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Outgoing University of Alabama professor: ‘You aren’t allowed to discuss’ DEI policies

University of Alabama assistant Professor Dr. Matthew Wielicki was interviewed on Fox News on Friday morning to discuss a recent survey by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression that 72% of conservative faculty, 56% of moderate faculty, and even 40% of liberal faculty in American colleges and universities are afraid of losing their jobs or reputations due to their speech. 

Red Tape Alabama News
Justin Bogie: Repealing ‘red tape’ is the key to economic freedom and prosperity

State government should only impose regulations when they serve as a legitimate means to ensure the health and safety of Alabamians.

Megaphone Alabama News
Matt Clark: The importance of the Prattville street-preacher case

In a time where passivity reigns and people are going to hell on our watch, Angelo Wilson wasn’t content to let that happen.

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Auburn University's Office of Sustainability touts DEI, CRT, feminist theory, environmental activism in new report

Auburn University released its second annual United Nations (UN) “Sustainable Development Goals” (SDGs) report for 2019 to 2020, praising its faculty for researching and teaching topics involving critical race theory (CRT), feminist theory and environmental activism. 

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Ivey signs ARPA, ATF debt repayment bills into law — 'Alabama can now look to a future of greater promise'

Governor Kay Ivey signed two bills to appropriate roughly $1 billion in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds and transfer $60 million from the state's General Fund to the Alabama Trust Fund.

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Top seed Houston limps to a victory over No. 16 Northern Kentucky on Thursday

Houston is banged up but the Cougars found a way to win on Thursday.

Tre Donaldson (3), Johni Broome (4), and Wendell Green Jr. (1) during the game between the Iowa Hawkeyes and the Auburn Tigers at Legacy Arena in Birmingham, AL on Thursday, Mar 16, 2023. Steven Leonard/Auburn Tigers Alabama News
Broome dominates against Iowa as Auburn advances

“We've played a really tough schedule, and we lost to a lot of teams that were favored and were better than us,” said Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl. “ Even though we've lost some games, I was proud of them for competing. I want them to know that they're good enough.”

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No.1 seed Alabama rolls to first round victory despite Miller going scoreless

The No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Alabama, took care of business in their first round matchup against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi by way of a 96-75 beating.

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Maryland digs out of deficits in the first and second half to beat West Virginia

Maryland advances in the NCAA Tournament with a win over West Virginia.

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'Demonstrably false': Alabama's Kai Spears, father release statements refuting NYT's reporting on fatal Tuscaloosa strip shooting involvement

Kai Spears and his father, the athletics director for Marshall University, have come out with statements of their own calling the New York Times' reporting "demonstrably false" and "100% inaccurate."

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Justin Bogie talks the ARPA bill being considered in the Alabama legislature on FM Talk 1065

Listen to 1819 News Fiscal and Budget Reporter Justin Bogie on "Midday Mobile" with Sean Sullivan as they discuss the ARPA bill in the Alabama legislature which basically leaves the spending decisions to the governor.

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Ivey joins DeSantis in fight against Biden over ESG in retirement funds, signs joint statement vowing to 'leverage state pension' against woke investing

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey joined Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and 17 other states to oppose President Joe Biden’s efforts to keep environmental, social and governance investing in employee pension plans.

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Final play as high school players was a viral moment for UAB freshmen Everett Roussaw Jr. and Ricky Lee III

Former Cedar Grove (Georgia) High teammates Ricky Lee III and Everett Roussaw Jr. are early enrollees at UAB.

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Attorney General Marshall pays tribute to fallen law enforcement officers; GoFundMe setup for fallen Bibb County deputy

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall recognized fallen Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) Senior Trooper Jason Lynn Vice and fallen Bibb County Deputy Bradley Johnson Thursday.

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$1 billion ARPA spending legislation passes House, Senate

Amended legislation appropriating $1.06 billion in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding passed both the House and Senate on Thursday.

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Alabama Department of Corrections increases correctional officer pay by 51.9% to attract recruits

The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) is bumping starting pay for correctional officers significantly after discovering that low pay had them competing against other agencies for good officers.

Joseph Mctigrit Alabama News
Baldwin County man suspected of taking thousands from victims in construction scam, including elderly woman

The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man in connection to an investigation into fraud. Joseph Tyler Mctigrit, 36, is charged with financial exploitation of the elderly.

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UAB will play host to Morehead State on Sunday in a NIT Sweet 16 game

Morehead State advanced into the NIT Sweet 16 with an upset win over No. 1 seed Clemson.

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First-year UNA football head coach Brent Dearmon looking for growth in the Lions' program

Brent Dearmon's journey through college coaching brings him back to his home state for his first Division I head coaching job.

Call Alabama News
Lauren DeMoss Benson: The call is coming from inside the house

This is not just a fight in blue states far away. The call is now coming from inside the house as we enter the fight of our lives for our children, here in our own state of Alabama.

Daniel Watson Alabama News
Suspect in custody in St. Clair County following quadruple shooting that spanned two counties

An officer with the Leeds Police Department arrested a man suspected in two separate shootings that happened Monday evening into the early morning hours Tuesday.

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Ben Carson among 23 conservative leaders backing Tuberville opposition to DOD taxpayer-funded travel, leave for abortion-seeking U.S. military personnel

Twenty-three leaders in the conservative movement signed onto a letter in support of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s (R-Auburn) push to reverse a Department of Defense (DOD) policy that uses taxpayer dollars to help service members get abortions.

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Maximum price tag for Elmore County prison increases a whopping 56% to nearly $1 billion

Members of the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority (ACIFA) increased by over $350 million a project price cap to complete construction of a new prison in Elmore County from about $623.6 million to $975 million on Wednesday.

Regions Alabama News
Regions Financial stock declines nearly 7% Wednesday post-California banks collapsing

The stock price of Birmingham-based Regions Financial Corp. dropped another 6.9% on Wednesday as the fallout of collapses of two California banks spread across the banking sector.

Target Alabama News
City of Prattville drops disorderly conduct charges against street preacher arrested in front of Target

The City of Prattville has dropped all charges against a street preacher who was arrested for using a sound amplifier without a permit.

Alabama guard Kai Spears Alabama News
Fourth Tide basketball player reportedly present at fatal Tuscaloosa strip shooting; University denies report

According to The New York Times, surveillance footage shows that Spears was a passenger in Brandon Miller’s car that was at the scene of the shooting that killed 23-year-old Jamea Jonae Harris.

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Justin Bogie talks teacher pay raises on News Talk 93.1 'News & Views'

Listen to 1819 News Fiscal and Budget Reporter Justin Bogie on "News & Views" with Joey Clark as they discuss five teacher pay raises in the past four years with no appreciable increase in student scores and the governor wants to raise their pay again.

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