YELLOWHAMMER: Tuberville: NCAA ‘scared of their shadow’ about NIL issues
Collegiate athletics’ Power 5 conference commissioners offered legislative framework to U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) last week in an effort to formulate a federal solution to name, image and likeness issues. Included in the commissioners’ letter to Tuberville and Manchin were policy proposals which consisted of ensuring transparency in NIL deals […]
ABC 33/40: Sen. Tommy Tuberville says its time for Washington to step in to help regulate NIL deals
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville criticized the NCAA Wednesday for its response in setting guidance for name, image, and likeness deals for student athletes. Sen. Tuberville said it’s time for Washington to step in. The senator’s office recently reached out to athletic directors and commissioners for the Power Five conferences for suggestions on what needs to […]
YELLOWHAMMER: Storm warning: Tuberville, others sound alarm on region power issues
As storm season approaches, Republican members of Congress are calling on President Joe Biden to address the Southeast’s electronic infrastructure supply chain issues. In a Tuesday letter to the president, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and 11 of his GOP colleagues echo concerns expressed by power companies in the region. Among the concerns is the […]
SPORTS ILLUSTRATED: Power 5 Commissioners Urge Congress to Take Action on NIL Regulations
The Power 5 conference commissioners say boosters are inducing high school and transfer athletes to attend their affiliated universities with “payments inaccurately labeled as NIL,” and they are encouraging Congress to make such actions illegal. In a two-page letter obtained by Sports Illustrated and sent to Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Joe Manchin (D-WV), the […]
YELLOWHAMMER: Shelby, Tuberville call for Air Force tanker competition as Lockheed preps for Mobile-built aircraft
Alabama’s U.S. Senate delegation is urging the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to continue its plans to allow for competition on the Air Force’s KC-Y Tanker Program. The competition has the potential to hold significant economic benefits for the Yellowhammer State, as Lockheed Martin has offered its LMXT Tanker to the branch for the program. […]
AL.COM/DOTHAN EAGLE: Shelby, Tuberville, Warnock call for tanker competition to proceed
Alabama and Georgia senators have called on the secretary of defense to hold a competition that could lead to Air Force tankers being built in Alabama – though a major defense-industry publication has described the competition as “increasingly unlikely.” The stakes for Mobile are high. If the Air Force holds a competition to see who […]
