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May 6, 2025

Alabama Politics

Alabama Football

How political should Nick Saban get? Could he be Trump’s football czar?

Nick Saban opened for Donald Trump at the University of Alabama commencement last weekend. Saban is clearly becoming a mover and shaker in the political world, but is that a world he wants to get more involved in?

By John Hammontree | [email protected]

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Politics

GOP worries this polarizing figure may run for one of the Democrats’ most vulnerable Senate seats

The election is likely to be closely contested and fantastically expensive.

By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) and Tribune News Service

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News

Landmark Alabama abortion ruling may help fight ‘chilling effect’ of state ban

“The decision came at about 5:30. I think we funded an abortion at 5:45 — because that’s how severe the need is."

By Drew Hawkins, Gulf States Newsroom KFF Health News (TNS) and Tribune News Service

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Alabama reveals why Nick Saban gets $41,000 a month, and it’s not for coaching

Mama calls, and Saban answers.

By John Archibald | [email protected]

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Trump-backed tax exemption among nearly 300 bills dead in 2025 Alabama legislative session

Others prohibited using chemicals to control the weather, allowed NIL for high schoolers, and made illegal gambling a felony.

By Mike Cason | [email protected]

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Would federal aid reach Alabama if disaster strikes during 2025 hurricane season?

Emergency managers in Baldwin and Mobile counties prepare for storms without guarantees of FEMA support, following troubling signs from Arkansas' struggle to secure federal assistance.

By John Sharp | [email protected]

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