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The Truth Behind Fake News

https://youtu.be/BicRnlK56dI The term fake news has gained popularity in the past year.  It's often the focus of political speeches, late-late night talk shows and now legislation in a few states. It's also a topic of discussion in journalism classes at…

Update: Senate Passes General Fund Budget

State senators have approved an Alabama general fund budget after a debate where tempers flared multiple times. The budget passed Thursday, 23-4. Sen. Rodger Smitherman sharply criticized one senator's unsuccessful proposal to take $600,000 from Birmingham tourism projects. Senators also…

Senate Approves Redistricting Plan

The Alabama Senate has approved new legislative districts over the objections of black Democrats who said the plan was gerrymandered to maintain GOP control of the state's largest county. Senators on Thursday approved the new districts in a 25-7 party…

House Passes Bill to Replace Obamacare

Relieved Republicans have pushed their prized health care bill through the House. The mostly party-line 217-213 vote advances a bill that addresses their longtime pledge to erase the 2010 Obama health care law. Thursday's vote sends the measure to the…

Jim Byard Stepping Down as Head of ADECA

Jim Byard, the head of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, is leaving as Gov. Kay Ivey fills names her own cabinet members. The governor's office confirmed Byard's departure Thursday. Spokeswoman Eileen Jones says Ivey has identified a…

Huntingdon College Building New Band Facility

Huntingdon College's Marching Scarlet and Grey, with plans for a 100-member roster this fall, will have a new practice facility as classes begin in August. Construction, which began last year, will continue in earnest this summer toward a completion date…

Top 50 U.S. cities ranked by mosquito population.

Orkin’s Top 50 Mosquito Cities list ranks metro areas by the number of mosquito customers served from April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017. The list includes both residential and commercial treatments. Atlanta Washington, D.C. (+1) Chicago (-1) New York…

House Passes State Education Budget

Alabama lawmakers have passed the state education budget. The House of Representatives unanimously approved the $6.4 billion budget proposal Wednesday. Tuscaloosa Republican Rep. Bill Poole says the budget will keep state schools mostly funded at the same levels as last…

Gov. Ivey Signs Religious Adoption Bill

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed legislation protecting faith-based adoption organizations that refuse to place children with gay parents or other households because of their religious beliefs. The legislation prohibits Alabama from refusing to license faith-based adoption groups that refuse…

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