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🌱 Lobbying For Recreational Cannabis + COVID Infections Decrease
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Montgomery.
Welcome back, Montgomery! Let's get this Friday started. Here's what's going on in town today.
First, today's weather:
Clouds giving way to some sun. High: 47 Low: 22.
Here are the top 3 stories in Montgomery today:
- The Alabama Cannabis Coalition met with lawmakers in Montgomery to lobby for recreational cannabis use. The new legislation would allow citizens to grow cannabis at home, expunges criminal cannabis-related charges, and would allow for recreational use. The President of the Alabama Cannabis Coalition, Marty Schelper, says it is time to push for recreational use past the medical use Alabama currently allows. (wvtm13.com)
- Montgomery Public Schools are experiencing a slight decrease in new COVID-19 infections within their schools. According to new data provided by the Alabama Department of Public Health, the Montgomery Public School district had 129 new cases this last week. The Department of Public Health gathers weekly reports and publishes them on their COVID-19 K-12 Dashboard. (wsfa.com)
- The Montgomery District Attorney says the city is "under siege" in response to the recent spike in violent crime. Daryl Bailey's comments came after a weekend of violent crime that saw a Montgomery man shot while preaching. Bailey hopes the Alabama Supreme Court's recent ruling to raise bail amounts will help keep violent criminals behind bars. (DailyMail.com)
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Today in Montgomery:
- Cooking Mediterranean - Caregivers in the Kitchen with Samford University With AARP Alabama (11:00 AM)
From my notebook:
- Montgomery Humane Society shared photos of a Cairn terrier mix, Cinderella. Click to see if Cinderella would be a good fit for your family. (Facebook)
- Montgomery Alabama Public Schools is announcing a virtual forum to help those interested in magnet elementary schools. (Facebook)
- Montgomery Alabama Public Schools congratulates the Booker T. Washington Magnet High photography and visual arts students whose artwork was selected for the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts exhibit. Congratulations! (Facebook)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!
— Dominique-Noelle Rafael
About me: Dominique is a self taught UX/UI designer based in Princeton, NJ. She recently graduated from the University of Maryland last spring with a bachelor's degree in Information Science. She is excited to begin working on the Patch newsletter project this year!