MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawyers for a spiritual adviser to an Alabama inmate scheduled to be executed with nitrogen gas next month said in a complaint filed Wednesday that restrictions on how close the adviser can get to the inmate in the death chamber are “hostile to religion.”

NEW YORK (AP) — Regulations are a double-edged sword. They’re created to improve business dealings, discourage unfair or illegal business activity, and protect workers. But, for small business owners, they often mean more red tape, higher costs and possible penalties for failing to comply.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate unchanged Wednesday for a third straight time, and its officials signaled that they expect to make three quarter-point cuts to their benchmark rate next year.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An after school Satan Club plans to begin offering activities to children at a Tennessee elementary school following Christmas break, officials said.

Here's your preview of Thursday's CDN

- CEDA retains Mower for next year

- Clinton FCA conducts toy drive this season

- Suspect accused of hitting juvenile over head in argument

- CHS drops home opener to Darko

- Full obituary for Rhonda Lynn Mowles

The employment of Clinton Economic Development Director Roland Mower has continued to be a discussion of the Clinton Economic Development Authority, as the board has been in talks to revise Mower’s current contract for weeks, including during a regular meeting Tuesday in which the authority voted to continue Mower’s contract through the end of the year and approach the Clinton City Council for funding to continue the contract through the 2024 fiscal year.

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