As lawmakers debate a proposed state lottery, separate bills seek to restore electronic bingo operations to state dog tracks. Democratic Rep. Pebblin Warren on Wednesday urged a House committee to approve the proposal for Macon County. The proposed constitutional amendment specifies that Macon County bingo operations could use the same machines as the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Warren said…
The Alabama Senate will debate a lottery bill today. Senate Rules Chairman Jabo Waggoner said Thursday that he expects a lengthy debate on the bill. Waggoner said it is the only bill on the proposed debate agenda. The bill by Republican Sen. Greg Albritton of Atmore would limit a lottery to paper tickets and not allow video lottery terminals. If…
Joe Biden has formally entered the 2020 race for president. The vice president under President Barack Obama made the announcement in a video released this morning. The move marks what will likely be the 76-year-old’s final opportunity to seek a job he has eyed for more than a generation. He struggled in two previous campaigns. Watch Joe Biden’s Announcement Video One…
RAIN/STORMS RETURN: Not much change in the forecast for today; the day starts off dry, but clouds will increase through the day with rain and storms moving move into West Alabama during the early afternoon. This activity will continue to spread eastward through the afternoon hours and we should all see the chance for rain and storms during the evening…
State legislators along with various agencies teamed up for Human Trafficking Awareness Day at the State House. Four bills were introduced in House Committee’s to help fight back against human trafficking. Officials with the Department of Homeland Security say that the I-20 corridor between Birmingham and Atlanta is the most trafficked stretch of interstate in the nation. It is estimated…
On April 23, the Tennessee Department of Health reported to the Alabama Department of Public Health that an individual with a confirmed measles case traveled through Alabama on April 11 and made two stops during the infectious period. Persons should check their vaccine history for vaccination with measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Â Two doses of vaccine provide up to…
Attorney General Steve Marshall urges Alabamians to participate in the DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, on Saturday, April 27, at various locations throughout the state. This year’s event—the 17th DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back–has approximately 68 collection sites scheduled to be available in Alabama this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The program is sponsored by the…
Imprisoned actor Bill Cosby is renewing attacks on a Pennsylvania trial judge as he again seeks bail while he appeals his sex-assault conviction. Lawyers for the 81-year-old Cosby filed a bail motion Wednesday with the state Superior Court. They complain that Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill has not issued a post-trial opinion explaining key trial decisions in the seven months…
A Florida-based contractor will pay $329,057 in back wages and benefits to 53 postal delivery workers in Montgomery. According to reports, the decision comes after an investigation into St. Augustine, Florida-based Postal Fleet Services Inc. by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. The department says the company violated requirements of two federal acts. Investigators say Postal Fleet…
Today’s Morning Pledge, brought to you by ASE Credit Union, is presented by Ms. Shanahan’s 2nd grade class at Catoma Elementary School. Categories: The Morning Pledge
