News Year in Review: Mary Claire Wooten’s Top 5 stories of 2025 Alabama’s 2025 politics featured abortion access battles, civil legal aid threats, parole reform pressure, agency transparency fights and Doug Jones’s gubernatorial entry. Mary Claire WootenJanuary 2, 2026
Local news Orange Beach faces lawsuit alleging violation of Open Meetings Act Plaintiffs allege the Orange Beach City Council failed to provide mandatory 24-hour notice of a special called meeting. Jacob HolmesDecember 22, 2025
Legislature Alabama Board of Pharmacy faces backlash over Open Meetings Act violation Lawmakers in the Sunset Committee on Thursday promised legislation to continue attempting to regulate the body. Mary Claire WootenSeptember 26, 2025
Featured Opinion Opinion | Where does the buck stop at AMCC? By all measures of the AMCC's mission and responsibilities, the Commission and its Executive Director have fallen short of their mandates. Bill BrittAugust 12, 2024
Courts New legal filing seeks to remove Cannabis Commission from licensing process The filing by Alabama Always asks a Montgomery County judge to appoint a special master to determine applicant compliance. Josh MoonApril 15, 2024
Courts A new appeal in the long running legal battle over Alabama’s medical cannabis An appeal was filed by the plaintiffs and negotiations have been stopped, meaning legal medical cannabis could be a long time coming. Josh MoonNovember 10, 2023