Legislature Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter to run for Alabama House Speaker Current Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon will not seek re-election in 2022. Eddie BurkhalterJune 30, 2021
Prisons Alabama Appleseed featured in NFL spot Alabama Appleseed was successful in freeing Ronald McKeithen after serving 37 years of a life sentence. Eddie BurkhalterJune 30, 2021
Legislature House Speaker Mac McCutcheon won’t seek re-election Mac McCutcheon, a Republican, has served as the leader of the House since 2016. Eddie BurkhalterJune 28, 2021
Municipal elections Human Rights Campaign PAC endorses Birmingham Mayor Woodfin Mayor Randall Woodfin has improved LGBTQ equality in Birmingham, according to the nonprofit. Eddie BurkhalterJune 28, 2021
Congress Tuberville owned stock in Chinese firm as candidate Tuberville has introduced a bill to ban U.S. government investments in Chinese companies. Eddie BurkhalterJune 28, 2021
Health Q&A with White House vaccine coordinator on Alabama’s vaccination rates, delta variant Dr. Bechara Choucair said nearly all hospitalizations and deaths are now among the unvaccinated. Eddie BurkhalterJune 28, 2021
Legislature Rep. Will Dismukes indicted on felony theft charge Dismukes said he will not resign, but if convicted, he would be automatically removed from office. Eddie BurkhalterJune 25, 2021
Governor Gov. Kay Ivey signs Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights into law The Sexual Assault Survivors Bill of Rights establishes critical protections for sexual assault survivors. Eddie BurkhalterJune 25, 2021
Infrastructure Report: Alabama ties for worst state to buy electric vehicles Alabama bans the direct sale of EV's to customers and charges additional registration and annual fees. Eddie BurkhalterJune 25, 2021
Prisons ACLU of Alabama report finds drastic drop in pardons granted The board does not have to disclose why they deny pardons, and there's no way to appeal. Eddie BurkhalterJune 24, 2021