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Mar 21 2023
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Ivey proposes 2% teacher pay raise in record $8.8 billion education budget
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey released her proposal Tuesday for how lawmakers should spend a record $8.8 billion from the Education Trust Fund budget for fiscal year 2024, which starts Oct. 1. The proposal reflects a 6.5% increase over the current year’s $8.3 billion education budget. Included in Ivey’s proposal is a 2% pay raise for education employees, new investments in teacher recruitment,
AL.comMar 04 2023
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Biden's Selma visit puts spotlight back on voting rights
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is set to pay tribute to the heroes of “Blood Sunday," joining thousands for the annual commemoration of the seminal moment in the civil rights movement that led to passage of landmark voting rights legislation nearly 60 years ago. The visit to Selma, Alabama, on Sunday also presents Biden with the opportunity to speak directly to the current generation of
KSATMar 10 2023
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Another Norfolk Southern Train Derails as CEO Alan Shaw Appears Before Senate
In West Virginia, an empty coal train jumped its tracks and caught fire in the community of Sandstone on Wednesday, injuring three workers and spilling diesel fuel into one of North America’s oldest rivers. A day later, a Norfolk Southern freight train derailed in Alabama 80 miles northeast of Birmingham. Local officials said no hazardous materials were involved in Thursday’s crash. It was the
Democracy Now!Mar 04 2023
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Legacy of John Lewis honored ahead of Bloody Sunday anniversary
As President Joe Biden prepares to travel to Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Democratic leaders and activists are reflecting on the state of voting rights and racial equality, and the legacy of late civil rights icon Congressman John Lewis. Biden will deliver remarks at the Edmund Pettus Bridge and participate in the annual commemorative bridge crossing
The GrioMar 09 2023
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Yet Another Norfolk Southern Train Derails As CEO Testifies Before Congress On East Palestine
Another Norfolk Southern train derailed Thursday in Calhoun County, Alabama, as the company’s chief executive officer (CEO) is expected to testify before Congress. The Calhoun County EMA reported that nearly 30 cars derailed at 6:45 a.m. in the White Plains area, according to the agency’s Facebook post. The incident reportedly caused no injuries, hazardous spills, or dangers to the public. “
The Daily CallerMar 24 2023
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San Diego State, Miami advance to Elite Eight
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Darrion Trammell and San Diego State used a dominant defensive performance to knock top overall seed Alabama out of the NCAA Tournament on Friday night, bottling up All-America freshman Brandon Miller in a 71-64 victory in the Sweet 16. Trammell, who grew up in Marin City and graduated from St. Ignatius High School, scored 21 points while Miller, whose outstanding season was
San Francisco ChronicleMar 08 2023
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Brandon Miller Breaks Silence For First Time: 'Whole Situation Is Just Really Heartbreaking'
Brandon Miller has publicly addressed the murder of Jamea Jonae Harris for the first time. The Alabama superstar drove the vehicle carrying the weapon allegedly used by Darius Miles and Michael Lynn Davis to murder the young single mother back in January in Tuscaloosa. Miller’s attorney claims he never touched the weapon or participated in handing it off to the two accused murderers. Police
OutKickMar 08 2023
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‘Armed and dangerous’ capital murder suspect now in custody in Montgomery
A suspect sought in the shooting death of a man in Montgomery last week is now in custody. Central Alabama Crime Stoppers on Tuesday said they were searching for 30-year-old Isaiah Gipson in the March 2 slaying of 26-year-old Fredrikis Heard. Gipson was taken into custody Wednesday. Montgomery police and the U.S. Marshals Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force had carried out the search and
AL.comJan 07 2023
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Rep. Mike Rogers had to be restrained from going after Gaetz on House floor after ‘present’ vote
Amid the turmoil on the House floor Friday night, an Alabama congressman had to be restrained by another lawmaker from lunging at Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Rep. Mike Rogers angrily jumped toward Gaetz moments after the Florida lawmaker declared “present” during the 14th round of voting for House speaker.
The decision, in part, left Rep. Kevin McCarthy one vote short of being elected
New York Post (News)Mar 06 2023
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Biden's 'Bloody Sunday' speech was offensive pandering
President Joe Biden's speech in Selma, Alabama, on Sunday touting the importance of voting rights on the anniversary of "Bloody Sunday" couldn’t have come at a more awkward time. Just days prior, Biden announced his support for a Republican-led resolution that would block criminal justice reforms overwhelmingly approved by Washington, D.C.'s city council. The move effectively usurps the power
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