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SEC insider on perceived attempts to push DeBoer out: 'Utterly ridiculous and asinine"
12+ min ago (254+ words) Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Kalen DeBoer has learned just how much the main job in Tuscaloosa can be an absolute pressure cooker, with some fans throwing around some absolutely wild takes every time his team loses a game or…...
Barry Moore blasts Democrat hypocrisy on SAVE Act: 'They didn't mind you having to get a vaccine ID to go out and eat"
55+ min ago (214+ words) U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) isn't buying the arguments against voter ID laws from his colleagues on the other side of the aisle. Moore, who is also a candidate for the U.S. Senate, helped pass the SAVE America Act in the House,…...
Alabama lawmakers block private-plane tax carveout that would cost schools millions
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (352+ words) The Alabama House Ways and Means General Fund Committee voted down HB185 on Wednesday, rejecting a proposal that would have exempted certain corporate aircraft from property taxes. The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Brock Colvin (R-Albertville), would have exempted general aviation…...
Alabama Senate unanimously passes bill requiring English proficiency for commercial drivers
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (312+ words) The Alabama Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed SB242 on a 34-0 vote, sending a bill to the House that would require all commercial drivers to be proficient in English and provide valid entry documents if their license is from another country. Under…...
Sheffield City Schools: 'Do not give money' to impostor students asking for graduation, prom donations
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (264+ words) School leaders in Sheffield are asking Shoals residents to be a little more cautious " and a little more curious " if approached by someone claiming to be a high school student collecting money for school expenses, following recent'scam'attempts. Administrators say they've…...
Governor Ivey signs App Store Accountability Act into law
4+ hour, 22+ min ago (194+ words) Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed HB161, the App Store Accountability Act, into law. The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Chris Sells (R-Greenville), requires parental consent before minors can download apps, requires app stores to verify users" ages, and requires apps…...
Golesh on boosters who want say in decision making: 'We don’t need your money"
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (173+ words) The Auburn Tigers are in a new era as a program led by new head coach Alex Golesh, and he is certainly running things a whole lot differently from the way they have gone in the past. Auburn has a…...
House committee passes bill designating Miss Alabama as an official state ambassador
5+ hour, 26+ min ago (397+ words) The House State Government Committee passed HB407 on Wednesday, a bill that would designate Miss Alabama as an official state ambassador for Alabama during her term of service. The bill, sponsored by State Rep. Susan DuBose (R-Hoover), would create an honorary,…...
7 Things: Trump engaging in a war on peace; Epstein saga; new Alabama House leader GOP elected; and more...
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (357+ words) 7. Alabama Athletics Director Greg Byrne responded to Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl's comments on the Charles Bediako NCAA eligibility situation by sharing biblical wisdom, quoting Proverbs 18:17 about hearing both sides before judging, implying Pearl spoke prematurely or one-sidedly on the…...
Jessica Ross says ALGOP steering committee removed her from House District 65 Republican primary over 2020 Democratic vote
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (392+ words) Jessica Ross, a Republican candidate for Alabama House District 65, has been removed from the Republican primary ballot by the Alabama Republican Party Steering Committee after a challenge over her vote in the 2020 Democratic primary. Ross announced the decision in a…...