Congress Carl presents WWII Veteran Corporal Robert Curtis Andry with Purple Heart Medal Cpl. Andry was part of the 761st Black Tank Battalion during World War II. StaffMarch 23, 2022
Featured Opinion Opinion | A “clean lottery” is incredibly stupid There is a proposal that would allow for only a "clean lottery" — an idea that would cost us $500 million and 12,000 jobs. Josh MoonMarch 22, 2022
Education Report notes educational attainment gap in Alabama’s Black Belt The report notes that just 6 percent of Black Belt students obtained graduate or professional degrees in 2019, compared to 10 percent statewide. Eddie BurkhalterMarch 22, 2022
Corruption Senate bill would force doctors, pharmacies to provide off-label COVID-19 treatments There is no clear language in the bill defining any limitations of what FDA-approved medications could be claimed as a treatment for COVID-19. Jacob HolmesMarch 22, 2022
Local news Former New Orleans police commander named Montgomery chief of police A 32-year veteran commander of the New Orleans police department has been named Montgomery's new chief of police. John H. GlennMarch 22, 2022
Elections League of Southeastern Credit Unions endorses Katie Britt for Senate The league represents Alabama credit unions and their more than 2.3 million members. StaffMarch 22, 2022
Opinion Opinion | World Water Day Alabama’s iron and steel industry directly employs 14,900 manufacturing jobs and 76,388 indirect jobs. Maury D. GastonMarch 22, 2022
Legislature Alabama 2022 Legislative Report: Week 9 The Legislature is taking a scheduled break this week and will return for day 24 of the regular session on Tuesday, March 29. Beth LyonsMarch 22, 2022
Elections Durant paid thousands in campaign funds to his own company, to buy his own book Durant's company had previously taken $6 million in fully-forgiven PPP funds from the federal government before he dumped over $4 million into his campaign. Bill BrittMarch 21, 2022
Courts Decatur store owner punched by cops files federal lawsuit against the city, police officer Kevin Penn caught a shoplifter and called police. He was punched in the face by the cops who responded. Now, he's suing them. Josh MoonMarch 21, 2022