Courts
An Alabama judge stayed David Lee Roberts’ execution to assess mental competency amid concerns that include schizophrenia, delusions and constitutional protections.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
State Rep. Marques receives endorsements from Alabama GOP lawmakers
Kristin Nelson leads GOP primary race for HD38, survey shows commanding advantage
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Amy Minton for SD10
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Sen. Donnie Chesteen
Bill Morris announces candidacy for Alabama HD50
- Governor
Gov. Ivey declares statewide day of remembrance for Carole Robertson
Gov. Ivey encourages Alabamians to be proactive during National Preparedness Month
Gov. Ivey releases Labor Day message to Alabama’s workforce
Sen. Britt announces the 2026 Senate Youth Program application opening
Gov. Ivey appoints John Young as chairman of the Marshall County Commission
- Legislature
Sen. April Weaver to co-chair healthcare committee of Rural Roadmap Initiative
Baldwin County delegation announces appointment of new chief of staff
Rep. Mack Butler re-files “Don’t Say Gay” bill for 2026 session
Lawmakers officially pre-file “Child Predator Death Penalty Act” in Alabama Legislature
Rep. James Lomax appointed to House Rules Committee
- Economy
NFIB: Small business job openings fall to lowest level since July 2020
Department of Workforce names Workforce Pathways Division chief
Wellborn fights foreign trade abuses to protect U.S. cabinet industry, jobs
North Alabama Area Labor Council encourages Huntsville auto workers to unionize
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
- National
Advocacy groups decry LGBTQ+ rights lawyer’s false testimony indictment
Rep. Sewell votes against FY26 National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Barry Moore introduces bill to provide Americans released from custody with photo ID
Sen. Tuberville demands faster action on stalled nominee confirmations
Sens. Britt, Tuberville sign onto legislation to prevent government shutdowns
- Education
Birmingham Promise receives grant from KPMG US Foundation
Dolly Parton Imagination Library expands to Alabama foster kids
PARCA: Alabama high-poverty districts show gains in third-grade reading
Opinion | The answer to our public schools issues is sitting right there
Summer reading gains highlight the Literacy Act’s impact on students
- Health
Americans pay triple for prescriptions while Big Pharma reaps profits
Rep. Sewell files bill to freeze Medicare home health spending, block proposed cuts
PEEHIP board talks rising insurance costs, rural hospitals, drug tariffs
Veterans Resource Center Board talks operational plans at inaugural meeting
Alabama Department of Public Health confirms case of measles
- Opinion
Opinion | Shooting people is wrong
Opinion | A new way to gamble on sports could cost Alabama billions
Opinion | Safe guns, saved lives: a suicide-prevention call for Alabama
Opinion | Cynthia Almond an outstanding choice for PSC president
Opinion | The death penalty for child rape is unconstitutional—and it should stay that way
Alabama Department of Corrections stories
Courts
Three Alabama attorneys were reprimanded and removed from a case after submitting court documents with fake citations generated by ChatGPT.
Featured Opinion
Alabama operates one of the worst prison systems in the world — for no apparent reason, other than we just like cruelty.
Featured Opinion
Despite all the evidence that it doesn't work, Alabama continues to choose cruelty and meanness as its primary corrections system.
Prisons
Convicted of the 2010 rape and murder of Tracy Lynn Brown, Osgood confessed to the crime and ultimately waived his appeals.
Governor
This graduating class is the largest group on record.
Legislature
Alabama has one of the highest female incarceration rates in the Southeast and the third highest infant mortality rate in the country.
Prisons
A large portion of the ADOC's requested budget would go toward staffing needs and increases to wages, salaries, and benefits.
Prisons
Fewer people died inside the prisons than in 2023, when prisoners were five times as likely to die as the national average.
Featured Opinion
If we claim to value life, we need to prove it. And that starts with recognizing that mental health care is a moral imperative.