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Apr 11 2024
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Alabama definitions of ‘male’ and ‘female’ pass Legislature, head to governor
Alabama’s bill to define the sexes passed the House 74 to 14 on Thursday and now heads to Governor Kay Ivey’s desk. The bill, HB111, defines the terms “male,” “female,” “boy,” and “girl.” It states that the sexes are equal but not the same and that there are only two sexes. The sponsor said the purpose of the bill is to protect women’s spaces, such as locker rooms and university dorms. “In
AL.comApr 07 2024
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The NFL Draft’s Alabama roots: Pick No. 18
The 2024 NFL Draft starts on April 25 in Detroit with the 32 first-round picks. In the 88 NFL drafts, teams have chosen 128 prospects who played at Alabama high schools and colleges in the first round, and another 29 who were not first-rounders but were selected in the first 32 picks. AL.com is counting down to the draft by highlighting the players with Alabama football roots who have been
AL.comApr 22 2024
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Traffickers face mandatory life in prison under new Alabama law billed as 'toughest' in nation
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed an anti-child trafficking law that raises the penalty for first-degree human trafficking to a mandatory life imprisonment sentence if the victim was a minor, a bill her office claimed is the "toughest in America." Ivey's office announced last Wednesday that the Republican leader signed the Sound of Freedom Act, also known as House Bill 42. The legislation,
The Christian PostApr 11 2024
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Archibald: Alabama House passed controversial – but bipartisan – grass bill
This is an opinion column. Lost in the insanity, the inanity, the inhumanity of the 2024 Alabama Legislative Session was HB 229. About Alabama’s favorite grass. No, no, no. Don’t confuse this grass with marijuana legalization, or with anything by the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, which is still more messed up than Uncle Jim was at that Widespread Panic Concert in 2002. Which is saying
AL.comApr 17 2024
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Drinking water in 71 Alabama systems over EPA limits for forever chemicals
There’s good news and bad news about Alabama’s ongoing battle against drinking water contamination by so-called “forever chemicals.” The good news is that some of Alabama’s worst examples of contamination have been fixed, or at least a fix is underway. The bad news is that Alabama still has numerous drinking water systems that have tested far over the new federal limits for those chemicals in
AL.comApr 14 2024
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Bitter contest emerges for GOP in Alabama’s 2nd congressional race
The Republican runoff in the 2nd congressional district on Tuesday will pit two Montgomery residents against each other, one who is a political newcomer banking that conservative supporters will back her against a former Alabama state lawmaker who claims he has more roots within the district. Dick Brewbaker, a former state senator from 2010-2018 representing Montgomery, will face Caroleene
AL.comApr 10 2024
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Arrest Made in February Bombing Outside Alabama AG's Office
A 26-year-old man was arrested Wednesday and faces federal charges in connection with a February bombing outside the office of Republican Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall. Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert of Irondale, Alabama, was arrested and charged with malicious use of an explosive and possession of an unregistered destructive device, the Department of Justice said in a news release.
Newsmax (News)Apr 06 2024
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Goodman: Historic run for Alabama signals greatness ahead
This is an opinion column. This history was for Wendell Hudson. This ride to the Final Four was for the Rocket 8s. This dream was for Cecil Hurt, and this journey was for C.M. Newton. The fight of the Alabama men’s basketball team? Well, we all know that was for Wimp Sanderson. The unexpected joy was for the fans who waited so long, and the inspiration created by this group of Alabama
AL.comApr 10 2024
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Sponsor of Alabama’s medical marijuana bill tries to end delays
The state senator who sponsored the bill that passed three years ago authorizing medical marijuana in Alabama is trying to help fix the disputes over business licenses that have delayed the industry’s start. Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, introduced a bill to create a new process for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to issue licenses to integrated companies, which would be able to
AL.comApr 06 2024
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UConn outlasts Alabama, will face Purdue for NCAA title
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- If there's one play from UConn's win over Alabama on Saturday night that typified the Huskies' run toward back-to-back national championships, it wasn't a Donovan Clingan blocked shot or an Alex Karaban transition 3-pointer. It was Tristen Newton, calmly standing off to the side chewing his gum, then slowly working his way back to the ball to receive a pass and bury a 3-
ABC News (Online)