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Bill eliminating taxpayer-funded DEI departments in Alabama passes Senate

After over seven hours of Democrat filibustering, the State Senate passed a bill Thursday banning taxpayer resources from funding Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) offices and training in Alabama public universities, schools and agencies.

Hollis Towns Alabama News
New AL(dot)com editor in chief instituted 'straight white male' hiring ban at former employer, lawsuit alleges

On Thursday, Alabama Media Group announced it was naming Hollis R. Towns to fill the vice president of content and editor in chief vacancy left by Kelly Ann Scott, who departed for the Houston Chronicle in October.

Tuberville Mountain Gateway Alabama News
Tuberville meets with Alabama missionary group under attack from Nicaraguan government

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) announced on Wednesday that he met with Jon Britton “Britt” and Audrey Hancock, the founders of Mountain Gateway, a Christian missionary organization that has served in North and Central America for more than a decade that has recently come under attack by the Nicaraguan government.

House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels on APTV, 3/3/2023 Alabama News
Fox News revisits House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels' 1999 prostitution charge

On Wednesday, Fox News jumped into Alabama's second congressional district race by pointing out that one of the leaders for the Democratic nomination had contradicted the police's version of his 1999 arrest after a prostitution sting.

IVF, in-vitro Alabama News
Bill drafted in response to Alabama Supreme Court IVF children ruling

Legislation will be filed soon to respond to a ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court last week that an embryo created through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is a child.

Danny Garrett Alabama News
Ivey school choice legislation advances in House committee

On Thursday, the Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee passed Gov. Kay Ivey’s amended education savings account legislation called the Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students' Education Act.

Nikki Haley Alabama News
Nikki Haley on Alabama Supreme Court’s IVF ruling: ‘Embryos, to me, are babies’

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said she agreed on Wednesday with an Alabama Supreme Court ruling last week that an embryo created through in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is a child. 

Rep. Chris England Alabama News
State Rep. England spars with pastor over bill defining male and female — 'It sounds like to me that your world is binary'

State Rep. Chris England (D-Tuscaloosa) had a tense exchange with a Birmingham pastor during a public hearing over a bill that would codify definitions of man, woman, boy, girl, father, mother, male, female, and sex in Alabama law and allow local public entities to establish separate single-sex spaces or environments in certain circumstances.

Aaron Cody Smith Alabama News
Former MPD officer convicted of manslaughter Aaron Cody Smith to be released

Aaron Cody Smith, the former Montgomery police officer convicted of manslaughter, will soon be released from prison after accepting a new plea agreement Wednesday.

DEI scoreboard at Auburn's Jordan-Hare Stadium, 11/18/2023 Alabama News
Bill eliminating taxpayer-funded DEI departments in Alabama filed in State Senate

State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) filed legislation banning taxpayer-funded Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) departments in Alabama on Tuesday.

Nova C lunar lander Alabama News
Lunar experiment of Sylacauga native, Auburn grad Beckham on track for moon landing February 22

The lunarized personal gear was developed by Haskell “Hack” Beckham, a graduate of Sylacauga High School and Auburn University.

Joseph Mason Alabama News
‘We’re not lab rats’: Alabama farmer thankful for bill outlawing lab-grown meat

Mason Hills Farm, in Grand Bay, not only raises cattle, it is also a USDA-inspected beef processing plant. While the threat of lab-grown meat looms, Mason is proud of his product and said he doesn’t think there is anything better than real meat.

Carlee Russell Alabama News
Senate committee passes Carlee Russell-inspired bill creating felony charges for faking an abduction

Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee passed legislation on Wednesday enhancing penalties for falsely reporting a crime alleging an individual or the public is in imminent danger.

Kodileepiano Alabama News
‘America’s Got Talent’ winner Kodi Lee at Birmingham’s Boutwell February 29

Kodi Lee, the winner of ‘America’s Got Talent,’ performs in Birmingham on Thursday, Feb. 29 at Boutwell Auditorium.

Conecuh County Sheriff Randy Brock and challenger Mike Blackmon Alabama News
Secretary of State 'outraged' by undercover video connected to contested Conecuh County sheriff's race

The court case surrounding the contested Conecuh County Sheriff's race appears to have stalled after more than a year of uncertainty. Now, new information is causing outrage within the Secretary of State's Office.

Donna Givens Alabama News
'Sound of Freedom Act' passes Alabama House of Representatives

The Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday passed the Sound of Freedom Act, which would require a life sentence for those convicted of human trafficking minors.

electronic gambling Alabama News
House gambling legislation faces 'uphill battle' in Senate

Comprehensive gambling legislation sailed through the House last week, but the Senate isn’t in a rush yet to advance the proposals.

Swat Alabama News
Anti-swatting bill heads to Senate after passing House of Representatives

State Rep. Phillip Ensler's (D-Montgomery) bill to add criminal penalties for swatting passed the  Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Nexus cinema Alabama News
Drive-in theaters in the 1950s, dine-in theaters now

The online entertainment guide, Mashed, now spotlights a dine-in theater in Alabama, Nexus Cinema Dining in Mobile.

House gambling vote Alabama News
API report breaks down ‘hotbed of corruption’ gaming legislation

The Alabama Policy Institute (API) released a report outlining concerns about the gaming bills passed by The Alabama House of Representatives last week.

Tuberville Alabama News
Tuberville urges Senate leadership to take up Mayorkas impeachment trial — 'Imperative' to 'fully engage our Constitutional duty'

On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and a group of Senate Republican colleagues urged Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to take up the impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.

Fire Alabama News
Child thrown in fire; Baldwin County Sheriff's Office arrests teen

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after detectives said a 17-year-old male threw a six-year-old little girl into a fire.

Kay Ivey Alabama News
Pacific Legal Foundation sues Ivey over board’s racial quotas: ‘Sadly, Alabama governors are sometimes required to discriminate’

The Pacific Legal Foundation sued Gov. Kay Ivey last week in federal court over a requirement for two members of the Alabama Real Estate Appraisers Board to be racial minorities.  

Former Sheriff Mike Blakely Alabama News
Convicted former Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely up for parole after serving one year of three-year sentence

Former Limestone County Sheriff Mike Blakely was given a three-year sentence after being convicted of two felonies in 2021. He's up for parole on March 7 after serving just one year in jail.

Chris Blackshear Alabama News
LISTEN: Huntsville radio's Dale Jackson, gaming bill sponsor State Rep. Blackshear spar over gambling — 'Do you want a casino in Phenix City?'

During the mid-20th century, Phenix City was a notorious haven for prostitution, gambling and organized crime. The beginning of the end came when then-Phenix City resident Albert Patterson was elected to likely become attorney general by running on cleaning up his hometown.

Eat a peach Alabama News
‘Eat A Peach’ — Allman Brothers tribute band in Columbiana March 1

A tribute to the Allman Brothers Band is coming to Alabama. “Eat A Peach,” a Brothers’ tribute band will perform in Columbiana on that lucky date, Friday, March 1.

Marshall County Courthouse Trial Alabama News
Harassment trial for ALDOT director pushed back for civil case decision

The judge presiding over a criminal case for Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) director John Cooper has pushed back the trial date for the third time.

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