State Alabama Secretary of State denies sordid affair allegations A Montgomery woman provided graphic details of the affair in a story on an obscure, right-wing website. Josh MoonApril 7, 2021
Local news Birmingham, Montgomery enact local mask mandates The resolution — passed two days before the governor's mandate expires — requires individuals to wear masks when in public. John H. GlennApril 7, 2021
Health Birmingham nonprofit seeks funding for mobile hearing lab for children The Woolley Institute for Spoken Language hopes to expand services for children with hearing loss in rural areas. Eddie BurkhalterApril 7, 2021
Legislature House OKs amendment banning election law changes six months before elections HB388 would prevent election laws from being changed six months prior to a general election. Brandon MoseleyApril 7, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | Bill would allow schools to turn away special needs students. That’s not the worst of it "The bill, sponsored by Del Marsh, is the latest in a long line that takes from public schools and students that can least afford... Josh MoonApril 7, 2021
Legislature Legislature passes home alcohol delivery bill Businesses would be limited to delivering no more than 75 miles from the business, and they cannot cross state lines. Brandon MoseleyApril 7, 2021
State Group threatens to turn stolen Jefferson Davis monument into toilet A group claiming responsibility for the March theft of the chair from a Selma cemetery wants a banner hung to commemorate the South's surrender. Josh MoonApril 6, 2021
Prisons Barclays aiding Alabama prison financing despite pledge against private prison companies Barclays in 2019 said the company would no longer finance private prison companies. Eddie BurkhalterApril 6, 2021
National Arkansas governor vetoes trans health care bill Hutchinson urged his fellow Republicans to consider a "thoughtful study of the science and ethics surrounding the issue before acting." Micah DanneyApril 6, 2021
State AFL-CIO poll shows majority of respondents support Bessemer union efforts Out of the 600 surveyed nationwide between March 28 and 30, 77 percent of respondents supported the unionization efforts. John H. GlennApril 6, 2021