The Auburn Tigers dropped their fourth straight game over the weekend with a road defeat against a surging Arkansas Razorbacks team that looks like one of the best in the SEC. Beyond the Arkansas defeat — which was expected by most after it was revealed Keyshawn Hall was not playing — this is now the The post Auburn drops fourth straight game as NCAA Tournament hopes become dicey appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

As Alabama faces one of the most severe nursing shortages in the nation — driven by looming retirements and rising hospital vacancy rates — The University of Alabama has announced a transformative plan to double enrollment at its Capstone College of Nursing and significantly expand the state’s nurse workforce pipeline. The UA nursing expansion Alabama The post UA launches transformative nursing expansion as Alabama faces projected 14,000-nurse shortage appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

 Some lawmakers say viral confrontations with law enforcement have gone too far. An Alabama state senator has introduced a bill to increase penalties for physically interfering with officers on duty. Is this about restoring order or raising new civil liberty concerns? Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show The post Lawmakers need to increase penalties for interfering with law enforcement to make it stop appeared first on Yellowhammer News.

The Alabama House of Representatives unanimously passed HB381 on Tuesday, sending the Sarah Marsh Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act to the Senate on a 104-0 vote. The bill, sponsored by State Rep. David Faulkner (R-Mountain Brook), would create a statewide camp safety and emergency preparedness framework administered by the Alabama Emergency Management Agency. “Camp safety The post Alabama House unanimously passes Sarah Marsh Heaven’s 27 Camp Safety Act appeared first on Yellowhammer News.