Legislature Alabama Legislature begins special session on prison construction, reforms House committees are to meet Tuesday to debate bills on prison construction and two bills on criminal justice reform. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 27, 2021
Elections U.S. Senate candidate forum set for Tuesday in Huntsville Congressman Mo Brooks will not attend the forum because of pending votes in Washington. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 27, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | Prisons: Alabama can do better "When an individual enters prison, they lose their freedom, not their humanity." Bill BrittSeptember 27, 2021
Featured Opinion Opinion | COVID: Doublespeak and gobbledygook Imagine being so afraid of losing your public office that you allow the least informed to inform your policies. Joey KennedySeptember 26, 2021
Prisons Governor officially calls special session to address prison crisis The proclamation calls for prison construction and renovation, and consideration of two reform bills that failed to pass during the last legislative session. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 23, 2021
Health Ivey, Tuberville, Alabama House minority leader encourage COVID vaccinations Alabama hospitals' ICUs were at 99.3 percent capacity on Tuesday, with nearly half of all beds filled with COVID patients. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 23, 2021
Prisons Special session on prison construction to begin Monday The state is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice over Alabama's deadly prisons. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 22, 2021
Health Alabama Hospital Association: Federal COVID aid needed to help struggling hospitals Some Alabama hospitals are burning through reserves battling COVID, and the state's ICU bed crisis continues to threaten care for all patients. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 20, 2021
Legislature Alabama House minority leader: No support for new prisons without other reforms The DOJ says new prisons alone won't solve Alabama's crisis. Republicans need Democratic support to pass a prison construction bill. Eddie BurkhalterSeptember 20, 2021
Legislature Ivey tells lawmakers she’ll set special session for prison construction The special session is set for Sept. 27. StaffSeptember 17, 2021