Politics – Page 24

Montana governor bans TikTok, first state to do so; Here’s penalty for using social media app

May 22, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mark Heim Montana has become the first state to ban TikTok. Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Wednesday banning the social media app in the state. Gianforte tweeted that he has banned TikTok in Montana […]

Biden wants Space Command HQ to stay in Colorado because of Alabama abortion law: report

May 16, 2023 Bouldin 0

NEWS RELEASE The Biden White House wants to leave the U.S. Space Command Headquarters permanently in its startup location of Colorado Springs, CO, NBC reported today. The administration has “signaled the Pentagon and lawmakers that […]

Rudy Giuliani hit with bombshell rape lawsuit; ex-staffer says he demanded oral sex while he took calls from Trump

May 16, 2023 Bouldin 0

Laura Italiano A bombshell lawsuit out of Manhattan accuses Rudy Giuliani of forcing a former employee to submit to sex acts as a condition of her employment — including making her give him oral sex […]

Bill to exempt overtime pay from Alabama income tax advances

May 2, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Overtime pay would be exempt from Alabama’s state income tax under a bill that won approval this morning in an Alabama House committee. The bill, by House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, D-Huntsville, is one […]

Alabama would ban drag performances from schools, libraries, presence of children

May 2, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach A new bill filed by Alabama House Republicans would ban all public drag shows, among other performances, in the presence of minors. HB401, filed Thursday, would outlaw any “lewd or lascivious dancing, presentations, […]

Book bans are a local affair in Alabama schools. That could change.

May 2, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Trisha Powell Crain A Shelby County middle school removed a book about the Black Lives Matter movement in 2022 after a local father complained. Daniel Hill considers his effort, one of only two book complaints […]

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt: Social media needs to be cleaned up for teens

May 2, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Paul Gattis Social media algorithms, designed to capture teenage eyeballs and drive up company profits, are a danger to children and need to be brought under control, according to a bipartisan group of U.S. senators […]

Democrat warns Tuberville to stop holding up military nominations: ‘What goes around, comes around’

May 2, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Svetlana Shkolnikova Stars and Stripes (TNS) and Tribune Media Services The Democratic chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee cautioned Monday that Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s stalling tactic on Defense Department promotions will eventually harm the military and […]

WHO IS A GANG MEMBER? Question sparks racially charged debate in Alabama Legislature

April 25, 2023 Bouldin 0

NEWS RELEASE Boogaloo boys, Oath Keepers and Proud Boys are often referred to as alt-right militias who appear at demonstrations wearing military fatigues, Kevlar vests or polo shirts. But that attire is not singled out […]

A dark day for democracy’: Doug Jones condemns expulsion of Black Tennessee lawmakers

April 11, 2023 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz Former Alabama Sen. Doug Jones voiced his anger over the expulsions of two of three Democratic state lawmakers from the Tennessee Legislature for their roles in protesting gun violence days after a […]