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Leanna Washington, 36, of LaGrange, Georgia, was found dead in the James Morgan County Detention Facility in LaFayette.
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Gov. Ivey invites students to apply for 2025 Summer Internship Program
Ivey orders flags to be flown at full staff for Trump inauguration
Gov. Ivey joins Trump, GOP governors at Mar-a-Lago to discuss key policies
Gov. Ivey mourns security detail member Justin Williams, 42, succumbed to cancer
Ivey opens applications for Alabama’s new CHOOSE Act school choice program
- Legislature
Prefiled bills seek to “add some teeth” to immigration enforcement
New bill would add conflict resolution class requirement to marriage licenses
State lawmakers discuss regulating cryptocurrency in commission meeting
Sen. April Weaver joins Club for Growth Foundation’s 2025 fellowship class
Ledbetter shuts down D.C. rumors: “I’ve got the job I want”
- Economy
Workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Tuscaloosa chemical plant
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor market remains tight
Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair talks first year in office, 2025 plans
Sweet Grown Alabama changes membership levels to flat $100 annual fee
Manufacture Alabama highlights 2024 successes in workforce and advocacy
- National
Trump ends program to lower prescription prices, make disease therapy available
Sen. Britt’s landmark immigration enforcement bill passes Senate
Alabama Republicans celebrate Trump inauguration
Sen. Britt praises Marco Rubio’s confirmation as Secretary of State
Sen. Britt steers Laken Riley Act past final procedural hurdle
- Education
AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
Alabama considers new education funding models to address inequalities
Alabama exploring expanding Pre-K program to home-based settings
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
- Health
Alabama commissioners discuss crisis services amidst mental health crisis
Medical Association commend FDA’s ban on Red Dye No. 3
PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
New billboard urges Medicaid expansion to save Alabama hospitals
- Opinion
Opinion | A new reality is coming
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Prisons
The board does not have to disclose why they deny pardons, and there's no way to appeal.
Prisons
Patrick Neal, who was paralyzed after failed attempts to get medical help, leaves behind four children.
Prisons
The commission's goal is to aid reentry by improving services to the formerly incarcerated.
Prisons
Pardons and parole hearings have been closed to the public since March due to COVID-19.
Prisons
With the private prison option apparently fading, Ivey said that she would discuss the situation with House and Senate leaders.
Prisons
Patrick Neal, 29, is being treated at UAB, where doctors tell his family he'll be paralyzed for life.
Prisons
Despite warnings in 2019, the state has failed to address violence, contraband and homicides, according to the Department of Justice.
Governor
The judge dismissed the lawsuit on grounds that defendants have "sovereign immunity" and the allegations failed on legal merit.
Prisons
The death and other recent homicides and suicides underscore longstanding problems in Alabama's prisons.
Prisons
The Alabama Department of Corrections is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over the state's deadly prisons.