Rocket City News

Supreme Court outlaws RACE as a factor in college admissions in major affirmative action ruling: Justices vote 6-3 to rule Harvard and UNC programs unconstitutional Article Excerpt: "...The justices decided in a 6-3 opinion that Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC)'s race-based affirmative action admissions policies are unconstitutional. ...The case, Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College , was argued before the justices last year. Lawyers sued the universities over their race-based admissions policies on behalf of student activist group Students for Fair Admissions. Specifically, Harvard was accused of violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, a landmark piece of legislation first proposed by John F. Kennedy that sought to outlaw racial discrimination. " Resource: www.dailymail.co.uk Harvard Coporation, Reverse Discrimination Ends in College Admissions, Supreme Court outlaws RAC

Huntsville’s No. 40? Rocket City falls in national best performing cities ranking In the Milken Institute’s 2023 Best Performing Cities in the U.S. report, the Rocket City fell from a top tier No. 12 ranking to a second tier No. 40 ranking among America’s 200 largest cities. Reference: www.al.com

21 cannabis businesses granted licenses by Alabama commission At its meeting on June 12, the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission awarded 21 businesses the license to begin operations in the state. The businesses range from growing and cultivation of marijuana plants to processing, testing, transportation, and dispensing of the resulting products. Reference: Rocket City

Reports of damage after storms move through the Tennessee Valley One building at the corner of Clinton and Jefferson in Downtown Huntsville had bricks blown off the side of it during the storm. Reference: whnt.com

Mike Pence scheduled to speak in Huntsville on Father’s Day weekend ormer Vice President Mike Pence is one of several speakers planned for the upcoming Gridiron Men’s Conference in Huntsville Father’s Day weekend. The Christian leadership conference is scheduled for June 16 and 17 at the Von Braun Center. Pence is part of a roster of speakers including radio personality Rick Burgess; Mike Whitson, senior pastor of First Baptist Indian Trail, NC.; author and speaker Robert Jeffress, the senior pastor of First Baptist Dallas; David Jeremiah, founder of Turning Point Ministries, and author and minister Phil Waldrep. Reference: www.msn.com

FBI Growing on Redstone Arsenal More jobs could soon be coming to the FBI on Redstone Arsenal. "Our growth now is, we’re right at about 1800 employees and we’re hoping by the end of this calendar year, we’ll be around 2300 employees... what we’ve created on FBI Redstone is our unofficial second headquarters ," said Sharp. Reference: www.waaytv.com

Biden 'Completely' Playing Politics With Space Command HQ ...military analysts say. Congressional and defense officials told NBC News that the White House was considering reneging on a Trump administration promise to move Space Command's headquarters to Alabama due to the state's recent abortion laws. ... Reference: Biden for President