A Jefferson County Democrat has filed a complaint with national party officials arguing rules and diversity requirements were broken when the Alabama Democratic Party elected leaders. Ralph Young said Tuesday that he filed the complaint with the Democratic National Committee, challenging the election of state chairwoman Nancy Worley. The complaint follows a dispute about the party’s direction. Worley was re-elected…
(AP Photo/Evan Vucci) U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) says the relationship between President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions is “dysfunctional” and “beyond repair.” Graham told NBC that the Justice Department needs a leader who can work with the president and that Sessions was not the only person for the job. But he said anyone picked to replace Sessions would…
The Biscuits (74-60) had a chance to clinch a playoff berth for a team-record fourth-consecutive season with a victory on Monday night, but fell, 3-1, in the fourth game of their five-game series against the Tennessee Smokies (65-67) at Riverwalk Stadium. Benton Moss tossed eight innings for the second-straight start, and had a 1-0 lead in the first thanks to…
Students from a private school in the Capital City got a surprise visit from actor Michael B. Jordan, who dropped in when he spotted them exercising in the midday heat. Reports say that Jordan was in Montgomery on Monday to begin filming “Just Mercy,” which is based on the memoir of attorney and criminal justice advocate Bryan Stevenson. The “Creed”…
The Alabama Securities Commission (ASC) today reported that more than 200 active investigations of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and cryptocurrency-related investment products are underway by state and provincial securities regulators in the United States and Canada as part of “Operation Cryptosweep,” an initiative of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA), of which ASC is a member. The ASC said,…
Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictments of two Monroeville men on drug charges that arose out of an investigation that also brought criminal charges against Conecuh County Commissioner John William Andrews Jr. Jack Lamar Jordan, 57, and Jimmy Coy Salter, 64, are each charged with one count of conspiracy to manufacture a controlled substance in the first degree, one…
A federal commission on improving school safety is meeting in Montgomery. The Federal Commission on School Safety will meet today at the Alabama State Capitol. The event begins at 1 p.m. It is the fourth and final listening session by the group formed by President Donald Trump after the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida….
THE FINAL WEEK OF AUGUST: An upper ridge is centered over the Carolinas and its influence continues to highlight he forecast for Alabama; meaning hot and mostly dry weather for Alabama continues today and tomorrow. Expect a good supply of sunshine, with highs in the lower to mid 90s this afternoon; while we can’t totally rule out a shower or…
Voters in Montgomery City Council District 4 will head to the polls Tuesday for a special election. They will vote to fill Senator David Burkette’s seat, who is now running for a full Senate term. Driving through neighborhoods of District 4, it’s easy to find signs of candidates vying for your vote. Doris Cooper Anthony, Audrey Billups-Graham, William Boyd, Nathaniel…
Advocates of a state-supported private school scholarship program are concerned that donations could drop under proposed new IRS rules. The program, known as the Alabama Accountability Act, gives donors an income tax break for donations to groups that provide private school scholarships. Currently, donors get a dollar-for-dollar reduction on their state income tax bill, and can also claim a federal…
