Courts
The scheme saw educators steal the identities of students in private schools and then use them to bilk public schools out of millions.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Voter registration surges nationwide with Harris’s run, but Alabama lags behind
Absentee voting deadlines for the Nov. 5 general election
Undocumented woman charged for voting fraud, but research shows noncitizen voting is rare and overstated
Analysis: 2026 election cycle could be a wild one
Poll: Figures takes big lead in CD2 race
- Governor
Ivey sets Tuesday meeting to fire Veterans Affairs commish
Gov. Kay Ivey marks “National Preparedness Month,” calls on Alabamians to take action
Gov. Ivey awards $875,000 to assist with rape victim support
Gov. Ivey holds bill signing ceremony for Union Economic Incentive Bill
Gov. Ivey announces $30 million in GoMESA funded projects
- Legislature
New pre-filed bill would raise online sales tax to create education revenue
Pre-filed bill would extend work-related cancer benefits to volunteer firefighters
105 legislators achieve 100 percent NFIB Voting Records for 2023-24
Lawmakers, lobbyists reflect on anniversary of grocery tax reduction
Bill would block sex offenders from serving as first responders
- Economy
- National
Tuberville blocks Army general’s promotion, raising tensions with Pentagon again
Sen. Britt celebrates Goldman Sachs’ investment in rural Alabama communities
Punchbowl News hosts conversation with Sen. Katie Britt in Birmingham
11th Circuit denies rehearing request in Alabama’s transgender healthcare ban
Rep. Sewell reviews updates on her work via Telephone Town Hall
- Education
- Health
Prior authorization delays “disheartening” as patients suffer, says Alabama doctor
CDC awards $2.975 million to Alabama maternal health committee
Here’s how Alabamians can fight insurance red tape that delays medical care
Atmore Community Hospital receives $2 million grant
Alabama launches new physician training program to address doctor shortage
- Opinion
Opinion | Decatur’s mayor could have been a hero. He went a different direction
Opinion | Albertville’s embrace of Haitian Immigrants shows the way of kindness
Opinion | Dothan and Fairhope mayors champion Live Locally Alabama
Opinion | Maybe it’s not the guns
Opinion | Jack Hawkins’s legacy at Troy is a triumph of leadership and service
Virtual schools scheme stories
Education
Tom Sisk, who pleaded guilty for his role in the scheme, will serve 18 months in federal prison.
Education
Because of state laws, Athens Schools officials have been unable to terminate Rick Carter, who was convicted in March of seven felonies
Courts
Rick Carter, who was principal of the year in Alabama in 2013, was accused of falsifying student records to skim state dollars.
Corruption
Holladay faces up to five years in prison and large fines after pleading guilty.
Education
Athens Superintendent Trey Holladay, his wife and another Athens Schools employee face multiple fraud charges.
Corruption
The brazen scheme to divert money to Athens and Limestone districts essentially stole from struggling schools in the Black Belt.
Education
U.S. Attorney Louis Franklin laid out the scheme while announcing six indictments Tuesday.
Corruption
The indictments include two former Alabama superintendents and a former high school football coach.
Education
A man who was trying to do the right things, the honorable things, has been treated as the villain and punished as if he...