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U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, recently joined her colleagues in advancing the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which included targeted funding for agricultural programs important to the state of Alabama.

Analysis: Alabama ranked #12 for gun sales in 2022

Alabama ranked #12 for gun sales in 2022, with an estimated 516,406 guns sold according to federal data compiled in a new report by SafeHome.org.

CDC predicts 250 people age 85 and older in Alabama died during week ending June 17

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 250 individuals age 85 and older died during the week ending June 17.

Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Capital Murder Conviction in Jefferson County

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction of Terrance Jermaine Holder, age 43 of Jefferson County, for capital murder. Holder was convicted in the Jefferson County Circuit Court on June 17, 2022.

Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Capital Murder Conviction in Madison County

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction of Andrae Norvel, 30, of Huntsville, for capital murder. Norvel was convicted in the Madison County Circuit Court on December 10, 2021.

Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Heat-of-Passion Manslaughter Conviction in Mobile County

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the conviction of James Lavondria Tunstall, age 27 of Mobile County, for heat-of-passion manslaughter. Tunstall was convicted in the Mobile County Circuit Court on May 19, 2022.

29 people die from kidney disease in Alabama during week ending July 1

There were 29 deaths from nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis reported in Alabama in the week ending July 1, making up 2.9% of total deaths by all causes in Alabama.

Alabama: Individual income tax revenue down 22.6% as of Q2 2023 compared to Q2 2022

The second quarter of 2023 brought in $1.4 billion in individual income tax revenue for Alabama, a 22.6% decrease from the same period in the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

15 people die from influenza and pneumonia in Alabama during week ending July 1

There were 15 deaths from influenza and pneumonia reported in Alabama in the week ending July 1, making up 1.5% of total deaths by all causes in Alabama.

Individual income tax revenue down 11.5% from previous quarter in Alabama

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2023

The second quarter of 2023 brought in $1.4 billion in individual income tax revenue for Alabama, an 11.5% decrease from the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Death expectancy exceeds death count in Alabama during week ending June 17

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2023

Alabama's death count did not exceed death expectancy during the week ending June 17, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Week of June 17: 220 people in 75-84 age group are estimated to have died in Alabama

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 4, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 220 people in the 75-84 age group died during the week ending June 17.

Tuberville Delivers Remarks to Local Leaders, Hoover and Shelby County Chambers of Commerce

By Yellowhammer Times Report | Jul 4, 2023

On June 27, 2023, U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) shared an update with over 500 business and community leaders from Central Alabama at the ‘Washington Update Luncheon’ in Pelham co-hosted by the Shelby County/Hoover Area Chambers of Commerce.

Lower property tax revenue in Alabama during Q2 2023

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 3, 2023

The second quarter of 2023 brought in $26 million in property tax revenue for Alabama, an 89.8% decrease from the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

Week ending June 17 could be deadliest for people in 65-74 age group in Alabama

By Yellowhammer Times | Jul 3, 2023

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 188 people in the 65-74 age group died during the week ending June 17.

Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Human Trafficking other related Convictions in Dekalb County

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions of Rex Duard Tidmore, age 65 of Geraldine, for conspiracy to commit human trafficking, first-degree sodomy, twenty counts of possession of obscene matter depicting a minor, trafficking in cannabis, and numerous other drug-related crimes.

Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Conviction of Former Barbour County Sheriff Leroy Upshaw on Ethics Charge

Attorney General Steve Marshall today announced the conviction of former Barbour County Sheriff Leroy Upshaw on a felony ethics charge. Upshaw, 52, of Eufaula appeared in Barbour County Circuit Court and pled guilty to allegations charging him with using his office or official position for personal gain, a class B felony.

Attorney General Steve Marshall Announces Court of Criminal Appeals Upholds Robbery Convictions in Tuscaloosa County

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the convictions of Tavarius Eugene Wade, age 41 of Belle Glade, Florida, for robbery in the first-degree. Wade was convicted in the Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court on April 4, 2022.

Alabama Set to Receive $1.4 Billion to Expand Access to Broadband