MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee will vote next week after holding a public hearing on the Senate-passed bill.  If approved, the bill would then head to the House Health Committee where it also must be approved before getting a vote in the House of Representatives. The bill by Republican Sen. Tim Melson would allow people with a…
(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) Alabama is the second state to sue the U.S. Census Bureau to speed up the redistricting process. Alabama has also asked a panel of federal judges to stop the bureau from using a controversial technique to manipulate its data. The Census is trying to stop data companies from matching people to confidential information they give the…
Officials in Macon county react to the gambling bill failing to pass in the senate Tuesday. Victoryland is one of the few electronic bingo facilities that are open in Alabama. In recent years Victoryland has not been fully operational even before the pandemic. This has drastically affected the revenue in Macon County. Macon county Commission Chairman Louis Maxwell says it…
Over the weekend someone bid $2.5 million for an autographed original tweet by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. It left most everyone asking “how do you buy a tweet?” and “why would you want to buy a tweet?”. Both valid questions. How do you buy a tweet anyway? Isn’t it on the internet for everyone to see and copy and save?…
Who hasn’t thought about making a little money on the side? Whether you’re looking to build a nest-egg, pay for college, or start your own full-time business, everything you need to get started is likely on your smartphone. If you’re the creative type with a good eye for photographs, the smartphone app “foap” might land one of your pictures a…
The White House began highlighting the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill immediately after it gained final congressional approval on Wednesday, wasting no time in selling the public on President Joe Biden’s first legislative victory. The president tweeted moments after the bill passed that “Help is here – and brighter days lie ahead.” Help is here — and brighter days lie…
The VA of Central Alabama Health Care System has a ongoing program with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. On Thursday, at their MVAC location at 8105 Chantilly Parkway, they gave veterans their first and second dose of the vaccine. MVAC has been vaccinating their veterans since late December when the vaccine first became available. They have already vaccinated over 15% of…
A federal grand jury in Alabama returned a five-count indictment Wednesday charging two Alabama men, an Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) sergeant and corrections officer, with assaulting an inmate at ADOC’s Staton Correctional Facility and making false statements following the assault. According to court documents, Sergeant Devlon Williams, 35 and Correctional Officer Larry Managan Jr. 39, of Montgomery assaulted the…
Growth is on the horizon at Baptist Medical Center East as the hospital prepares to expand with a 26-bed state-of-the-art unit that will be used to serve Postpartum and Women’s Services Patients. The unit itself isn’t set to open until winter 2021, crews from Batson-Cook Construction have reached a significant milestone in this project as they recently placed the final…
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., leads the vote to approve a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON (AP) – Congress has sent President Joe Biden the landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill. The House approved the bill Wednesday over solid Republican opposition in a…
