Public safety Gov. Ivey awards grants to support statewide efforts to fight drugs Ivey awarded grants to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the state’s seven regional drug task forces. StaffMarch 18, 2024
Public safety ALEA completes investigation into Steve Perkins’s killing The findings from ALEA’s investigation have been turned over to the Morgan County district attorney. Patrick DarringtonDecember 28, 2023
Governor Governor announces Millie, the Work Zone Safety Dog, as honorary ALEA trooper Millie is a Labrador Retriever who is also a certified therapy dog and the official safety dog of the Alabama Associated General Contractors. StaffDecember 18, 2023
Public safety Gov. Ivey awards $5.6 million for law enforcement programs The funds were made available to the state by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the U.S. Department of Justice. StaffFebruary 9, 2023
Featured Opinion Opinion | What are we even doing? When you examine Alabama's government, and the choices voters continue to make, it's very hard to understand what we're even doing Josh MoonJuly 13, 2022
Elections Hovey asks for rehearing on District 27 tie decision, Whatley opposes Hovey cites new information contained in an ALEA press release in his request for the rehearing. Josh MoonJune 29, 2022
Featured Opinion Opinion | Who will “stop the steal” in the Senate District 27 election? Jay Hovey won the Republican primary, but he is now having to fight to have only legal votes counted. Bill BrittJune 29, 2022
Featured Opinion Opinion | Open, fair primaries should be the goal for Alabama The farce in the Whatley-Hovey Alabama Senate race is a perfect example of political parties having too much control over elections. Josh MoonJune 27, 2022
Public safety Tallassee mayor asks ALEA to investigate city police officer, two use-of-force incidents Mayor Johnny Hammock said in a letter to ALEA that the two incidents have troubled him considerably. Josh MoonJune 22, 2022
State Secretary Merrill announces two million newly registered voters Alabama currently has 3,625,249 total registered voters, and 2,000,957 of those voters have registered since Jan. 19, 2015. StaffMarch 8, 2022