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At a Columbiana town hall, Jones criticized ballooning prison costs, parole denials and stalled sentencing reforms.
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Experienced politicians won easily in Tuesday’s special primary elections
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Former AG Troy King crosses party lines to endorse Ron Sparks
Doug Jones brings town hall tour to Montgomery
- Governor
Gov. Ivey welcomes Alabama students back for new school year
Gov. Ivey announces appointments to four agencies
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Gov. Ivey recaps Alabama’s showing at Farnborough International Airshow
Gov. Ivey announces additional state agency appointments
- Legislature
Contract Review Committee holds ADOC contracts over prison litigation costs
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
ACLU vows to take Alabama to court over special session bills
- Economy
Rep. Sewell visits grocery store “to highlight Trump’s broken promise to lower prices”
NFIB survey: small business optimism continues to rise
Opinion | Alabama’s workforce future depends on expanding opportunity
Meta launches $1 billion fund supporting data center communities
NFIB July Jobs Report: Small Business Employment Index picks back up
- National
Rhett Marques wins GOP nomination in redrawn 2nd Congressional District
Rep. Sewell marks 61st anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Sen. Britt hails USDA’s $35 million for feral swine control
Sen. Britt introduces bill to strip LGBTQ+ protections from Title IX
Greg Cook fields Senate questions on Alabama federal judgeship nomination
- Education
Ensler touts expansion of public school conflict resolution, counseling initiatives
Gov. Ivey introduces a CHOOSE Act family: the Yearbys
Alabama Arise joins national campaign to support public schools
Birmingham City Council approves $45 million for career center, schools and student programs
Birmingham proposes $45 million investment in student careers
- Health
Alabama Big 10 Mayors make mental health a priority, convene experts in Mobile to advance solutions
VA launches national psilocybin therapy trial with Birmingham, Tuscaloosa sites
UA System expands nursing programs amid Alabama shortage
UAB awards grants to study atherosclerosis advancement and MYC-driven cancers
ACLU report exposes Alabama maternal health care crisis
- Opinion
Opinion | Your lawmakers are selling you out on data centers. There’s a fix for that …
Opinion | Alabama’s workforce future depends on expanding opportunity
Opinion | Alabama families need Senator Britt to keep fighting for affordability
Opinion | When leadership means saying no to your own side
Opinion | When the majority becomes its own opposition
Prisons
Kristi’s mother would succumb to cancer, but neither of them was aware of it.
Prisons
According to multiple sources, an incarcerated individual named Rubyn Murray was jumped and beaten to death by guards.
Prisons
Tyfeeq Ladon Moore died while serving a sentence at Frank Lee Youth Center.
Prisons
Barber was the first individual to be executed since the state’s moratorium on executions was lifted.
Prisons
Gerald Cochran Jr. would've seen his family in person for the first time in years on July 16 — but he didn't make it.
Prisons
Nina Rodgers, 60, was responsible for running the commissary store at Donaldson prison before her arrest.
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Incarcerated individuals in Alabama Department of Corrections facilities are being left without adequate access to ice and have been exposed to raw sewage.
Prisons
Crystal Chapman has first-hand experience with Alabama prisons as a former nurse — now she's afraid her husband may die there.
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This unflinching series goes inside Alabama’s criminal legal crisis.
Prisons
The number of incarcerated individuals who reportedly died so far this year is higher than previously thought.