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…
Roundup: Federal court undoes congressional redistricting, allows state senate redistricting to move forward
Federal judges last week blocked Alabama’s redistricting plans. The state was in the process of implementing a congressional map that…
Roundup: The winners and the run-offs of Alabama’s primary elections
Alabama’s statewide primary elections took place last week, giving voters the chance to pick the party nominees who will appear…
Roundup: Supreme Court allows redistricting to move forward, prompting protests statewide
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that Alabama can move forward with congressional redistricting, allowing the state to eliminate…