7. 18 Democrats in the Alabama Legislature Abstained They don’t seem to want to go public with the vote to once again increase the penalties for shooting into occupied vehicles or dwellings. The reasoning is pretty infuriating, with state Assemblywoman Linda Coleman Madison (D-Birmingham) voting against it because she doesn’t restrict access to guns and she’s concerned that firing a gun during a celebration like New Year’s Eve or the Fourth of July could result in a life sentence.

6. Alabama law could impose penalties help After Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and federal Judge Myron Thompson clashed over the case, it seemed like the day was not far off when someone would travel to another state to get an abortion. “Just as California cannot restrict people from traveling to Alabama to perform a procedure that is lawful in California, California cannot restrict people from traveling to Alabama to perform a procedure that is lawful in California,” Thompson wrote.

Five. Vote “Yes” on gambling. State Senator Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) is one of many politicians who called on voters to “set the facts” on the lottery/gambling vote after receiving messages that his vote would lead to “government expansion” and gambling in the state. Gudger highlighted Alabama's decline in bingo parlors from over 60 to seven, its lack of sports betting, and his targeting of an education lottery proposition for a ballot.

Four. President Joe Biden's speech on anti-Semitism was stunningly beautiful strong He recently was suggested Both sides of campus unrest – those targeted by hate attacks and those perpetrating them – are to blame and should be withheld support. ammunition From Israel. Biden spoke clearly and precisely about what is happening: “Too many deny, downplay, justify and ignore the horrors of the Holocaust and October 7, especially the torture and horror of sexual violence against Jewish people by Hamas. This is absolutely despicable and must stop. Silence and denial can hide much, but they can never erase anything. Some injustices are so heinous, so horrific and so tragic that they cannot be buried, no matter how hard people try.”

3. In the Alabama Legislature, it appears that House members have landed a blow, and a bit of hand-wringing is underway. Against The Alabama Agricultural Federation (ALFA) rejected the bill because it opposed the gambling bill. A bill to create a corporation to manage the Alabama Agricultural Center project died due to insufficient support from House members, but ALFA said it plans to move forward with planning and construction on the Hallmark Farms site in northern Jefferson County.

2. Former President Donald Trump's “hush money” trial Embarrassing There has been little attempt to debunk the allegations. Yesterday, porn star Stormy Daniels provided a graphic description of their sexual encounter in detail. Daniels appeared to be trying to suggest that the exchange was, to a normal person's eyes, non-consensual, saying that Trump “was standing between me and the door, not in a threatening manner,” and that she perceived a power imbalance. Because this description suggested illegal conduct for which Trump had not been charged, Trump's lawyers sought, but were denied, a mistrial.

1. For former President Donald Trump, the criminal trial over classified documents discovered at Mar-a-Lago appears to be a major legal and political victory. delay It was postponed to a date after the November election. All three remaining criminal cases against him remain without trial dates after Judge Eileen Cannon indefinitely postponed the Florida trial, citing significant issues with secret evidence, and canceled the May trial date without setting a new date.

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Dale Jackson He is a thought leader at Yellow Hammer News and hosts a talk show weekdays from 5am to 9am. Whistler 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Talk 99.5 and News Radio 1440There will be a rerun Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP 3pm to 4pm