7. The city of Madison reports a third baby has been surrendered through the Safe Haven Baby Box at a local Fire Station since the box was set up this year. As with all babies surrendered, the baby was transferred to Madison Hospital for further evaluation, with the Department of Human Resources notified and an attempt will be made to find the baby a home.
6. The University of Alabama at Birmingham has decided to stop doing autopsies for the Department of Corrections after lawsuits claiming stolen organs on the part of litigation hungry family members seek answers and a payday after their loves one died in prison, so UAB has tapped out. UAB says it has done nothing wrong, “UAB Department of Pathology has been in compliance with laws governing autopsies to determine the cause of death of incarcerated individuals under the appropriate clinical standard – and a panel of medical ethicists reviewed and endorsed our protocols regarding autopsies conducted for incarcerated persons.”
5. Gas stations across the country will slash prices with the help of Americans for Prosperity, a conservative advocacy group, as they partner with gas stations across the country to highlight the increase in gas prices since President Joe Biden took office. The group is hosting events where gas prices are rolled back to $2.38 per gallon, the average price when Biden assumed office. Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyoming), who is taking part in this event, says this shows how much Biden’s policies are costing Americans, “Since President Biden took office, his spending spree has resulted in the people of Wyoming paying nearly $1200 more a month for basic goods and services.”
4. The United Autoworker Union (UAW) suffered a huge loss in Alabama last week and Alabama lawmakers were glad to pile on. Gov. Kay Ivey and other officials praised the decision, emphasizing the state’s stance against the UAW and its commitment to attracting high-paying jobs. Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth noted that this vote was a vote for the state of Alabama’s manufacturing future, “Stopping unions from gaining a foothold here allows us to continue recruiting long-lasting, high-paying, 21st century jobs for many years to come.”
3. If you want to discuss gun violence in America, there is one place you should go: Birmingham, Alabama. But if you are asking the mayor of the city to offer up any good ideas on how to deal with crime in his city, all Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has to offer is blame for others. Mayor Woodfin criticized a recent NRA speech by former President Donald Trump and touted support for President Joe Biden who hasn’t really offered anything on this issue except things he can’t get through Congress.
2. U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) have introduced the IVF Protection Act to safeguard in vitro fertilization services nationwide and ban Medicaid dollars to states if they ban access to IVF in their state. The national play on this issue is not a surprise, as IVF is relatively popular across the political spectrum, and Britt said, “This commonsense piece of legislation affirms both life and liberty — family and freedom, and I look forward to working with my colleagues to enact it into law.”
1. The prosecution in the “hush money” trial of former President Donald Trump is learning that building their case around former Trump attorney Michael Cohen was not a great idea after Cohen admitted in court on Monday to stealing $30,000 from the Trump Organization by overstating payments to a tech company, further undermining his credibility. Cohen admitted that he claimed to have paid $50,000 to Red Finch but only paid $20,000, pocketing the difference and CNN’s Elie Honig noted that this crime is more serious than the crime Donald Trump is being charged with and the government knew about this crime and did not prosecute him in order to go after Trump.
Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN and from 10-11 a.m. on Talk 99.5 and News Radio 1440, with a rebroadcast Talk Radio 103.9 FM/730AM WUMP from 3-4 p.m.
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