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Barry Moore: Passing ICE funding through reconciliation needs to be 'first step' before ending DHS shutdown
3+ hour, 26+ min ago (240+ words) U. S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) doesn't want Congress to make a deal to end the partial government shutdown until Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is fully funded. The U. S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) remains unfunded as Democrats demand major reforms to…...
Mobile unveils "Regions Arena" as centerpiece of downtown development
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (434+ words) With a countdown and a tarp drop revealing the name for the first time, Mobile leaders on Tuesday publicly unveiled "Regions Arena" as the title sponsor for the city's new downtown venue, offering a glimpse into a project officials say…...
Lane Kiffin speaks out against 9-game SEC schedule: 'Not a good idea"
18+ hour, 21+ min ago (222+ words) New LSU Tigers head coach Lane Kiffin has never been afraid to speak his mind, and that was the case once again when he was asked this week about the SEC adding an extra conference game to the schedule. Kiffin…...
Auburn board of trustees to vote on $300 million Jordan-Hare upgrade project
19+ hour, 21+ min ago (253+ words) Auburn Tigers fans may soon be getting a very significant upgrade to Jordan-Hare Stadium. The north endzone renovation project, which first came to light in 2024 and has not cleared the hurdles to get it across the finish line, is now…...
Dr. Angelo Mancuso op-ed: Running scared
19+ hour, 11+ min ago (855+ words) By any measure, Alabama Republicans should be operating from a position of strength. They hold supermajorities in Montgomery, dominate statewide offices, and routinely win congressional seats by margins that would be unthinkable in most of the country. Yet instead of…...
Alabama's CHOOSE Act sees nearly 49, 000 student applications in second year
21+ hour, 17+ min ago (377+ words) Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that Alabama's CHOOSE Act education savings account program received a record number of applications for the 202627 school year. The application period closed March 31 with 29, 341 applications representing 48, 927 students. Of those, 18, 832 were new applications covering 29, 986 students,…...
Saban, UA President praise Trump's executive order on college sports
21+ hour, 56+ min ago (333+ words) Former Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban " who has been at the center of the fight to preserve college sports since his retirement " as well as UA President Dr. Peter Mohler, have each issued statements of support on President…...
Alabama passes scholarship bill for families of long-serving law enforcement
22+ hour, 58+ min ago (328+ words) The Alabama Legislature has given final passage to HB98, the Alabama Law Enforcement Officers" Family Scholarship Act, which provides up to $2, 500 in tuition assistance per academic period to the spouses and children of long-serving law enforcement officers. The bill, sponsored by…...
7 Things: Trump agrees to a temporary ceasefire with Iran, Dark Money flows into Alabama, Tuberville's college sports bill used by Trump, and more. ..
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (286+ words) 7. Georgia's special congressional runoff election featuring Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris was won by now Congressman-elect Fuller in the seat vacated by former U. S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in the heavily Republican 14th District, expanding the GOP hold on…...
Nick Derzis op-ed: A safe Hoover is a strong Hoover
1+ day, 35+ min ago (662+ words) The City of Hoover is known for safe neighborhoods and first-class public safety, and I personally devoted four decades to keeping the people of Hoover safe. Deciding to run for mayor was not easy. I loved being the police chief....