Legislature Alternate prison construction bill emerges to create smaller capacity facilities The bill, submitted Tuesday, would create two new correctional facilities within Elmore and Escambia counties, each holding up to 3,000 people. John H. GlennSeptember 30, 2021
State Activist coalition will hold its own redistricting public hearing on Oct. 13 Group members criticized the Committee on Reapportionment hearings as inaccessible to the public. Micah DanneySeptember 30, 2021
Local news Montgomery County Probate Court promotes Latoya Calhoun Barker She will have primary oversight of the probate court’s day-to-day operations. Barker is the first woman to hold this position. StaffSeptember 30, 2021
State U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: 7 Alabama endangered species lost to extinction “We’re at risk of losing hundreds more species because of a lack of urgency,” said a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity. Brandon MoseleySeptember 30, 2021
National Lawmaker calls for Civil Rights attorney Fred Gray to receive Medal of Freedom Fred Gray is a former state legislator, civil rights attorney, National Bar Association president and Civil Rights leader. Brandon MoseleySeptember 29, 2021
Legislature House to consider prison construction, justice reform bills on Wednesday The $1.2 billion prison construction and renovation plan will be debated on the House floor on Wednesday. Brandon MoseleySeptember 29, 2021
Legislature House committee approves re-sentencing, supervision reforms House Bill 1 and HB2 were recommended by Gov. Kay Ivey's Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy, which was formed in 2019. John H. GlennSeptember 29, 2021
Elections Katie Britt endorsed by political arm of Alabama Farmers Federation The endorsement is widely viewed as the top grassroots endorsement available in the state of Alabama. StaffSeptember 29, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | We now have a very youthful federal judiciary in Alabama "This host of federal jurists in Alabama will be one of Sen. Richard Shelby’s lasting legacies." Steve FlowersSeptember 29, 2021
Elections Summer McWhorter Summerford announces candidacy for district attorney Summerford is seeking to replace Mike O’Dell, who has announced that he will not seek re-election. StaffSeptember 29, 2021