Legislature Alabama House approves congressional district map Substitution maps brought by both Republican and Democratic lawmakers were tabled. Jacob HolmesNovember 1, 2021
Opinion Opinion | 2021 special session is about “simple” lines on a map While the census controls where the new lines are drawn, so do expectations and requests from legislators and other elected officials. Beth ChapmanNovember 1, 2021
Legislature Draft Congressional map retains Alabama’s single majority-minority district A coalition of nonprofits seeks to create two majority-minority districts, but the draft map keeps only one. Eddie BurkhalterOctober 27, 2021
Legislature Governor to call special session on redistricting this month Gov. Kay Ivey said she anticipates calling a special session that will begin Oct. 28, 2021. StaffOctober 14, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | Prison issue tackled, new prisons on the way It was not something that Kay Ivey created. To her credit, she did not hide from the issue. Steve FlowersOctober 6, 2021
Legislature Alabama Senate approves use of $400 million of COVID relief for prison construction The House is expected to vote Friday on final passage for one bill, with the rest of the bills awaiting the governor's signature. John H. GlennOctober 1, 2021
Legislature Alabama Senate committee approves $400 million in COVID funds for new prisons Each of the bills was passed on to the Rules Committee, then on to the Senate for consideration on Friday. John H. GlennSeptember 30, 2021
Legislature Protest over use of COVID funds for prisons held outside Statehouse A group of protestors — many parents, siblings, or children of incarcerated individuals — demonstrated outside the Statehouse Wednesday afternoon. John H. GlennSeptember 30, 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
Legislature Alabama House committee approves $1.3 billion prison construction plan The three bills now head to the full House for a possible vote Wednesday. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 28, 2021