Opinion Opinion | VOICES shares facts, Legislature provides help Our legislators have made tremendous investments toward improving these statistics, and they are to be commended for it. Beth ChapmanApril 11, 2022
Education Governor announces 36 new classrooms funded by P-3 P-3 is funded by the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education through the governor’s Strong Start, Strong Finish education initiative. StaffApril 11, 2022
Featured Opinion Opinion | Dead teens? The Bigot Caucus doesn’t care So now, the Alabama Legislature has passed, and Gov. Kay Ivey has signed into law, measures that will prohibit teachers in elementary school from... Joey KennedyApril 9, 2022
Prisons Man at Fountain prison found unresponsive, dies Maurice Powell, 47, was found unresponsive by prison staff on April 4 and was pronounced dead. Eddie BurkhalterApril 8, 2022
Legislature Anti-LGBTQ bills prompt firestorm of criticism from civil liberty organizations The American Civil Liberties Union threatened a lawsuit if SB148 is signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey. John H. GlennApril 8, 2022
Legislature House concurs with “Don’t Say Gay” amendment to gender bathroom bill Democrats criticized Republicans for ramming through the amendment language. Jacob HolmesApril 8, 2022
Legislature Alabama Legislature passes bill ending practice of shackling pregnant women Alabama was the last Southern state to shackle and solitarily confine incarcerated pregnant women. Eddie BurkhalterApril 8, 2022
Legislature House passes bill criminalizing medical treatment of minors experiencing gender dysphoria The bill was debated for under 20 minutes before Republicans brought a motion to end discussion of the legislation. Jacob HolmesApril 8, 2022
Featured Opinion Opinion | The cruelty is their weapon Alabama Republican lawmakers keep pushing hateful, worthless legislation because it's easy, and because their voters keep rewarding them for it. Josh MoonApril 8, 2022
Legislature Alabama Senate, House pass bill targeting private funding for elections The bill was in in response to grants funded by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2020 in which he spent $350 million in national... Eddie BurkhalterApril 8, 2022