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Alabama AG demands wholesale retailer giant drop ‘insidious’ DEI practices

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Heather Gann Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has cosigned a letter with 18 other AGs demanding that wholesale chain Costco dismantle their DEI policies or explain why they are keeping them within 30 days. “Insidious […]

Montgomery Billboard Sparks Controversy: Trump Slogan Over Civil Rights Image Removed

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS A billboard in Montgomery, Alabama, featuring Donald Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan over a historic photo from the civil rights movement was recently removed, sparking debate over censorship and artistic expression, […]

$7,830 IRS credit: What to know about qualifying for the Earned Income Tax Credit

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore The Internal Revenue Service is reminding tax filers about a key credit worth up to $7,830. The federal Earned Income Tax Credit is designed for low to moderate-income wage earners and is fully […]

Failure to disclose concealed handgun to police would be crime under proposed Alabama law

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey and Republican lawmakers have said combatting crime and supporting law enforcement will be priorities during the legislative session that starts Tuesday. A Democratic lawmaker has a bill that he said […]

Alabama transitions Labor Dept. to Workforce, targets low job participation

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Alabama now officially has a Department of Workforce. Late Friday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced the state’s Department of Labor would officially change its name and focus on Feb. 1, with former State Sen. […]

Beth Thames: We need to find ways to stop stereotyping people

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Beth Thames This is an opinion column Apologies to my Spanish professors, Mr. Perez and Mr. Hinken. Even after two years in high school and two semesters in college, my language skills are pretty weak. […]

Reginald F. Lewis: The Billion-Dollar Businessman Who Broke Barriers

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

Reginald F. Lewis, a trailblazing entrepreneur and financier, made history as one of the first African Americans to build a billion-dollar company. As the chairman and CEO of TLC Beatrice International Holdings, Lewis redefined what […]

Rep. Sewell’s statement on Trump Administration’s rescission of funding freeze

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

ByStaff “The Trump Administration has shown its hand, and we must remain vigilant,” Sewell said. S. Rep. Terri Sewell, AL-07, released the following statement after the Trump Administration rescinded its Office of Management and Budget […]

Teen shot and killed at north Alabama barbecue restaurant identified by police

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Heather Gann Deshaun Labraunt Lewis, 18, has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting this weekend at a Decatur restaurant, according to a release from the police department. Around 12:12 a.m. on Saturday, […]

Alabama widow sues Florida hospital after husband died when liver was removed instead of spleen

February 4, 2025 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz A Muscle Shoals widow filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging a Florida hospital and the surgeon and nurses who treated her husband were negligent after he died when his liver was removed instead of […]