7. Investigators found kratom at the scenes of two University of Mississippi student deaths Monday, though it has not been confirmed as the cause of death, Alabama, which banned the substance in 2016, keeps cracking down on illegal sales, which Irondale Police Chief Paul Kellogg said are “advertised or sold as a supplement,” while serious health risks and can be habit-forming.
6. Gov. Kay Ivey directed ALEA to halt dyed-diesel enforcement for 120 days after Alabama diesel hit a record $6.15 a gallon, writing she is acting in “response to these extraordinary circumstances” and calling it a “measured, doable and commonsense action to help out Alabama’s agricultural and timber communities.”
5. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) asked Attorney General Todd Blanche for DOJ guardrails on Flock cameras, with Britt saying, “Flock cameras have proven to be a valuable tool,” but “common sense safeguards can prevent misuse by a small number of bad actors,” after at least 50 officers nationwide have been accused of abusing the system.
4. Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon moved to dismiss more than 50+ desegregation cases against schools, including several in Alabama (Choctaw, St. Clair and Calhoun County), saying, “Now these local school districts can redirect taxpayer dollars back to benefiting students,” as Attorney General Steve Marshall thanked her team for ending three outdated orders and Alabama Attorney General candidate Katherine Robertson, who predicted the move, said the state will keep working to end other orders.
3. President Donald Trump rolled red carpets for Chinese President Xi Jinping, met him on the Joint Base Andrews tarmac, and said they have “a truly great friendship,” while the two sides extended their trade truce from Nov. 10 to Jan. 10, as conversations about trade, Iran, and more continue.
2. Governor-elect National Championship-winning Coach U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) made a reasonable point that Alabamians “know [gas prices] going to go up and down” and later said when asked if Alabamians are willing to pay higher gas prices, “Yeah, they’re, yeah, sure they are,” and “we also don’t want to be involved in a nuclear war with Iran,” so the media and Doug Jones, the cowardly caretaker former junior senator in an ill-fitting suit, who looks like he just woke up and stole his shoes from a homeless person, who will never be governor, attorney general, or U.S. Senator again, loves crushing ice cream sandwiches, and is definitely maybe a furry, pretended he is a monster and called him “out of touch.”
1. President Donald Trump will hold a midterm rally October 2 at the University of South Alabama Mitchell Center, more than a decade after his 2015 Mobile rally, as Doug Jones, the cowardly caretaker former junior senator in an ill-fitting suit, who looks like he just woke up and stole his shoes from a homeless person, who will never be governor, attorney general, or U.S. Senator again, loves crushing ice cream sandwiches, and is definitely maybe a furry, said he would “welcome” Trump back to Mobile because “The Trump presidency is hurting people in Alabama,” and he thinks that helps him.
Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.
