Posts by Austen Shipley — Page 71
Alabama will be closing its state waters from Monday, May 1st to Thursday, June 1st the Marine Resources Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) announced this week.
Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) called on his fellow Senators Wednesday to pass legislation unanimously that would ensure biological males cannot compete in women's sports throughout the country and would also preserve Title IX.
U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today joined with her fellow senators Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) to introduce the Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, legislation Britt has called "commonsense".
The Taliban announced earlier this month that it had supposedly killed the ISIS-K leader who was responsible for planning the suicide bombing that took place outside the Abbey Gate of Hamid Karzai International Airport (Kabul International Airport) in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 26, 2021.
A bill to stop the Chinese ownership of land within the Yellowhammer State has been filed by House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen. The Alabama Property Protection Act, or HB379 as it is known, will protect the state’s agricultural interests and military facilities from Chinese ownership and interference, according to Stadthagen (R-Hartselle). “I don’t believe we […]
To say it was a success, is putting it mildly.Last week, Bama Blitz, a University of Alabama sponsored fundraising drive, raised over $2 million dollars. The amount was achieved through 1,564 gifts which were given by 1,477 donors during the crowdfunded, social-media-driven campaign.
The deteriorating Saturn rocket located just off I-65 in the northern most part of Alabama has garnered state headlines for months. The widespread attention has caused state law makers to consider various options in the upkeep, of what Senator Tom Butler has called a "monument."
Speaking at a recent hearing of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations with NASA, Senator Katie Britt praised and highlighted the Marshall Space Flight Center's role in the new era of American space exploration.
It's a rodeo. Just not a typical one. The 29th Annual Fishing Rodeo, hosted by the Auburn Parks and Recreation Department, has officially opened its registration as of today.
C Spire is accelerating its already massive growth throughout the Yellowhammer State with its latest move in south Alabama. The broadband juggernaut opened an office and a warehouse Thursday to help its continued fiber expansion in the Baldwin County-Mobile County area. “What we’re doing right now is aggressively expanding fiber connectivity to residents and businesses,” […]
Domestique Coffee and Cahaba Fire Company, two startup companies, recently took home thousands in prize money during Alabama Launchpad's Cycle 1 2023 Finale. Both companies competed against nine other start up businesses in the competition and won a combined $75,000 in non-dilutive funding.
Florence Police Chief Ron Tyler and his family have taken home a weekly prize of $20,000 from America's funniest videos.
In an unlikely twist, two Democrat Secretaries of Agriculture have endorsed a central part of Senator Tommy Tuberville's FARM Act.Both former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Mike Espy and the current Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, backed the provision in the Tuberville's legislation that would add the secretary of agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).
Tabitha Isner, Vice Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, has a unique view on the recent mass shooting in Dadeville that killed 4 and wounded 32 others at a Sweet 16 party.
The US House of Representatives passed Senator Tommy Tuberville's Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act Wednesday in Washington. It will now move onto the Senate, where it faces an uphill battle.
Representative Barry Moore(AL-02), yesterday, took part in a joint resolution of disapproval against the D.C. City Council's recently enacted legislation that some are calling an anti-police bill.
Wednesday, Senator Tommy Tuberville said that the Biden administration's use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions has nothing to do with the Dobbs decision or Roe V. Wade and that the presidential administration is using Dobbs as an excuse to allow VA provided abortions.
Yesterday, USA Health (University of South Alabama Health Care Authority) announced an agreement with a St. Louis based company, Ascension. This will allow USA Health to acquire Ascension owned, Providence Health Systems.
The Spring CahabaQue BBQ Cook-Off set a new event record of $38,946 last week during the Cahaba Brewing Company hosted biannual fund raiser.
Alabama is progressing in education in many ways, especially for students throughout the state. However, one group within the state's educational system seems to be encountering some obstacles to achieving this progress, teachers
State Senator Clay Scofield(R-District 9) has earned an award from the National Federation of Independent Business. The Guardian of the Small Business award was presented today to the Senator in Montgomery.
Senator Tommy Tuberville, along with his fellow senators John Boozman of Arkansas and Mike Braun of Indiana are cosponsoring a bill that will exempt family farmers from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requirements that would force the farmers to report all operational Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The University of Alabama's Adapted Athletics is raising money in order to purchase custom sports wheelchairs for the group for the upcoming annual Bama Blitz being hosted by the university.

