Tag: Gov. Kay Ivey

Auburn Bans TikTok from University Devices, WiFi

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Days after Gov. Kay Ivey issued a memo banning TikTok from government devices, Auburn University announced its plans to prohibit the app as well.

On Wednesday, Auburn’s IT department sent out a notice saying the popular video-sharing app would be banned on campus WiFi and devices, according to AL.com. The IT department on Thursday tweeted a link to the new policy. However, that tweet has since been removed, and the school’s IT page posted an update Saturday saying, “Auburn is monitoring the developments related to accessing TikTok and will provide information as we receive it. Check back later for more information.”

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Alabama Passes Bill Banning Child Sex Change Treatments, Jailing Doctors Who Transition Kids

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The Alabama legislature passed a bill Thursday criminalizing sex change treatments for children including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and sex-change surgeries.

The bill, if signed by Gov. Kay Ivey, would treat the castration of children and other sex-change treatments as Class C felonies which, according to Politico, carry a penalty of up to ten years in prison for medical practitioners.

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Federal Prompts for Gov. Bill Lee to Issue Statewide Mask Mandate Begs Question of Who Is Behind the Idea

Jason M. Reynolds

Tennessee is ranked fourth in the nation for COVID deaths per 100,000 people, WUOT reports, citing the White House Coronavirus Task Force’s red zone report, which calls for Gov. Bill Lee to implement a statewide mask mandate.

The controversial report is from earlier this month. The task force issues frequent red zone reports.

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Crawfish Boils Back In Business At Mobile, Alabama Bars After Crackdown By Public Health Officials

Wendy Wilson

Folks in Mobile, Alabama, like their crawfish boils and thanks to a new law signed by their governor, they can continue to enjoy them at local bars. The Mobile County Health Department began cracking down on the informal sidewalk boils last year, saying they didn’t comply with food handling regulations and posed a danger to public health, according to WPMI Local 15. The bill sponsored by Rep. Margie Wilcox (R-Mobile) allows an exemption for establishments that occasionally serve food. Passed by both the House and the Senate, the bill was sent to Gov. Kay Ivey on May 19. But crawfish boil organizers will still have to jump through some hoops by registering their events with the health department and meeting certain requirements, including having a food handler’s card, handwashing facility and a plan for adequate disposal. The health department, which helped craft the legislation, approved of the final version of the bill. “As always, our aim is to promote, improve and protect the health of those who live, work and play in Mobile County, Alabama,” the department said in a May 19 statement, according to AL.com. “We believe this legislation does not disrupt our ability to achieve that mission. Our sincere thanks…

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