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Governor Ivey Announces May Unemployment Rate Holds Steady at Record Low 2.2%; Total Jobs at Record High

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 21, 2023

Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted May unemployment rate is 2.2%, unchanged from April’s rate and remains a record low, and below May 2022’s rate of 2.5%. May’s rate represents 51,445 unemployed persons, a new record low, compared to 51,448 in April and 57,866 in May 2022.

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Governor Ivey Announces Special Election Dates for House District 55

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 20, 2023

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed a proclamation to set special election dates for Alabama House District 55.

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Austin Hall Indicted for Capital Murder of Bibb County Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Johnson

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 20, 2023

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall today announced the indictment of Austin Patrick Hall, of Shelby County, in the June 29, 2022 death of Bibb County Sheriff’s Deputy Brad Johnson and the shooting of Johnson’s partner, Deputy Chris Poole.

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Tuberville Continues to Advocate for Rural Broadband

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 19, 2023

“Rural broadband is vital for the success of our rural communities and for the entire economy.”

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U.S. Senator Katie Britt, Colleagues Introduce Chinese Currency Accountability Act

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 19, 2023

June 15, 2023 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, recently joined U.S. Senators Ted Budd (R-N.C), Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), and a group of colleagues in introducing the Chinese Currency Accountability Act, legislation that would require the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury to oppose any future International Monetary Fund (IMF) elevations of China’s official currency, unless the Chinese Communist Party undertakes significant economic reforms.

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Governor Ivey Signs House Bill 342, Expanding Alternative Certification Pathways for New Alabama Teachers

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 19, 2023

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday signed House Bill 342, which expands access to high-quality alternative certification pathways for new Alabama teachers in order to address ongoing teacher shortages.

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Attorney General Marshall Victorious Against Illegal Macon County Gambling Facilities

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 19, 2023

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall applauded another major victory in the enforcement of Alabama’s gambling laws after an Alabama Circuit Court issued a decision permanently enjoining any facility in Macon County from offering “electronic bingo.”

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Convicted Capital Murderer Coley McCraney Sentenced in 1999 Murders of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 19, 2023

On June 15, Judge William “Bill” Filmore sentenced Coley McCraney to life without parole for the murders of J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett of Houston County.

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Tuberville Introduces Legislation to Lower the Cost of Graduate School

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 17, 2023

The GOAL Act would fight rising tuition costs by capping inflationary graduate student loans

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Tuberville, Bipartisan Colleagues Demand Navy Follow the Law

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 16, 2023

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) and 13 of his colleagues on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) sent a letter on June 13 to Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro demanding that he fulfill his commitment to provide an updated 30-year shipbuilding plan to the committee that abides by the requirement in federal law that the Navy is to maintain a minimum of 31 amphibious warfare ships.

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U.S. Senator Katie Britt: Confirming Jared Bernstein Means More Economic Hardship For Hardworking Americans

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 15, 2023

June 12, 2023 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today released the following statement as the Senate prepares to vote on the nomination of Dr. Jared Bernstein to serve as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors (CEA).

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Teva, Allergan, CVS, and Walgreens Finalize Opioid Settlement Agreements

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 15, 2023

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall today announced the final approval of $17.3 billion in opioid agreements with drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens.

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Governor Ivey Signs House Bill 77, Helps Small Businesses Succeed

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 15, 2023

Governor Kay Ivey on Friday signed House Bill 77, making good on her promise to help small businesses in Alabama.

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Tuberville Makes Passionate Plea for Solutions to Mental Health Crisis

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 15, 2023

U.S. Surgeon General Murthy: “I wish I could circle, underscore, and star so much of what you just said, because you’re right on. And you’re right that the most important asset we have is our kids and we’ve got to do more to protect them.”

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Governor Ivey Announces Alabama Metro Areas Among the Lowest Unemployment Rates in the Nation

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 14, 2023

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that all twelve of Alabama’s metropolitan areas are ranked among the lowest metropolitan unemployment rates in the nation for April 2023.

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Tuberville Advocates to Ease Burden for Specialty Crop Producers in 2023 Farm Bill

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 14, 2023

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) spoke with specialty crop producers about the challenges facing the growing industry in a U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry subcommittee hearing.

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Attorney General Marshall: SB143 Signed into Law, Preparations Begin for Implementation

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 14, 2023

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall today applauds the enactment of SB143.

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Governor Ivey Announces Alabama Claims Silver Shovel Award for 2022 Economic Development Successes

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 13, 2023

Governor Kay Ivey announced today that Area Development, a national business publication, has selected Alabama for its Silver Shovel Award, recognizing the state’s economic development successes during 2022.

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Attorney General Marshall Announces Arrest of Jefferson County Man on Multiple Counts of Child Pornography

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 13, 2023

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the arrest of a Jefferson County man on multiple counts of possession of child pornography.

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Tuberville Leads Bipartisan Bill to Block CCP Ownership of American Crypto Companies

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 13, 2023

In an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, Senator Tuberville announced the effort to bar CCP-linked firms from owning American digital asset companies