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The bill no longer includes that the individual "knowingly" gave the user a drug laced with fentanyl.
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- Governor
Ivey appoints new member to USA Board of Trustees
Ivey sends more Alabama soldiers to Mexican border
Gov. Ivey announces new Growing Alabama funding topping $7 million for four sites
Gov. Ivey ousts VA commissioner after board defies her
Ivey calls meeting to consider immediate removal of Veterans commissioner
- Legislature
Senator blocks contracts as ABC Board delays law implemetation
Flags at half-staff in Alabama to honor late Sen. Jimmy Holley
Bills to ban bump stocks, Glock switches pre-filed for 2025
Jimmy Holley, long-serving Alabama lawmaker, dies at 80
Proposed constitutional amendment would require public schools to play the national anthem
- Economy
Judge orders a third union election at Amazon warehouse in Bessemer
Alabama trails nation in women’s employment as U.S. rates hit historic high
NFIB: Small business owners continue to struggle with labor shortages
Realtors release September Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Alabama Woods to Goods Week celebrates state’s forest industry
- National
Anonymous racist texts reported at campuses across the country following Trump victory
EveryLibrary warns Trump election will likely boost censorship efforts
Sen. Katie Britt celebrates historic wins, pledges bold action
Sen. Britt makes CNN appearance to discuss mental health crisis, legislation
Sen. Britt urges the Senate to pass Laken Riley Act
- Education
Bill would reward teachers for “American exceptionalism” training
Anti-DEI legislation is driving educators out of Alabama
Alabama nonprofit promotes literacy, distributes mental health resources to children
CHOOSE Act website launches, applications open for Education Service Providers
$400,000 in scholarships available for automotive manufacturing training
- Health
Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
Alabama hospitals work to address IV shortage following hurricane
Anniston clinic receives grant for mental health programming
Alabama faces dental crisis fueled by inadequate Medicaid coverage
- Opinion
manslaughter stories
Legislature
Although the Legislature passed this bill in 2023, a glitch led to Gov. Kay Ivey signing the wrong version into law.
Special Session
If the bill is not addressed, the incorrect version will technically become law in September.
Legislature
The House considered few contentious bills, but one would allow drug dealers to be charged with manslaughter in overdose cases.
Legislature
Some Democrats voiced concerns that the law could have unintended consequences.
Legislature
Another 23 states have such a law on the books and more states are currently considering similar legislation.
Legislature
The House voted to exempt people convicted of manslaughter from receiving "good time" in response to the shooting death of a Sheffield deputy.
News
Billy Smith died in 2017 after being beaten at Elmore Correctional Facility. The state charged both a prisoner and a guard for the death.
Courts
A former Montgomery Police officer was convicted on Friday of manslaughter in the shooting death of an unarmed black man in 2016. Aaron Cody...
National
Marshae Jones won’t faces charges after all. Jones, whose fetus died after she was shot in the stomach during a fight with another woman,...