
Speaker Ledbetter calls for investigation into Elmore prison boondoggle
The $1.25 billion facility was 85% complete, over budget and behind schedule as officials approved another prison contract.

The $1.25 billion facility was 85% complete, over budget and behind schedule as officials approved another prison contract.
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The investment promises upgrades for North Alabama hospitals, even as analysts warn broader federal health cuts could strain rural care.
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Blueprint Polling survey finds race within margin of error as Jones outruns his party; private polls reviewed by APR agree.
Six months after an accidental juvenile shooting at a state rep's home, law enforcement officials avoided comment on the investigation.
Figures dared Trump to debate in Rhett Marques' place as polling shows a close race in a district Republicans redrew.
Allison Montgomery accused Phillip Rigsby of using culture-war attacks to distract voters from affordability, schools and health care.