House Bill 2, better known as the Gas Tax Bill passed on the Senate floor today. The vote of 28 to 6 was a strong showing of bi-partisan support. Governor Kay Ivey signed the bill into law later on Tuesday. The Governor called a special session to address the fuel tax. Money from the tax will be used to rebuild…
Alabama Gov, Kay Ivey has signed a 10-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax increase into law. Ivey signed the bill Tuesday afternoon about two hours after the measure was approved by the Alabama Legislature. The Republican governor proposed the increase to fund road and bridge construction. Ivey said the money is an investment in the state’s future. The Alabama Senate on Tuesday approved…
Alabama News Network has learned that Geoffrey Sherman, the former producing artistic director for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival has died. Sherman retired in July of 2017 after 12 years at ASF. The Alabama Shakespeare Festival says Sherman died today in New York after a battle against cancer. From the Alabama Shakespeare Festival: Born, educated and trained as a theatre and…
Batman is turning 80 this year, and Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy is coming back to select theaters to celebrate in high-resolution 70mm IMAX. Warner Bros. president of domestic distribution Jeff Goldstein said Tuesday that the engagement will kick off in Los Angeles at Universal CityWalk on March 30 with back-to-back screenings of “Batman Begins,” ”The Dark Knight” and “The…
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has arrived at a hearing in Chicago where lawyers will discuss whether cameras should be allowed in the courtroom during his disorderly conduct trial. Smollett was joined by his lawyers and some family members at Tuesday’s hearing. A grand jury indicted Smollett last week on 16 felony counts accusing him of lying to the police about…
The Alabama Senate has approved a bill to raise Alabama’s gas tax by 10 cents a gallon. The bill bill passed the Senate this afternoon on a 28-6 vote. The measure now goes to Gov. Kay Ivey, who will sign it at 3:30 p.m. Ivey called lawmakers into special session to consider the tax increase to fund road and bridge…
The CEO of beleaguered Wells Fargo is telling Congress the bank has cleaned up its act after a series of scandals that affected millions of customers. But Democrats – and some Republicans – on the House Financial Services Committee aren’t buying it. Wells Fargo CEO and President Tim Sloan told the committee the bank is compensating customers who had been…
Photo from Crimestoppers Central Alabama CrimeStoppers is seeking three men who are considered regional theft suspects but are not in custody. The men are accused of stealing, on average, between $300 to $800 on every visit to an Alabama Select Spirit Store located in Conecuh, Dallas, Lee, Lowndes and Marengo counties. CrimeStoppers says the suspects are Montgomery residents Malcolm Devante Hosea,…
Actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among at least 40 people indicted in a sweeping college admissions bribery scandal. Loughlin appeared in the ABC sitcom “Full House,” and Huffman starred in ABC’s “Desperate Housewives.” Both were charged with conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire fraud in indictments unsealed Tuesday in federal court in Boston. Court documents say Huffman…
“To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee railed against her hometown for trying to exploit her success in a letter that helps explain later legal battles involving commercialization of her novel. The writer’s bitter assessment of Monroeville comes in a three-page letter that’s being sold with other items by Bonhams auctions. Lee used Monroeville as the model for fictional Maycomb,…
