Prisons Families call prisons “drug-infested slums” in annual public hearing, demand reform Sen. Vivian Figures said state legislators “need to spend some time in these prisons ... without any protection.” Chance Phillips2 hours ago
Corruption Hubbard’s attorney asks judge to consider apology and early release Former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard is serving a 28-month sentence for 11 felony convictions. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 27, 2021
Prisons Former Alabama federal prison guard sentenced in sexual abuse case Eric Todd Ellis sexually abused an incarcerated woman at a federal prison in Aliceville, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 27, 2021
Health FDA advisory committee recommends Pfizer vaccine for children 5-11 If the CDC director gives final approval, vaccinations of those younger children could begin as early as next week. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 26, 2021
Health Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth calls for “all-fronts political war” over Biden’s vaccine mandates Alabama has the fourth lowest percentage of fully vaccinated residents in the nation, and more than 15,000 Alabamians have died from COVID-19. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 26, 2021
Health Alabama Democrats: Mandates aren’t new, save lives In a statement responding to Gov. Ivey's executive order, the ADP says vaccine mandates have been in place for generations. Josh MoonOctober 26, 2021
Health Ivey includes $80 million in federal aid to hospitals, nursing homes in special session Gov. Kay Ivey has included a call for the Legislature to consider allocating $80 million in federal COVID aid to state hospitals and nursing... Eddie BurkhalterOctober 26, 2021
State Alabama Office of Apprenticeship launches interactive dashboard This dashboard is one of the first in the country to provide a one-stop shop to explore current registered apprenticeships. StaffOctober 26, 2021
Health Republican state lawmakers commend Ivey’s order on federal vaccine mandate Republican lawmakers called the federal vaccine mandate an "overreach" and said Ivey's executive order would give ammunition to fight the mandates in courts. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 25, 2021
State AG’s office denies possession of emails related to Jan. 6 In a letter to APR responding to an open records request, Attorney General Steve Marshall said his office is "not in possession" of emails. John H. GlennOctober 25, 2021
State Bluestone Coke announces renovation and maintenance Bluestone Coke announced Sunday it is temporarily idling coke operations at its Birmingham facility in order to accelerate renovations. StaffOctober 25, 2021