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NCAA clears way for athlete compensation

WAKA Action 8 News,
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by WAKA Action 8 News

DALLAS (AP) — The NCAA Board of Directors approved one of the biggest changes in the history of college athletics Wednesday, clearing the way for nearly a half-million athletes to start earning money based on their fame and celebrity without fear of endangering their eligibility or putting their school in jeopardy of violating amateurism rules that have stood for decades….

Nearly 100 Candidates and PACs Violate Alabama Finance Rules

Darryl Hood,
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by Darryl Hood

Alabama’s secretary of state says 92 political candidates and donation groups have broken campaign finance rules. Secretary John Merrill on Monday publicly released the names of all the candidates and political action committees that failed to disclose donations by this year’s January cutoff date. He says the release is intended to compel PACs and candidates to file financial records of…