Hutchinson testified that a defiant Trump was told there were guns and other weapons in the rally crowd at the White House, but sent his supporters to the Capitol anyway and even sought to physically pry the steering wheel from his presidential motorcade driver so he could join them.
Justices side with doctors convicted in pain pill schemes
One of the appeals came from Xiulu Ruan of Mobile, who along with partner James Couch was convicted of overprescribing medications at their Physicians Pain Specialists of Alabama clinic and pharmacy.
US consumer confidence slumps to lowest level in 16 months
Consumer prices surged 8.6% in May from a year earlier, faster than April's year-over-year increase of 8.3%, the Labor Department reported earlier this month. The new inflation figure was the highest since 1981 and came after the Federal Reserve raised its main borrowing rate by a half point in early May in its effort to tamp down rising inflation.
SD27: Party decision based on voter’s intent, not registration status
Jay Hovey, an Auburn Council member, beat State Sen. Whatley by one vote in the May 24 Republican primary election. Whatley, a three-term incumbent, challenged that result with the party. Under Alabama election law, it is the parties who ultimately decide which candidates to certify for the general election ballot.
Daily News Digest – June 28, 2022
Alabama school choice advocates encouraged by SCOTUS ruling on funding; 46 migrants found dead in abandoned trailer in San Antonio; Groups oppose $725M Alabama bond sale for building prisons; Supreme Court backs coach in praying on field after games; Jan. 6 panel to hear from Meadows aide
Alabama school choice advocates encouraged by SCOTUS ruling on funding
The high court ruled 6-3 that it is unconstitutional for Maine’s K-12 tuition support program for private schools to exclude religious schools.
46 migrants found dead in abandoned trailer in San Antonio
Forty-six people were found dead after being abandoned in a tractor-trailer on a remote back road in San Antonio in the latest tragedy to claim the lives of migrants smuggled across the border from Mexico to the U.S. Sixteen people were hospitalized, including four children.
Groups oppose $725M Alabama bond sale for building prisons
The Communities Not Prisons coalition, a group formed to oppose the construction, and other organizations issued statements Monday opposing the looming bond sale. The state is expected to go to the bond market on Tuesday, to provide financing for the construction plan. That money will be added to $135 million in state funds and $400 million in pandemic relief dollars that the state already agreed to put toward the construction project.
Supreme Court backs coach in praying on field after games
Justice Neil Gorsuch, writing for the majority in the ruling, declared, "The Constitution and the best of our traditions counsel mutual respect and tolerance, not censorship and suppression, for religious and nonreligious views alike."
Jan. 6 panel to hear from Meadows aide
In brief excerpts of testimony revealed in court filings, Hutchinson told the committee she was in the room for White House meetings where challenges to the election were debated and discussed, including with Republican lawmakers.
ALEA: Senate District 27 voter was not issued license, registered to vote
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says a voter now at the center of the Senate District 27 election saga was not issued an Alabama driver’s license or registered to vote because she did not complete required documentation after moving from another state.
More than 1 million voters switch to GOP in warning for Dems
More than 1 million voters across 43 states have switched to the Republican Party over the last year, according to voter registration data analyzed by The Associated Press. The previously unreported number reflects a phenomenon that is playing out in virtually every region of the country — Democratic and Republican states along with cities and small towns — in the period since President Joe Biden replaced former President Donald Trump.
Capitol Journal: June 24, 2022
Dr. Julia Booth of the Medical Association of Alabama discussed the prospects of Alabama expanding Medicaid. June 27 is actually the 10th anniversary of the NFIB vs. Sebelius case that upheld the Affordable Care Act, but also allowed states to opt out of Medicaid expansion if they so chose.
Legendary Shoals recording region now offering incentives
With a goal of continuing the legendary hit-recording tradition of the area, the Shoals Economic Development Authority board is embracing a cultural economy that views music and film as viable economic drivers.
G-7 leaders confer with Zelenskyy, prep new aid for Ukraine
Leading economic powers conferred by video link with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday as they underscored their commitment to Ukraine for "as long as it takes" with plans to pursue a price cap on Russian oil, raise tariffs on Russian goods and impose other new sanctions.