped...
  
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• Ruling is a vindication for Trump

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  In a significant and expected victory for former President Donald Trump, U.S. District in Judge Aileen Cannon has dismissed the case against him concerning his handling of classified documents. This ruling, which strikes down all 37 felony counts stemming from special counsel Jack Smith’s probe, is a vindication for Trump and a blow to the ongoing lawfare against him. From the beginning, this case...
  
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• Republican Convention opens today

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  The Republican National Convention opened on Monday with President Donald J. Trump (R) having just survived an assassination attempt on Saturday. Trump will be the Republican nominee for President of the United States for the third consecutive time. If the assassin's bullet had been one and a half inches to the right, the GOP delegates would have been meeting in Milwaukee today without a...
  
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• Pro-Life group wants national protections for unborn children to remain in the GOP platform

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Tuesday, the leading national pro-life group Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America reiterated its call to preserve national protections for unborn children in the GOP platform ahead of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in July. The group is urging former President Donald J. Trump (R) to keep the party platform strong on life in order to remain unified and defeat Joe Biden....
  
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• Palmer votes in favor of legislation to prevent noncitizens from voting in American Elections

  03-07-2024 14:09
  
  On Wednesday the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act – H.R. 8281 221 to 198. Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) released a statement after voting in favor of the bill to make our elections more secure by requiring that states obtain proof of citizenship before registering people to vote. "The Biden administration and Congressional Democrats...
  
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