COVID-19 had the potential to cripple local economies, but some cities in central Alabama are beginning to see major gains in sales tax revenue. City leaders tell me it's a sigh of relief considering the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now they're hoping this change in sales tax can help sustain their city budgets. The economy is still in recovery mode more than a year after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
UNION MILLS â Wes Bucher felt the internal battle that all coaches feel.
The fourth-year South Central coach would finish a long day of teaching and practice and heâd get home to his family, knowing that he was shortchanging his wife and children. If he took the time to spend with his family, the basketball work would suffer. If he dove into film study when he got home, his family would be left waiting.
Family won out in the end as Bucher announced earlier this week that he was stepping down from the Satellites after going 66-36 over the last four seasons.
The U.S. Supreme Court will not weigh in on a case brought by a group of Michigan Republicans seeking to overturn President Joe Biden s win in the state.
The nine justices on Monday denied the plaintiffs a writ of certiorari, meaning the case filed by Sidney Powell and other attorneys will not proceed.
The King v. Whitmer lawsuit was filed in federal court in late November on behalf of three Republican Electoral College electors and three local GOP officials who cited conspiracy theories
, unproven claims of fraudulent election software and analyses to call into question Biden s 154,000-vote win in Michigan.
Michigan Republicans who cast electoral votes for Trump have no chance of changing Electoral College result
Updated Dec 15, 2020;
Posted Dec 15, 2020
Electoral College elector Marseille Allen signs her ballot for President of the United States at the state Capitol, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020 in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, Pool)AP
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LANSING, MI Michigan Republicans who tried to cast electoral votes for President Donald Trump have virtually no chance of overturning his loss.
Michigan’s 16 electors formally voted for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Monday, adding to Biden’s victory in the Electoral College by 306 votes to 232 for Trump. Democratic electors were officially ascertained after Michigan’s election results were certified on Nov. 23, advancing a process required by state law to appoint electors of candidates who earned the most votes.