Health Alabama’s COVID positivity rate continues to rise amid BA. 5 subvariant surge The latest surge is being driven by a spike of BA.5, a highly transmissible omicron subvariant. John H. GlennJuly 18, 2022
News PARCA: Majority of Alabamians feel education, healthcare are underfunded 73 percent, or nearly three-quarters of those responding, believe that too little is being spent on education, according to the poll. John H. GlennJuly 15, 2022
Education Alabama has added nearly 215K postsecondary credentials to workforce since 2018 The initiative's goal to add 500,000 individuals with postsecondary credentials to Alabama's workforce by the year 2025. John H. GlennJuly 14, 2022
News Alabama’s prison system sees one of the deadliest weeks in recent memory The ADOC spokesperson did not give a cause of death for each incarcerated man and said that their deaths are being investigated. John H. GlennJuly 13, 2022
Prisons State bond sale to fund prison construction finalized despite legal challenges The state's $509 million bond sale to fund the construction of two new men's prisons was finalized Tuesday morning, despite lawsuits. John H. GlennJuly 13, 2022
Courts Lawsuits filed against Treasury Department over Alabama prison construction plan One challenges the "gross and illegal misuse of Federal funds" in allocating American Rescue Plan funds for prison construction. John H. GlennJuly 12, 2022
Courts SPLC and ACLU: Judgeship reallocation violated Alabama Constitution The move comes after Tiara Young Hudson, a public defender and former judge, won the Democratic nomination during the May primaries. John H. GlennJuly 12, 2022
Prisons Incarcerated man dead at Elmore Correctional Facility The incarcerated man is the second to die in the Elmore facility in as many months. John H. GlennJuly 11, 2022
Legislature Lawmakers may close Alabama primaries during next legislative session Currently, registered voters in Alabama do not register with a political party prior to voting in state primaries. John H. GlennJuly 10, 2022
Prisons Mother of incarcerated man found dead believes son was poisoned by inmates A formal autopsy and investigation are ongoing. John H. GlennJuly 7, 2022