Legislature Legislature organizational session begins next week Legislators will establish new rules for the quadrennium and establish leadership for both chambers during the session. Jacob HolmesJanuary 6, 2023
Health COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations jump in Alabama The growth accounts for the steepest single increase in the COVID-19 positivity rate in some time. John H. GlennJanuary 6, 2023
Economy Most Alabama employers to see 54 percent unemployment insurance tax cut This is the first time Alabama has dropped into Schedule A, the lowest tax rate schedule, since 1997. Jacob HolmesJanuary 6, 2023
Elections Challenge to District 10 election will continue in circuit court David Cole's election is being challenged based on his residency. A judge on Thursday denied a motion to dismiss the case. Josh MoonJanuary 6, 2023
National Britt to join Blackburn, Hyde-Smith in all-female delegation to border The visit to the Del Rio Sector will include a meeting with federal, state and local law enforcement. John H. GlennJanuary 6, 2023
Legislature “Coach” Plump seeks to make changes in District 55 Fred Plump has decades of experience in the National Guard, as a firefighter, as a community sports leader. Jacob HolmesJanuary 5, 2023
Prisons Incarcerated man confirmed dead at Staton Correctional facility At least eight other individuals died within ADOC facilities in the month of December. John H. GlennJanuary 5, 2023
Prisons Five involved in inmate-on-inmate assaults at St. Clair Correctional Facility Multiple sources within the state prison system indicated that a number of incarcerated individuals were stabbed. John H. GlennJanuary 5, 2023
State Alabama Power names Jeff Peoples president and CEO Peoples succeeds Mark Crosswhite, who retired after eight years as the company’s leader. StaffJanuary 5, 2023
State Birmingham applying for grant to transform Smithfield community Overall, if awarded, the city plans to build up to 1,100 housing units across the community. Jacob HolmesJanuary 4, 2023