Alabama Lawmakers are heading back to the hill after the long weekend. A-P-R’s Stan Ingold has more…
Governor Robert Bentley is calling a special session next week to try once again to pass a state budget.
The governor announced that he is bringing lawmakers back to Montgomery on September 8th.
The second special session is needed after the regular session and a first special session ended in a stalemate over proposed solutions to a projected general fund budget shortfall.
Bentley has proposed raising $300 million in new taxes to resolve the budget issue rather than make cuts to state agencies, but many lawmakers have voiced opposition to the idea.
The trial has begun for an Alabama police officer facing a federal charge of using excessive force against an Indian man.
Madison police officer Eric Sloan Parker is charged with violating the civil rights of 58-year-old Sureshbhai Patel.
Patel was staying with his son near Huntsville in February. He was walking in the neighborhood when police received a call about a suspicious person walking in the area.
Patel was thrown down and partially paralyzed during a confrontation in a suburban neighborhood.
Preparation is underway for Wisconsin as the University of Alabama football team opens its season this Saturday.
The Crimson Tide will square off with the Badgers in the Advocare Classic at A-T-and-T Stadium in Dallas Texas.
Coach Nick Saban says now is the time to establish an identity of being a dangerous team
“How is this team going to develop an identity of being the kind of relentless, competitive and dangerous team that we’ve had in the past that can sustain and focus on that and not get distracted by anything else through the course of the season? Regardless of what happens.”
Saban did not name a starting quarterback yet for Saturday’s game but he did talk about three potential starters. They are Jake Coker, Alec Morris and Cooper Bateman. Kickoff for Saturday’s game is set for seven p-m. Auburn plays Louisville in the Chic-Fil-A Kickoff Classic in Atlanta.