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…
Roundup: Legislature approves primary election bill, as state waits for courts to weigh in on redistricting
Alabama lawmakers approved a bill during last week’s special legislative session that would allow the state to hold new primary…
Roundup: Ivey calls special session on redistricting following Supreme Court ruling
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced last week she will be calling a special legislative session focused on redrawing the state’s…
Roundup: Alabama-based Southern Poverty Law Center faces federal fraud charges
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit based out of Montgomery, was indicted last week on federal fraud charges. The…