April 2024 – Page 5

It’s almost weed. And it’s taking Alabama by storm: ‘A big human guinea pig experiment.’

April 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Amy Yurkanin After Alabama failed to launch medical marijuana for the third time, it was fair to ask: Will legal marijuana ever come to Alabama? But here’s the reality. It’s already here – or something […]

AAMU LEADERS DISCUSS FUTURE COLLABORATION, OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH

April 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

President Daniel K. Wims, along with other Alabama A&M University officials including Vice President of Governmental Affairs and External Relations Shannon Reeves, Vice President of Research and Economic Development Dr. Majed El-Dweik, and Taurus Smith […]

ALABAMA A&M UNIVERSITY ROTC SPRING COMMISSIONING CEREMONY

April 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

The Alabama A&M University Army ROTC Bulldog Battalion will conduct its 2024 Spring Commissioning Ceremony on Thursday, May 2 starting at 1:00 p.m. in the Clyde Foster Multipurpose Room. Lieutenant General Sean A. Gainey, Commander, […]

DAVIS, DIGGS ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS

April 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

The AAMU Office of Disability Services along with the Epsilon Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated will host a Mental Health Awareness Fair on Saturday, April 27 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 […]

BLACK ALABAMIANS DISPROPORTIONATELY AFFECTED AS MEDICAID CUTS STRIP COVERAGE FROM THOUSANDS

April 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — As the Alabama Medicaid Agency proceeds with its process of reassessing the eligibility of over 1.1 million Medicaid recipients in the state, the impact on Black Alabamians has become increasingly concerning. Nearly […]

Alabama House approves $9.3 billion education budget

April 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

The budget includes a pay raise for state employees and more funding for education programs. By Trisha Powell Crain & Rebecca Griesbach House lawmakers approved a state education budget that would add up to $11 billion […]

2 of Alabama’s largest cities poised to remove police chiefs within same week

April 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By John Sharp, AL.com Mobile and Montgomery mayors took action Friday to either discuss the removal of or press forward with the dismissal of their police chiefs. Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson, in a statement Friday, […]

Alabama lawmakers vote down legislation to make police bodycam footage public record

April 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee voted down a bill that would have required the public release of police body camera footage on Wednesday, with an 8-4 vote against the legislation. Sponsored by […]

Biden nominee Miranda Holloway-Baggett could be Alabama’s first Black woman US Marshal

April 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

By Warren Kulo President Joe Biden has nominated Miranda Holloway-Baggett to become the next U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Alabama, according to a release from the White House. Holloway-Baggett, a 23-year veteran of the […]

Alabama A&M Edged in SWAC Tourney Semifinals

April 23, 2024 Bouldin 0

NEW ORLEANS, La. | The Alabama A&M University men’s tennis team was locked in a battle on Saturday in the 2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Men’s Tennis Tournament semifinals as Jackson State edged the Bulldogs, 4-3, […]