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Will Blakely

@WillBlakely3

I cover the Birmingham area, higher ed and Alabama politics, economics and current events for @1819news

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What happens to Alabama inmates who commit crimes behind bars while already serving life without parole?
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A poll released this summer by the Center for Excellence in Polling showed a majority of Alabamians oppose investing taxpayer money in companies that use ideology as a metric to make business and investment decisions. 1819 News

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A video posted to Twitter on Sunday night shows a confrontation between two individuals on Magnolia Street in Auburn, resulting in one of them being knocked unconscious in a single punch. 1819 News

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.The University of Alabama president Dr. Bell told members of the press that diversity and inclusion are still critical parts of the flagship university’s plan going forward, even after SCOTUS struck down affirmative action in university admissions. 1819 News

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Though Governor Kay Ivey applauded universities for dropping COVID-19 mask mandates in 2022, her alma mater still permits professors to mandate masks in the classroom three years after the COVID-19 pandemic began. 1819 News

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Judge sets new vote date for Helena annexation of Fire District during court battle with Hoover
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Birmingham City Council president opposes Birmingham-Southern bailout, resolution promising city funds to private college still passes
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A prisoner in Bessemer’s Donaldson Correctional Facility for murder appeared on Facebook Live videos on Sunday morning wearing a correctional officer’s vest, holding a handgun and ranting about prison conditions. 1819 News

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“[Birmingham-Southern College] is a private college. I would like to see if we are going to give aid to Birmingham Southern, then we look very closely about what we give to our neighborhoods.” - D7 Council President Wardine Alexander 1819 News

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Officers with the Montgomery Police Department arrested a fourth individual concerning the brawl at Montgomery’s Riverfront. 1819 News

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Birmingham was awarded the highest possible score from the HRC in its Municipal Equality Index 2022. 1819 News

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Three members of the Alabama delegation slammed President Joe Biden's economic policies after the already strained U.S. economy experienced its first rise in the rate of consumer price increases after approximately a year. 1819 News

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From mid-August to Thanksgiving, Alabama music venues have a packed lineup from country legends to alt-rock superstars.

For your conscience, 1819 News compiled the top 10 concerts this fall from the Tennessee Valley to the Gulf.

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Members of Alabama's congressional delegation rip late summer price increases — 'That's Bidenomics'
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Long line for redistricting hearing at federal courthouse in Birmingham. They didn’t let me cut to the front of the line because I’m a VIP.

Long line for redistricting hearing at federal courthouse in Birmingham. They didn’t let me cut to the front of the line because I’m a VIP.
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According to comments he made on a podcast last week, Randall Woodfin may be considering a third run for mayor. 1819 News

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A week before students return to classrooms for the fall semester, approximately 300 Auburn University freshmen have to find a new place to live after the university told them Cambridge Hall would no longer be available on Tuesday. 1819 News

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The Hoover City Council passed a resolution on Monday urging the Alabama Legislature to increase penalties for false reporting following the Carlee Russell hoax that occurred in the city last month. 1819 News

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A mini-mart in Selma received a wave of negative Yelp reviews on Sunday after internet users identified its owner as one of the men present at Saturday's Riverpark brawl in Montgomery. 1819 News

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