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Medical Cannabis Commission chairman Rex Vaughn responds to new lawsuit: 'No voting was done secretly’

New Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission chairman Rex Vaughn defended the commission’s process of awarding 24 licenses at a meeting last week.  

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AG Marshall: Loss of funding over hunting, archery programs a ‘serious concern for schools nationwide’

According to a recent letter to U.S. congressional leaders signed by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and 23 other state attorneys general, Congress should pass legislation clarifying that schools with hunting and archery programs aren’t at risk of losing federal funding.

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Cannabis Commission faces new lawsuit over alleged Open Meetings Act violations

A few days of lawsuit-free bliss ended for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission on Tuesday as Alabama Always filed a new motion for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order.

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Dothan approves $500k for ‘Project Cinnamon' economic development project

Members of the Dothan City Commission approved $500,000 for a new economic development project called “Project Cinnamon” on Tuesday morning.

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Federal judges hear last arguments on new Alabama redistricting map

Three federal judges heard final arguments in the Allen v. Milligan redistricting case on Monday before they decide the fate of a congressional map passed by Republicans in a special session within the next couple of weeks.

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Mobile Police officer under ethics investigation for alleged conflict of interest

Members of the Alabama Ethics Commission found at a recent meeting in August that there was cause to hold that Kevin Naman, a Mobile Police Officer, committed at least one minor violation of the Alabama Ethics Act.

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Federal court hearing on Alabama redistricting to begin Monday

A federal court hearing in Birmingham on Monday will decide the fate of a new congressional map for the 2024 election passed by Republicans in the state legislature in July.

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Former Dothan beauty queen on arrest in alleged plot to kill former Auburn football player: ‘It’s been really tough’

Lindsay Shiver, a Dothan beauty queen, told the New York Post on Friday morning life has been difficult since getting arrested in the Bahamas recently for her alleged involvement in a murder-for-hire plot of her husband, Robert Shiver, a former Auburn football player.

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Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission awards 24 licenses, but more lawsuits likely

The vast majority of the new licenses awarded on Thursday were to the same companies that received licenses in June. 

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State Supreme Court affirms highest-ever wrongful death settlement totaling $10 million

The Alabama Supreme Court affirmed a record $10 million judgment last week on a Mobile County jury’s verdict for the family of a man who died at Springhill Medical Center following a successful surgery to repair a cut on his thumb. 

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Large credit agency drops ESG; Alabama AG Marshall expects the metric to ‘continue to crumble’

One of the largest credit rating agencies in the nation announced last week they were going to stop publishing the environmental, social and governance scores of corporate borrowers.

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Upcoming decision on Alabama redistricting lawsuit could affect other states

The Milligan v. Allen Alabama redistricting case could have a long-lasting effect on national politics depending on how it is ultimately decided.

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'Just unforgivable': Ivey West Alabama Corridor would exhaust state borrowing capacity, put required funding match for I-65 widening out of reach, says state lawmaker

Gov. Kay Ivey needs to adjust her transportation project priorities after former President Donald Trump committed to widening Interstate 65 in a recent speech in Montgomery, according to State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine).

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Akron town clerk sentenced on ethics, theft charges

Former Akron town clerk Diann Taylor was sentenced on felony ethics and theft charges on Monday in Hale County Circuit Court. 

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Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to re-award licenses at Thursday meeting

Members of the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) will re-award licenses at their next meeting on Thursday.

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Trump meets Wiregrass woman whose prison sentence he reduced on last day in office

Former President Donald Trump met Adrianne Miller, a Wiregrass resident, in Montgomery on Friday over two years after he commuted her prison sentence for drug crimes on his last day in office in January, 2021.

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Alabama begins removing ineligible recipients from Medicaid enrollment

Alabama began removing ineligible Medicaid enrollees recently after the federal COVID-19 public health emergency ended earlier this year. 

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U.S. Rep. Sewell: Alabama redistricting ‘protecting the political preferences of a white majority’

U.S. Rep Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) and members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) urged a federal court to throw out a new congressional map recently passed by Republicans and have a court-appointed special master draw a new map for the 2024 congressional elections in Alabama.

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ALGOP chair Wahl: Donald Trump is ‘the frontrunner in Alabama right now'

Former President Donald Trump is the frontrunner to win the 2024 Republican presidential primary in Alabama, according to ALGOP chairman John Wahl.

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$116K ADEM osprey sculpture ruffles lawmakers’ feathers

Lawmakers placed a 45-day hold on a new osprey sculpture being built at an Alabama Department of Environment Management facility on Thursday.

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No injuries reported in Wetumpka plane crash

No injuries or major property damage occurred from a small-engine plane crash that backed up traffic in Wetumpka on Thursday afternoon. 

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Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission chairman Dr. Steven Stokes resigning

Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission chairman Dr. Steven Stokes is resigning about a week after a lawsuit questioned whether he was legally allowed to serve simultaneously on both the commission and the University of South Alabama board of trustees.

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Judges choose plaintiffs’ recommended cartographer in upcoming Alabama redistricting hearing

Three federal judges chose David Ely on Wednesday to be the new court-appointed map drawer in an upcoming redistricting lawsuit hearing in federal court. 

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Scope of Alabama redistricting hearing will be ‘limited,’ judges say

The scope of an upcoming federal court hearing will be limited to whether a map recently passed by Republicans in a special session complies with section two of the Voting Rights Act.

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State Sen. Melson ‘breathing well on his own’ post-cardiac arrest in South Korea

State Sen. Tim Melson (R-Florence) is recovering well in South Korea after he was hospitalized for cardiac arrest on a legislative trip last week. 

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Trump indicted for third time ahead of Montgomery speech on Friday — 'It’s beginning to feel like Groundhog Day'

Former President Donald Trump was indicted again by the Department of Justice on Tuesday afternoon.

People with the group No Labels hold signs during a rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 18, 2011. Alabama News
‘No Labels’ third party submits signatures to obtain ballot access in Alabama 2024 election

A moderate third party called No Labels is attempting to get its presidential ticket on the 2024 general election ballot in Alabama.

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