7 Things: Debt deal passes with few AL ‘yes’ votes; no Space Force here; and more …

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June 1, 2023

7. The brother of U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) apparently wants everyone to know that he exists and that he is not his brother, so he disavowed Sen. Tuberville. Oh, he also wants you to hear his terrible music, so he posted a link on the day aldotcom covered his “story.”

6. Time to kill James Barber, a loser who killed a 75-year-old woman with a claw hammer and his bare hands. Barber is lucky to be the first guy in the state to get a 30-hour window for his execution, congratulations!

5. You may now punch the mayor of Tarrant, Ala., if he says something sexual about your wife, according to a judge. Tarrant City Councilman Tommy Bryant had punched Mayor Wayman Newton in the parking lot, but it was justified after Newtown made a comment about Bryant’s wife.

4. If you shoplift something, it is possible you could go to jail now that retail theft and organized retail theft have been defined and clarified by the Legislature. Now if people are stealing large amounts of items over a long period, they could face up to 20 years in jail and restitution.

3. It was a busy day for the Education Trust Fund Committee with the exemption to the overtime pay being amended to only apply to the first $2,000, as well as movement on tax cuts on groceries, both will get the greenlight. Final votes will take place today.

2. It is not the Space Command but the Air Force has placed multiple Space Force units in Colorado, Florida, and New Mexico, and none in Alabama. President Joe Biden is headed to Colorado Springs today to speak at the Air Force Academy graduation, and Colorado Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet is going to push for more assets for Colorado at Alabama’s expense.

1. The passage of the debt limit increase in the U.S. House of Representatives was inevitable, now the gnashing of teeth and cries of “never again” begin … again. The bill did almost fail as 29 House Republicans said “no” to the deal but 52 House Democrats switched their votes to put the measure over the line. The Alabama delegation was pretty split, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) explained his “no” prior to the vote. Reps. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) and Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) voted against the bill, too. Reps. Mike Rogers (R-Saks), Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville), Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham), and Jerry Carl (R-Mobile) were “yes” votes.

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Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and on Talk 99.5 from 10 a.m. to noon.