Local news Ozark citizen calls on council to censure mayor for behavior in library debate Fontenot told the council that it should censure Blankenship due to the mayor’s contact with a citizen. Jacob HolmesSeptember 8, 2023
Local news Prattville library will require children under 16 to be accompanied by parent/guardian The board said this is in response to parents' request for more parental control of what their children read. Jacob HolmesSeptember 8, 2023
State How Alabamians will be affected by the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation program About 166,000 Alabamians will see lower drug prices as a result of the negotiations. Patrick DarringtonSeptember 8, 2023
State TOOTRiS adds Allison Muhlendorf as director of outreach, government relations Prior to joining TOOTRiS, Allison served as executive director of the Alabama School Readiness Alliance. StaffSeptember 8, 2023
Courts The Cannabis Commission has problems with its own witnesses The AMCC wants to block affidavits from its own witnesses. Josh MoonSeptember 7, 2023
State Inside Clean Up Alabama’s plan to jail librarians for giving LGBTQ+ books to kids If Clean Up Alabama were to meet its goals, librarians would face up to a year in jail for having LGBTQ books on the... Jacob HolmesSeptember 7, 2023
Featured Opinion Opinion | Book challengers risk moving dystopian story into the nonfiction section What is a dystopian story if not a grim window into one of our worst possible futures? Jacob HolmesSeptember 7, 2023
National Military service secretaries: Tuberville’s blockade is hurting national security Even as pressure mounts against Tuberville, the senator has stated he is prepared to continue his current strategy. Patrick DarringtonSeptember 7, 2023
Opinion Opinion | Our thoughts and prayers should result in action Like all constitutional rights, including gun rights, there are, and must be, reasonable rules governing those freedoms. Phillip EnslerSeptember 7, 2023
Opinion Opinion | Addressing Alabama’s labor shortage The U.S. Chamber classified Alabama as one of the "most severe" labor and worker shortage states. Nathaniel LedbetterSeptember 7, 2023