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U.S. Senator Katie Britt: China Must Stop Helping Iran Work Around American Sanctions

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 9, 2023

June 5, 2023 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) during a recent hearing of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs highlighted how current American sanctions against Iran have failed to stop its commerce with China, which continues to buy Iranian oil and aid the development of Iran’s nuclear missile program.

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Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Felony Convictions of Former Tuscaloosa County License Commissioner

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 8, 2023

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the felony convictions of a former Tuscaloosa County License Commissioner. Lynne Campbell Robbins pleaded guilty in Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court to using her public employment for personal gain, a Class B felony; theft in the first degree, a Class B felony; and computer tampering for the purpose of committing unlawful act or to defraud, a Class C felony. Robbins agreed to serve 28 months in the custody of the Alabama Department of Corrections and to pay $136,511.55 in restitution to Tuscaloosa County.

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Governor Ivey Signs Historic Education Trust Fund and General Fund

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 8, 2023

Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday signed the state’s budgets, including the General Fund and the supplemental and the Education Trust Fund and its supplemental.

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U.S. Senator Katie Britt Votes Against Suspending America’s Debt Ceiling

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 8, 2023

June 1, 2023 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, tonight voted against H.R. 3746, the legislation that would suspend the country’s debt ceiling through January 1, 2025.

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Attorney General Marshall: HB131 Signed into Law, Corrects Fatal Flaw in Parole Statute

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 7, 2023

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall applauds the signing of HB131 to correct a fatal flaw in Alabama’s parole system.

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CDC predicts 260 people age 85 and older in Alabama died during week ending May 20

By Yellowhammer Times | Jun 7, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 260 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending May 20.

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U.S. Senator Katie Britt, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Bill To Claw Back Compensation From Reckless Executives Who Cause Bank Failures

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 7, 2023

June 2, 2023 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, today joined Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), and a bipartisan group of colleagues in introducing the Failed Bank Executives Clawback Act, legislation that would enable federal regulators to claw back compensation from bank executives who are responsible for their institution’s failures.

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Governor Ivey Signs House Bill 379, Secures Alabama’s Lands

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 7, 2023

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed House Bill 379, the Alabama Property Protection Act, which was sponsored by Representative Scott Stadthagen in the House and carried by Senator David Sessions in the Senate.

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Attorney General Marshall: SB143 Heads to Governor’s Desk

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall today celebrates the House passage of SB143 which provides penalty enhancements for felonies committed to further the interest of any criminal enterprise or gang. Sponsored by Senator Will Barfoot and Representative Allen Treadaway, the bill also attaches mandatory minimum sentences to the possession or use of a firearm during the commission of certain crimes and ensures that individuals aged 16 and older will be charged as adults for violations of these provisions.

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Week of May 20: 249 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died in Alabama

By Yellowhammer Times | Jun 6, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 249 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending May 20.

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End of life: Alabama deaths during week ending May 20 did not exceed death expectancy

By Yellowhammer Times | Jun 6, 2023

Alabama's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending May 20, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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U.S. Senator Katie Britt Votes Against Biden Admin Mass Student Loan Debt Transfer

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

June 1, 2023 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today voted in favor of legislation disapproving of the Biden Administration’s unilateral mass student loan debt cancellation rule and the most recent extension to the pause on student loan repayments.

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Governor Ivey Takes Another Step to Protect Women’s Sports, Signs House Bill 261

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday signed House Bill 261 which limits transgender students to playing sports in public colleges and universities only with their biological sex.

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Tuberville Honors James Barnes of Abbeville as June “Veteran of the Month”

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

Tuberville’s Veteran of the Month series recognizes Alabama’s heroes for service to our military and local communities

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Week ending May 20 could be deadliest for people in 65-74 age group in Alabama

By Yellowhammer Times | Jun 5, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 162 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending May 20.

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U.S. Senator Katie Britt Secures Commitment From Fbi Director To Continue Growth At Redstone

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

June 1, 2023 – U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) highlighted the importance of the FBI’s work at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, during a recent hearing of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations with FBI Director Christopher Wray.

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Ivey responds to ESPN: Bill bans 'biological MEN from playing on FEMALE sports teams’

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

Gov. Kay Ivey (R-Ala.) said a bill she signed last week prohibits men from competing on women's collegiate sports teams, in response to an ESPN tweet saying the bill would place a prohibition on "transgender women."

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Governor Ivey Commends Armed Services Committee, Reiterates Blatant Fact Huntsville is Rightful Home for Space Command Headquarters

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday issued the following statement:

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Tuberville Rebuffs Democrats’ Eighth Attempt to Break Hold of DoD Nominees Over Taxpayer-Funded Abortions

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

In keeping with a pledge he made to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin last December, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) yesterday blocked the eighth attempt by Senate Democrats to circumvent his delay of military promotions before the U.S. Senate.

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Upper threshold of death expectancy exceeds death count in Alabama during week May 20

By Yellowhammer Times | Jun 4, 2023

Alabama's death count did not exceed the upper threshold of death expectancy during the week ending May 20, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.