Brian Lawson

1 month ago | whnt.com | Taylor Mitchell |Brian Lawson

LAWRENCE COUNTY, Ala. (WHNT) — A long-running story covered by News 19 has a major update, the lawyer at the center of the case has been disbarred. Last year, News 19 reported on problems surrounding a contaminated drinking water lawsuit settlement involving 3M and more than a thousand people in Lawrence and Morgan counties. News 19 learned scores of people who signed up for the lawsuit did not receive settlement payments.

1 month ago | whnt.com | Brian Lawson

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A coalition of the largest food banks in Alabama is warning that cuts being considered by Congress to the SNAP food assistance program could have devastating consequences. According to multiple reports, the U.S. House of Representatives is considering cutting $230 billion from the program and shifting more of the cost from the federal government to the states.

1 month ago | whnt.com | Brian Lawson

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Governor Kay Ivey signed a new bill Friday that was well-timed for Mother’s Day weekend. The measure ends state sales taxes on several items purchased by expectant and new mothers, and it ends the state’s tax on feminine hygiene products. The 4% state sales tax cut will go into effect Sept. 1. That’s the same day Alabama will cut the state sales tax on groceries by another cent, down to 2%. The measure does not address city and county sales taxes.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Brian Lawson

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Governor Kay Ivey signed a new bill Friday that was well-timed for Mother’s Day weekend. The measure ends state sales taxes on several items purchased by expectant and new mothers, and it ends the state’s tax on feminine hygiene products. Cybersecurity event affecting some state systems in Alabama The 4% state sales tax cut will go into effect Sept. 1. That’s the same day Alabama will cut the state sales tax on groceries by another cent, down to 2%.

1 month ago | whnt.com | Brian Lawson

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — Delays in the rollout of medical cannabis in Alabama continue amid court battles and political fights. One of the companies stuck in a wait-and-see mode is owned by Alabama A&M engineering school graduate Antoine Mordican Sr. Mordican is the CEO and owner of Native Black Cultivation which has operations in Bessemer. Medical cannabis was legalized in Alabama in 2021, but nearly four years later, patients still cannot get access.