Inauguration Day; Trump says farewell, issues pardons; Robbins wins in HD33; Lawmakers call on ADPH to fix 'kink' in vaccine recording; News Briefs
Author: Todd Stacy (Todd Stacy)
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Daily News Digest – January 19, 2021
Jittery district: Inauguration rehearsal evacuated after fire; It's Election Day in HD33; Don't look now, but Alabama's COVID-19 numbers are getting better; Biden to propose 8-year citizen path for immigrants; Bama hoops enters Top 25
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Daily News Digest – January 18, 2021
State capital cities prepare for protests; FBI vetting Guard troops in DC; What will a 50-50 Senate look like? Alabama funeral homes strained; Latest Tuberville 'gaffe' wasn't one at all
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Photos: Alabama Capitol complex barricaded in anticipation of protests
The entire Capitol complex in downtown Montgomery has been barricaded off with multiple layers of security, as a combination of city and state police prepare for protests associated with Inauguration Day on Wednesday, Jan. 20. Mayor Steven Reed said Montgomery police have been coordinating with state and federal authorities to prevent and respond to any...
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Latest Tuberville ‘gaffe’ wasn’t one at all
By TODD STACY, Alabama Daily News Last week, Twitter blew up with the news of yet another embarrassing misstatement from Alabama’s newly installed U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville. This time, based on an interview with Birmingham’s CBS42, Tuberville was said to have wanted to postpone the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden for several months until the...
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Daily News Digest – January 15, 2021
Good morning and Happy Friday! Here’s your Daily News for January 15. 1. Washington locks down ahead of inauguration All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing. The U.S. Capitol, which proved such a soft target last week, was visible only through lines of...
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Whitt, Pearce join Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association board
The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association this week is announce that former Auburn University Coach Joe Whitt and Selma advocate Fran Pearce have been added to its board of trustees. The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association is a non profit organization dedicated to promoting outdoor recreation and tourism in Alabama’s 23-county Black Belt region. According...
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Gary Smith elected BCA chairman
Before being elected chairman, Smith oversaw ProgressPAC, BCA’s political contributing arm, following the traditional path of leadership within the organization. Smith succeeds John Mazyck of Frazier-Lanier, who served as BCA chairman for the last year.
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Daily News Digest – January 14, 2021
House impeaches Trump again; Space Command to locate in Huntsville; Orr files COVID liability bill; State struggling to fix overwhelmed vaccination hotline; Capitol investigators try to sort real tips from noise.
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Daily News Digest – January 13, 2021
Impeachment gets real; Despite transfer, employer taxes going up; Ivey urges patience with vaccine rollout; Facing House censure call, Brooks says he won't apologize; Column: Cognitive dissonance is a hell of a drug
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Stacy column: Cognitive dissonance is a hell of a drug
So much of what has occurred these last few years in our politics can be attributed to cognitive dissonance, the psychological theory that explains why we often choose self-delusion over beliefs that conflict with our own.
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Daily News Digest – January 12, 2021
Bama wins it all, again; House speeds toward impeachment, Senate may not meet until inauguration; State House security will include state troopers; CARES funds redirected to shore up unemployment, avoid tax increase; ABC temporarily closes 41 stores
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Daily News Digest – January 11, 2021
Learning more about the Capitol riot and the rioters; Pelosi attempts to move forward with impeachment; Lawmaker: Local school boards need say in extended school closures; New multi-state agronomy venture based in Decatur;
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Ivey: Brooks ‘does not speak’ for all Republicans, Alabamians
Gov. Kay Ivey says Americans need to "press pause" on divisive rhetoric two days after the Capitol was ransacked by a mob of President Donald Trump supporters, and she had particularly pointed words for Congressman Mo Brooks saying "he does not speak for all Republicans, much less all Alabamians.”
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Daily News Digest – January 8, 2021
The latest from Washington; Alabama man killed in Capitol melee; Lawmakers 'cautious' as General Fund growth slows; State Bar pulls Ellen Brooks contract; Auburn's Harsin hires Mike Bobo, Derek Mason as coordinators