Legislature
Advocates say the board is in clear need of oversight considering the precipitous drop in parole approval rates.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey kicks off broadband tour, announcing state progress
Ivey removes APLS board member who criticized threats against agency’s budget
Ivey provides update on Dolly Parton Imagination Library expansion
Ivey announces new round of appointments
Gov. Ivey awards $2.5 million to fight homelessness in Alabama
- Legislature
State Rep. Chip Brown pre-files bill to protect personal data associated with DNA samples
Ledbetter supports major gambling bill, aims to end illegal operations in Alabama
2024 school choice bill in Alabama: Size and scope under close watch
Orr proposes bill to cut tax nursing items, feminine hygiene products
Committee continues work to determine distribution of opioid settlement funds
- Economy
- National
Sen. Tuberville pledges to resolve military promotions blockade amidst senate tensions
Sewell to continue Congress in Your Community Tour with stops in Wilcox, Lowndes
Rep. Sewell continuing “Congress in Your Community Tour” with new stops
Alabama man sentenced for assaulting officers during Jan. 6 insurrection
Rep. Sewell introduces bipartisan bill to assist rural hospitals
- Education
Despite criticisms, libraries have followed proper protocol in response to book challenges
APLS board takes steps to amend code at Ivey’s request
K-12 schools to receive $179 million in Capital Improvement Grant funding
State library service tables vote to discontinue ALA membership
Summer program students gained critical reading and math skills in 2023
- Health
Stats show Alabama birthing centers primarily serve white women with ability to pay
Study finds more than 1 in 3 Alabamians face mental health issues
Despite high rates of teen pregnancies, STDs, Alabama opts out of CDC health survey
Rep. Sewell to announce major funding for Greene County Hospital and Nursing Home
Plaintiffs argue court should block Cannabis Commission from using scores
- Opinion
criminal justice stories
Local news
Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood was officially sworn into office Wednesday.
Legislature
It will bar those convicted of using a deadly weapon to kill someone from being released early under Alabama’s “Good Time” law.
State
The NFL noted the nonprofit's success in freeing Ronald McKeithen from a life sentence in March.
Featured Opinion
"Lett is going back in the system. Even though everyone believes he doesn’t belong in the system any longer."
Legislature
The bills address community corrections, judicial discretion in sentencing and the cost of housing state inmates in county jails.
Legislature
St. Clair County's drug and veterans courts have a combined 96 percent success rate at preventing recidivism.
Public safety
165 former judges and prosecutors, professors and public defenders signed on in support of Rep. Chris England's bill to repeal HFOA.
Courts
West Alabama District Attorney Andy Hamlin defended the court decision to revoke Sean Worsley’s probation, sending the Black disabled veteran to state prison for...
Legislature
The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would subject prisoners on work release to electronic monitoring. House Bill 151 was sponsored...
