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Human Rights Campaign labels Alabama as ‘hostile place’ for LGBTQ community

The Alabama state director for the Human Rights Campaign responded to the signing of House Bill 261, which protects college athletes.

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Mobile police officer wants to bury 'n-word' with real funeral services across city

Sgt. John Young with Mobile Police Department has always been outspoken about things he is passionate about. Just one year ago, he went viral online after speaking at a press conference about youth violence in the city of Mobile, particularly within the black community.

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Troy University: ‘Center for Civics Education and Leadership’ that could receive $1 million from Alabama’s Education Trust Fund is an American Village program

Troy University specified what its “Center for Civics Education and Leadership” is on Wednesday morning after lawmakers included a $1 million appropriation for the center their Education Trust Fund budget, which was approved by the Alabama Legislature last week.

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Legislators, policy groups call for Senate to pass adult content filter requirement bill

Legislators and policy experts called on Senate leadership to put a bill requiring manufacturers to automatically activate the adult content filter on phones and tablets sold in Alabama to a vote in the Senate in the last few remaining days of the session.

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Tuberville's national security staffer resigns following allegations he led effort to hold up military promotions due to DoD abortion policy

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Auburn) national security advisor has reportedly resigned over allegations that he played a key role in holding up over 200 senior military nominations over the Department of Defense’s abortion policy.

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Ivey corrects ESPN on legislation protecting female sports, says bill ‘will ban biological MEN from playing on FEMALE sports teams’

Governor Kay Ivey corrected a tweet from ESPN on Tuesday falsely claiming the recently signed Alabama law prohibiting biological men from participating in female collegiate sports would prohibit women from competing on female sports teams.

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Education budget no longer includes $1 million for Troy’s Johnson Center; Money now goes to unheard-of ‘Center for Civics Education and Leadership’

Late Friday night, the Alabama Legislature approved an $11.6 billion education budget which no longer includes an unexpected $1 million for Troy University’s Johnson Center for Political Economy but rather awards $1 million to a “Center for Civics Education and Leadership,” which potentially does not to exist.

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Anti-ESG bill scheduled to come to House floor on Wednesday

Legislation by State Sen. Dan Roberts (R-Mountain Brook) prohibiting state contracts with businesses that boycott certain sectors of the economy based on environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies is on the docket for a House vote on Wednesday.

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Auburn 'Pride on the Plains' hosts 'family fun night' drag show for 'all ages' to kick off annual 'Pridefest'

A Lee County LGBTQ organization Pride on the Plains hosted a drag show for children on Tuesday night during a “family fun night” at the local Auburn coffee shop Coffee Mafia.

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Date set for execution of inmate convicted of killing elderly woman with claw hammer in 2001

A man convicted of killing a 75-year-old woman with a claw hammer in 2001 could be executed this summer 22 years after being put on Alabama’s death row.

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State Rep. Kiel: Absentee ballot bill still ‘very much alive’

Amended absentee ballot legislation is still “very much alive,” according to State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville).

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Alabama House members send letter to U.S. Air Force Secretary supporting congressional investigation into delay on U.S. Space Command decision

Several members of the Alabama House of Representatives sent a letter to U.S. Airforce Secretary Frank Kendall voicing their support for U.S. House Armed Services Committee’s investigation into the ongoing delay in choosing a permanent home for U.S. Space Command Headquarters.

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National leaders rally in Montgomery in support of 'equal protection ' legislation for total abortion ban in Alabama

Proponents of abortion abolition from all over the country gathered at the Alabama Capitol to push for a public hearing for legislation that would treat abortion as murder in the state.

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Big boom felt in South Alabama as SpaceX capsule splashes down in the Gulf

The SpaceX Dragon crew capsule splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday evening around 10:07 p.m.

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Ivey signs transgender collegiate sports ban into law; Will go into effect August 1

Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation into law that would ban transgender athletes form competing in sports designed for members of the opposite sex.

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Podcaster investigates 'The Devil's Playground' near Hayden where locals claim children were experimented on

Small towns can often hide big secrets, but the story behind an abandoned compound known locally as “The Devil’s Playground” in the middle of the woods in Hayden could be too monstrous to believe.

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DOJ requests reduced sentence of Dothan pastor, Al Sharpton-half brother Kenneth Glasgow

The Department of Justice is requesting a federal court reduce Kenneth Glasgow’s offense level in exchange for pleading guilty, according to a filing on Friday.

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Mobile city-sponsored event with drag show planned in front of historic church

Citizens in Mobile are speaking out against an event planned for June 9 that includes a public drag show.

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Ivey commends Alabama's federal delegation for Space Command investigation — 'Redstone should, can and will be home to Space Command Headquarters'

Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday commended Alabama’s federal delegation for its investigation into Space Command's location while reiterating that Huntsville is the only logical place for the United States Space Force.

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'You need to pay attention': Baldwin County EMA and Commission preparing for hurricane season

The Baldwin County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) completed a weeklong pre-landfall hurricane exercise Friday.

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Tuberville camp blasts Democrat outrage over comments about failing inner-city schools — 'Effort to start another media feeding frenzy by misconstruing something Coach said'

Following outrage from Alabama Democratic leaders and organizations over his comments about failing inner-city schools, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville clarified his remarks while doubling down on his original point.

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Alabama House, Senate form commission to study grocery tax elimination

The Alabama House and Senate passed a joint resolution on Thursday forming a commission to study possible elimination of the state’s sales tax on groceries.

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‘I wanted him to be successful’: Former AG Jeff Sessions on Trump

Former United States Attorney General Jeff Sessions told attendees at an Alabama Center for Law and Liberty banquet on May 1 at Faulkner University that President Donald Trump “exceeded my expectations” despite a disagreement over him recusing himself from alleged Russian election interference investigations in the 2016 elections.

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Auburn, UAB online student newspapers no longer display Planned Parenthood ads

Two campus newspapers in Alabama appear to no longer show ads from pro-abortion nonprofit Planned Parenthood, which was aggressively advertising abortion services to college students last week. 

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AG Marshall applauds parole board decision to deny parole of convicted child murderer Judith Ann Neelley

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall applauded the decision of the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles to deny the parole of convicted child murderer Judith Ann Neelley, saying her death sentence should never have been commuted.

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Fairhope American Legion Post raising $2 million to rebuild historic main building

American Legion Post 199 in Fairhope is asking for donations to help rebuild after it was destroyed during Hurricane Sally.

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Close, but no cigar: Five bills dead in the water as legislative session comes to an end

The Alabama Legislature ran past midnight on Friday, meaning that any bill that hasn’t passed at least one body cannot possibly pass in the other because of Alabama constitutional rules.

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