Prisons Staton Correctional Facility lifts quarantine after tuberculosis scare Staton returned to normal operations last week after being placed on quarantine since the end of November. John H. GlennMarch 14, 2023
Featured Opinion Opinion | Stiffer laws won’t stop gangs, just ask the people in Montgomery Alabama's capital city is a case study in how decades of racism and conservative public policy have led to gang problems. Josh MoonMarch 14, 2023
Party politics ALGOP breaks its record with Ron DeSantis dinner Over 1,700 people gathered for the event at the Finley Center on Thursday. StaffMarch 14, 2023
National Garrett Jemison joins Butler Snow’s Regulatory and Government Relations Team Prior to founding his own firm, Jemison served as state director for U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby. StaffMarch 14, 2023
Economy Alabama unemployment rate holds steady at 2.6 percent The rate is unchanged from December 2022’s revised rate and also unchanged from January 2022’s rate. StaffMarch 13, 2023
Education Alabama colleges awarded nearly 28,000 bachelor’s degrees over the last decade Over a similar period, median earnings for Alabamians 25-64 rose six percent. StaffMarch 13, 2023
Legislature Sen. Figures introduces bills to repeal, add exceptions to Alabama abortion law One bill would create exceptions for rape and incest, which were specifically excluded when the law passed in 2019. Jacob HolmesMarch 13, 2023
Legislature Speaker Ledbetter looks back at first week of legislative session Ledbetter said the House is primed to pass the proposed ARPA funding bill in this second week of the special session. Jacob HolmesMarch 13, 2023
Legislature Second round of ARPA funds won’t address all health care, infrastructure needs in Alabama Money from $1 billion in federal COVID aid may just scratch the surface, organizations say. Alander RochaMarch 13, 2023
Prisons 51-year-old incarcerated man dies at Bibb Correctional Facility Two other incarcerated men were reported dead on the same day. John H. GlennMarch 13, 2023