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What the Tech? See NFT Art

Forget for a minute what NFT stands for. I could go on explaining non-fungible tokens for hours and it still might make no sense to you, or me. Even artists admit they didn’t understand it when they began creating it 4 years ago. I reached out to a successful artist creating work on the Blockchain under the pseudonym BigComicArt. From…

Amtrak Proposes Passenger Rail Service for Montgomery

FILE – (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) As President Biden released his $2.3 trillion infrastructure improvement plan, Amtrak hopes some of that money will be spent on expanding passenger rail service, including to Montgomery. The president’s plan includes $80 billion for rail. If Congress approves, some of that money would likely go to repairing Amtrak’s existing lines, but there are plans…

Wednesday Night Fire Leaves Montgomery Home Destroyed

A Montgomery home is left a total loss after a Wednesday night fire. At 8:22 p.m. on March 31. Montgomery Fire and Rescue Units responded to the 2100 block of Rosemont Dr. When the units arrived smoke and flames were coming from the attic. Units were able to extinguish the fire which was proclaimed a second alarm fire due to…

Alabama Yoga Bill Stalls After Conservative Groups Object

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s decades-old ban on yoga in public schools could stay in place a little longer. A bill that would allow yoga in schools stalled Wednesday in the Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee. During a hearing, two conservative groups objected because of yoga’s historic ties to Hinduism. The Alabama Board of Education voted in 1993 to prohibit yoga…

MPD Investigates 2 Separate Wednesday Night Shootings

Montgomery Police say they are investigating 2 separate Wednesday night shootings that occurred around the same time, 8:00 p.m. The first shooting in question took place on the 200 block of Tallapoosa St. When police arrived at the scene the night of March 31. An adult male was found suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. A similar scenario occurred on…

13 Attorneys General Sue Biden Admin Over Stimulus Tax Rule

(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Attorneys general from 13 states sued the Biden administration on Wednesday over a provision in the federal stimulus that bars tax cuts from being offset with relief money. In Alabama, the filing in U.S. District Court asks judges to strike down the provision that prohibits states from using $195 billion of federal…