7. Alabama Public Television voted to continue its PBS contract until July with commissioners agreeing to preserve educational programming like “Sesame Street” amid federal funding cuts; APT also will form a survey committee per Gov. Kay Ivey’s guidance to assess disaffiliation risks, including a $2.8 million gap and 80-90% membership loss.
6. Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal is among nine Army sites evaluated for the Janus Program’s nuclear microreactors to provide resilient energy; small reactors are being considered for their ability to deliver “secure, resilient, and reliable energy to support national defense installations and critical missions.”
5. A mid-November Cygnal poll voters shows a bloodbath with Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) leading former Sen. Doug Jones (D-Mountain Brook) 53%-34% in a hypothetical 2026 gubernatorial matchup, with swing voters favoring Tuberville 46%-21% and high-propensity voters 57%-36%.
4. A federal judge blocked Texas’ newly GOP-drawn congressional map, citing racial gerrymandering evidence, and ordering the 2021 map’s use, this is the map spurred California and other states to redraw their maps, appeals are underway.
3. Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) in writing a letter to D.C. Circuit Chief Judge Sri Srinivasan calling for U.S. District Court Judge James Boasberg to lose his job for abusing his authority when he authorized the Biden Justice Department to spy on several Republican U.S. Senators.
2. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) addressed the Epstein files release bill passing unanimously in the Senate, hoping it delivers justice and accountability for victims while questioning Democrat delays under Biden; all seven Alabama House members voted YES in the House, too.
1. President Donald Trump dismissed the Epstein Files Transparency Act’s unanimous Senate passage as a distraction from his “victories” despite pledging to sign; while Speaker Mike Johnson raised veto concerns over unamended passage and Trump’s “deep disappointment,” though files mentioning him exceed 20,000 pages with no criminal links.
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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.
