Roundup: State has spent $68M defending ADOC since 2020
A new report from No More Alabama has found that the state has spent $68 million on litigation defending Alabama…
Roundup: Report highlights lack of medical oversight in state’s crisis pregnancy centers
A new report from Reproductive Health and Freedom Watch has called for greater transparency and oversight of crisis pregnancy centers…
Roundup: Nearly 82,000 Alabamians have lost SNAP over past year
A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities shows 81,800 Alabamians have lost Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…
Roundup: EPA poised to approve controversial Alabama coal ash program
The Environmental Protection Agency is moving to approve a controversial plan that could allow millions of tons of toxic coal…
Roundup: State seeks federal permit to fill wetlands for drawn-out highway project
Alabama officials are seeking federal permission to fill in a stretch of wetlands and streams in the Cahaba and Black…
Federal court finds state prison mental healthcare ‘horrendously inadequate,’ but rolls back requirements
A recent federal court ruling upheld a nearly decade-old lower court ruling finding that the Alabama Department of Corrections fails…
Roundup: State grocery tax break ends this week
After a two-month break, Alabama’s grocery tax will be back in effect starting July 1, meaning that Alabamians can expect…
Roundup: Two inmate deaths raise concerns about conditions at Birmingham City Jail
Community members are questioning the conditions inside Birmingham City Jail after two inmates died within three days at the facility.…
Roundup: Auburn Board of Trustees dissolves faculty senate, takes curricular control
Auburn University’s Board of Trustees has voted to eliminate shared governance of the university between itself and the school’s faculty…
Roundup: Supreme Court allows state to use Republican-favoring congressional maps
The U.S. Supreme Court weighed in last week on Alabama’s battle to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of the…