Agriculture USDA highlights support programs for Alabama farmers hit by severe weather The federal agency offered technical and financial assistance resources to agricultural workers recovering from recent tornadoes, snow and hail. Wesley Walter1 day ago
Education PARCA: Standardized test scores show improvements While test scores are improving, the study highlights that there is still "a long way to go." John H. GlennOctober 14, 2022
Prisons ADOC releases name of individual found dead at Donaldson on Sunday Joseph Paul Mitchell, a 60-year-old incarcerated man at the facility, was found unresponsive in a facility dorm. John H. GlennOctober 14, 2022
State Alabama Medical Cannabis Association launches, names executive director Patrick Lindsey will serve as the group’s executive director, effective immediately. StaffOctober 14, 2022
Education DOJ: Alabama segregates disabled foster kids into inferior schools The report found that foster children with disabilities are placed in on-site schools that fail to provide adequate education. Jacob HolmesOctober 13, 2022
Prisons ADOC confirms death of incarcerated man at Bullock Correctional Facility Jordan Daniel Johnson, a 25-year-old incarcerated individual at the Bullock County facility, was found unresponsive. John H. GlennOctober 13, 2022
Prisons Ward: Pardoning simple Alabama marijuana offenses “won’t have an impact” The director of the Bureau of Pardons and Paroles said fewer than 100 people are in state prison solely on marijuana charges. Jacob HolmesOctober 13, 2022
Prisons “A moral and legal disaster:” SPLC throws support behind prison strike The SPLC said the strike "demonstrates the understandable frustration of those incarcerated and their desire to be heard." John H. GlennOctober 13, 2022
Prisons Attorneys ask for charges against officer who allegedly beat incarcerated man A video showed a correctional officer beating a 44-year-old incarcerated individual on the roof of Elmore Correctional Facility. John H. GlennOctober 11, 2022
Prisons Alabama prison strike enters third week Work stoppages are declining but five of 14 major correctional facilities still remain on general strike. John H. GlennOctober 11, 2022
Health Opinion | Flavored cigar ban is extreme overreach by FDA FDA should let adults be adults and withdraw the proposed ban. David M. OzgoOctober 10, 2022