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UAB STUDENT SENATE Alabama News
UAB SGA resolution condemns Israel for apartheid, ethnic cleansing, 'plausible genocide'

The UAB Student Government once again made a left turn showing their support for the Palestinian people and calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

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Chris' Hot Dogs owner Theo Katechis dies in Montgomery at 78

Owner of Chris’ Hot Dogs, Theo Katechis, dies in Montgomery at 78. Run by family for 107 years.

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MPD major sends letter pointing out inaccuracies in 'atrocious' and 'appalling' Kenyen Brown report; Command staff to release analysis

A Mobile Police Department command staff member sent a letter to officers concerning the report on a review of policies and procedures by Kenyen Brown.

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Ivey appoints Ben Baxley as Elmore County District Judge

Gov. Kay Ivey announced the appointment of Ben Baxley as District Judge in Elmore County on Wednesday.

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State oversight commission lays out plan for spending $30 million in opiate settlement funds

The Oversight Commission on Alabama Opioid Settlement Funds announced Tuesday its statewide investment plan for the $30 million from the state’s opioid settlement.

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House committee advances Laken Riley Act – 'We have empowered local law enforcement in some way to help keep our community safe'

The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee voted to advance legislation bolstering local law enforcement’s ability to work with federal agencies to enforce immigration laws after weeks of delays.

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Senate committee passes bill removing capital gains taxes on precious metals

Members of the Senate Education Budget Committee passed legislation on Wednesday that would end state capital gains taxes on gold and silver.

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Morning Consult says Ivey has nation’s highest job approval among state GOP voters

A poll conducted by Morning Consult found that Gov. Kay Ivey has the nation’s highest job approval rating among her state’s Republican voters, at 86%. The group polled the approval ratings of all Republican governors within their own state’s GOP voters.

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Col. John Eidsmoe: Is criminal justice reform an issue for conservative Christians?

Christian conservative constitutionalists support law and order, believing government has a duty to punish crime. But law and order also means the government must follow the law, and the rights of innocent and guilty defendants must be zealously defended.

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Jessica Taylor: Women should be furious about Biden’s Title IX changes

We cannot stand by and watch liberal Democrats and this joke of an administration continue to mock, ridicule, disrespect, and put women in harm’s way.

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State Rep. Arnold Mooney: Labor unions replace hope with hopelessness, jobs with joblessness and opportunities with abandonment

In the next few weeks, employees at the Mercedes-Benz automotive manufacturing plant in Vance, Alabama, will vote on whether to join forces with Detroit’s United Auto Workers union and bring organized labor into the facility or reject the bogus snake-oil hokum that union leaders have repeatedly attempted to sell them.

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Joey Clark: 'Momma, I’ve been shot'; 'I love you like no other, Mama'

Two different mothers, two different communities, two different tragedies that nonetheless remind us of how unspeakably fragile life can be.  

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Phil Williams: The right side of history

What are we to think as we watch the current happenings in the Middle East? How does an administration get so much so wrong in so short a time?

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KCarl Smith: The threat of political weaponization

The role of a prosecuting attorney is essential in protecting the inherent freedoms and rights granted to all Americans.

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Ashley Carter: The power to choose

Thanks to the passage of the CHOOSE Act, families have the option to place their children in a school other than their local district school.

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Pell City School Board fails to remove embattled head football coach Rush Propst

The Pell City School Board attempted but ultimately failed to remove Pell City High School football coach Rush Propst on Wednesday.

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Lebron leads No. 23 Alabama baseball to midweek victory over Samford

No. 23 Alabama baseball closed out their last home non-conference of the season with a 14-5 win over Samford.

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Auburn baseball earns run-rule victory over Florida A&M

Auburn used an eight-run rally in the bottom of the third inning to pick up a run-rule win over Florida A&M.

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Public hearing held on bill requiring activation of porn filters on smartphones for minors

The Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee held a public hearing without voting on a bill that would require smartphones activated in Alabama automatically have a content filter turned on for minor users. 

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Morning Consult says Ivey has nation’s highest job approval among state GOP voters

A poll conducted by Morning Consult found that Gov. Kay Ivey has the nation’s highest job approval rating among her state’s Republican voters, at 86%. The group polled the approval ratings of all Republican governors within their own state’s GOP voters.

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Feud erupts between the House and Senate — Both bodies refuse votes on the other's bills

In an apparent feud between the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House purposefully delayed voting on several Senate bills Tuesday evening, carrying them over to the call of the chair.