While there could be some debate over the top spot when the 12 members of this year's group vote on teams for their first official top 25 ranking of the season, the bigger discussion will likely revolve around one-loss Alabama and undefeated Texas A&M for the No. 3 and No. 4 spots. How far do the two-loss Canes fall after their loss at SMU, and how high can two-loss Notre Dame rise?
According to a Realtor.com® analysis of median Social Security benefits by state and the Elder Economic Security Standard Index,, the average retiree in Alabama ends up with an annual surplus of $576, or about $48 a month, after paying for essential living costs. While it may not seem like a lot, the extra funds are more than homeowners have in most of the country, and can be put to good use in future-proofing a home.
"We've had several situations where we've had job sites raided, for lack of a better term... and it is a cause of concern," he said. "It's definitely affected the labor market in general," he added, with ripple effects beyond undocumented workers."There's a lot of folks that are here legally, that have relatives that may not be, and it's put everybody more in a defensive position," Davis said.
Over the last four years, LGBTQ+ people-especially transgender people-have been attacked from every angle: bans on healthcare, restrictions on bathrooms, even attempts to restrict driver's license gender markers. But one of the earliest and most revealing features of this backlash was the push to strip books about queer and trans lives from classrooms and libraries. At first, these bans cloaked themselves in neutrality, prohibiting vague "gender and sexuality" discussions-rules that always seemed to allow depictions of straight marriage while quietly targeting anything queer.
Alabama was the first state to perform an execution with nitrogen hypoxia, in which nitrogen gas is administered through a mask to cause unconsciousness and death. It has now executed five people using the method. Louisiana has also used nitrogen hypoxia once, with a second prisoner who was set to be executed in March dying of natural causes three weeks before the scheduled execution date.
"This program is bringing about life-changing improvements for Alabamians, particularly those who live in remote areas," ADECA Director Kenneth Boswell said in a press release about the Alabama middle-mile grants.
Accusing the state of 'deeply troubling' defiance, the three-judge panel ruled a special master will draw a map in time for the 2024 election with two Black districts instead of just one.
The Trump administration's push to fast-track coal mine expansion in Alabama will potentially increase transparency and efficiency in permitting but raises questions about coal's export focus.
