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The League of Women Voters praised a newly negotiated pilot program aimed at improving oversight and safety in state correctional facilities.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey is recovering well after medical procedure
Gov. Ivey undergoes a “minor” medical procedure
Gov. Ivey announces 26 appointments including a Baldwin County district judgeship
Gov. Ivey proclaims March 30 as “Doctors Day” in Alabama
Gov. Ivey signs executive order meant to prevent state-chartered banks from denying people service
- Legislature
Bill expanding utility relocation reimbursement moves through Senate committee
Gov. Ivey signs HB475, freezing electric rates and reshaping PSC
House passes bill to allow repurposing oil wells for alternative energy
House passes bill to increase penalties for eluding law enforcement
Senate changes rules to reduce lieutenant governor’s role, add new committee
- Economy
Gov. Ivey signs HB475, freezing electric rates and reshaping PSC
Alabama earns top honors in national CiCi Awards
Sen. Britt attends Hadrian shipbuilding factory ribbon cutting in Cherokee
Alabama home sales rise in February as mortgage rates fall
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
- National
No, Shomari Figures was not embarrassed at a town hall
Rep. Sewell introduces bipartisan “Save Struggling Hospitals Act”
Judge orders Central Alabama Water to add fluoride
Rep. Strong slams Senate for DHS shutdown, drawing opponent’s criticism
Sen. Britt demands Homeland Security funding, supports no pay for Congress during shutdown
- Education
Auburn student chapter wins award at national convention
U.S. Navy invests $30M in Alabama maritime workforce training
ASU partners with United Methodist Church, Wesley Foundation to support student development
Mark Merrick named Dean of UAB School of Health Professions
UA students sue university over suspended student publications
- Health
Cancer researchers highlight findings, push for funding at Alabama capitol
Judge orders Central Alabama Water to add fluoride
Gov. Ivey proclaims March 30 as “Doctors Day” in Alabama
Gov. Ivey signs bill allowing Alabama to join PA licensure compact
AG issues cease-and-desist to retailers selling unlabeled kratom products
- Opinion
Opinion | We could use a few more lawmakers like Adline Clarke
Opinion | Bill allowing takeover of Montgomery PD solves nothing, makes no sense
Opinion | Alabama must double down on career tech investment to meet workforce demand
Opinion | The quiet crisis facing young men
Opinion | Could there be a blue wave in Alabama?
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Derrick Dearman, 35, confessed to the brutal murders of five people in Citronelle in 2016.
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Sing Sing delves into the daily struggles incarcerated men face as they navigate the dehumanizing conditions in prison.
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Ivey has set the date of Nov. 21 for Carey Grayson's execution, the state's third execution using nitrogen hypoxia
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Elmore inmates will temporarily move to Draper, now the Elmore Annex, during renovations.
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At the joint budget hearing, Commissioner John Hamm discussed hiring challenges for security personnel and prison construction updates.
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Alabama inmate Alan Eugene Miller reached an agreement with the state and his execution, using nitrogen hypoxia, is slated for next month.
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Sen. Vivian Figures said state legislators “need to spend some time in these prisons ... without any protection.”
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The Southwest Alabama Partnership for Training and Employment was awarded a $1.5 million Pathway Home grant to help reduce recidivism.
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The plaintiffs in Duke v. Hamm allege that prisoner-on-prisoner violence and sexual assault are rampant.
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Ongoing lawsuit reveals racial disparity in paroles after 2019 reforms and that an ABPP chair resigned over “openly racist practices.”