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Governor Kay Ivey named Heath Edward Meherg and Wade Leon Hartley to the bench, citing their decades of expertise in Alabama’s court systems.
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- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs bill requiring English proficiency for truck drivers
Alabama reacts to governor sparing death row inmate Sonny Burton
Ivey commutes Burton death sentence over unequal punishment
Gov. Ivey’s summer internship program deadline is approaching
Gov. Ivey signs the Devinee Rooney and John Wesley Holt Safe Streets Act
- Legislature
Bill to close Alabama primaries takes first step toward becoming law
Bill to pause new solar developments advances to Alabama Senate for vote
Lawmakers review Education Trust Fund as reserves decline
Bill to restrict discussion of contraceptives in sex ed faces pushback in public hearing
Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee holds public hearing on prison oversight legislation
- Economy
Bill to pause new solar developments advances to Alabama Senate for vote
Lockheed Martin to invest in Pike County production facility
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Retail giant expands baby departments, adds products at Alabama stores
Small business optimism dips as sales improve but costs rise
- National
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Sen. Britt celebrates former BSC campus chosen as new USCG training center
Navy to open major defense industrial facility in Alabama
Senate passes bill to protect online privacy for young users
Rep. Sewell votes for Iran War Powers Resolution
- Education
Lawmakers review Education Trust Fund as reserves decline
Bill to restrict discussion of contraceptives in sex ed faces pushback in public hearing
Opinion | A decade of strengthening public schools through educational choice
House committee advances bill requiring Ten Commandments displayed in schools
Troy University hosts $10,000 pitch competition and business workshops
- Health
UAB Hospital now fifth-largest in the nation
Children’s of Alabama to host giveback night at Walk-Ons Sports Bistreux
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
- Opinion
Opinion | The things we leave behind
Opinion | A party like it’s 1986
Opinion | A decade of strengthening public schools through educational choice
Opinion | Political parties never win when they protect power instead of listening to voters
Opinion | The cost–benefit analysis of mercy in capital punishment
Courts
Three complaints filed in federal court on Friday revealed further allegations associated with the operation and the criminal network.
Courts
Counsel for Campos-Reyes indicated another indictment is expected, and three others arrested in the raid will face hearings this afternoon.
Courts
As online sales tax revenue has grown, so have arguments over how the funding is distributed.
Courts
Alabama AG says ex-officer lacks clear right to immunity, urging court to let jury decide fatal shooting case.
Courts
The activity should clear procedural hurdles as both sides await a ruling on plaintiffs' request for a preliminary injunction.
Courts
Trump’s immigration crackdown ripples through Alabama as workplace raids, detentions surge, and legal experts warn of dire consequences for civil liberties and the state...
Courts
The lawsuit pertains to a Selma resident who carried a gun into a "gun-free zone" in Selma last year.
Courts
After 25 years on death row, Michael Sockwell's case is eligible to be retried
Courts
Alabama leaders praised a Supreme Court decision limiting nationwide injunctions and allowing partial enforcement of Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order.
Courts
APLS chair John Wahl praised the decision as checking a "socialist agenda ... that wants to reshape American values."