A Year-end Political Review with Columnist John Archibald

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Alabama politics had a busy 2015.  It’s a year that saw the return of UAB’s football program, the legalization of gay marriage and the end of Governor Robert Bentley’s marriage.  The year provided a steady stream of fodder for Alabama Media Group columnist John Archibald.  He looks back over those key stories.

 

 

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Russell Vought takes the helm at CFPB as Musk’s DOGE accesses key systems

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