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Alabama AG warns of ethics violations over relief funds Alabama AG warns of ethics violations over relief funds By Courtney Chandler | April 14, 2021 at 7:23 AM CDT - Updated April 14 at 7:23 AM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - Nearly four billion dollars in federal stimulus funds is coming to the state from the American Rescue plan. Almost half of that will go to city and county governments and school boards. Alabama counties are expected to receive close to $960 million. On Tuesday, the state attorney general’s office held a news conference, cautioning leaders on how that money can be used....

Alabama boom town Madison is over-controlling its image Updated Jan 27, 2021; By Michael Sheehy “Men (representatives) of factious tempers, of local prejudices, or of sinister designs, may, by intrigue, by corruption, or by other means, first obtain the suffrages (votes), and then betray the interests, of the people” - James Madison We purportedly live in a representative democracy, where citizens elect officials who represent citizen interests, ideas, and concerns in the exercise of political power. That sounds really great, empowering even. But how is that truly holding up in local mu...