7. Alabama now has the most expensive football-basketball coaching combo in the nation after recent contract extensions for football coach Kalen DeBoer and men’s basketball coach Nate Oats.

6. As Alabama Governor Kay Ivey enters her final months in office, her chief of staff, Liz Filmore, said the governor is focused on finishing strong and delivering results for Alabamians before the end of her term, “We should not take the foot off the gas because we’re only at the beginning of having buy-in from those local educators on how important Literacy Act, Numeracy Act” and related programs are, she said.

5. The Alabama Supreme Court disciplined a lawyer who apparently used artificial intelligence to generate an apology for previously using artificial intelligence in a court filing, with Justice Greg Cook saying, “It is simply hard to imagine how this could occur absent, perhaps, using AI to craft the apology for having used AI.”

4. Candidate for attorney general Katherine Robertson believes Alabama gambling enforcement needs felony penalties and significantly more resources to effectively combat illegal gambling operations in the state, which is obviously true.

3. U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) correctly noted that Democrats’ “despicable rhetoric” in the wake of the latest Trump assassination attempt needs to stop, while Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall also blamed Democrats for the latest attempt, “you can’t describe somebody as an existential threat to democracy and not expect others to be motivated to deal with it with violence.”

2. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey slammed comedian Jimmy Kimmel and called on ABC to find someone who does not joke about assassinating our president, it is hard to believe similar comments about former President Barack Obama not getting someone fired.

1. President Donald Trump is not happy with the latest Iran proposal to end the war because it ignores the nuclear issue, as peace talks remain stalled, the naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues, and China’s economy feels growing pressure from the conflict which could pressure Iran to make a deal.

Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.