Courts Appeals court rules Alabama violated constitutional rights of death row inmate After 25 years on death row, Michael Sockwell's case is eligible to be retried Mary Claire WootenJuly 2, 2025
Featured Opinion Opinion | When do things get great for you? I'm just a misguided lib, so explain to me how Trump's spending bill makes things great for the working folks of Alabama? Josh MoonJuly 2, 2025
State Attorney General Steve Marshall calls for parole board chair’s reappointment During Leigh Gwathney's tenure, Alabama's parole rates dramatically declined, earning her support from Marshall but criticism from some lawmakers. Wesley WalterJuly 2, 2025
News Southeast AlabamaWorks to cease operations The organization announced it will dissolve on September 30, due to decreased state funding from the Alabama Workforce Transformation Act. Alex JobinJuly 2, 2025
Courts Judge denies request to halt law making smokable hemp products illegal It is now a felony to sell smokable hemp products in Alabama. Jacob HolmesJuly 1, 2025
Courts Alabama officials praise Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship injunctions Alabama leaders praised a Supreme Court decision limiting nationwide injunctions and allowing partial enforcement of Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order. Mary Claire WootenJuly 1, 2025
Featured Opinion Opinion | Reappointing Gwathney would be a grave mistake for Alabama justice Gwathney’s leadership turned parole into a bureaucratic blockade. If Ivey wants to restore fairness, she must say no to six more years of dysfunction. Bill BrittJuly 1, 2025
Legislature Prefiled bill would require ignition interlock devices for first-time DUI offenders A prefiled bill for the 2026 Legislative Session could make ignition interlock devices a requirement for first-time DUI offenders in Alabama. Alex JobinJuly 1, 2025
Education Bill to bolster abstinence-only sex education reintroduced for 2026 The proposed legislation aims to expand public sex education's emphasis on abstinence, requiring K-12 initiatives to exclusively teach sexual risk avoidance. Wesley WalterJuly 1, 2025
Opinion Opinion | Tuberville’s “inner city rats” comments reveal who’s really keeping our cities down Many Americans are waking up to the way D.C. and the media have rigged the system—but it’s clear Tuberville never will. Ken McFeetersJuly 1, 2025