Roundup: Alabama’s newest prison opening delayed; state eyes borrowing money for more prison construction
Alabama’s newest prison, a $1 billion mega-facility currently under construction in Elmore County, will not open on schedule, the Alabama…
Roundup: Alabama submits plan to improve rural healthcare to federal government
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced last week that the state has submitted its plan for improving rural healthcare to the…
Roundup: One month into government shutdown, Alabamians feel the stress from SNAP
One month into the shutdown of the federal government, Alabamians are feeling the mounting strain from interruptions to government services,…
Roundup: State library board hearing on transgender book rule raises questions about politicization
The Alabama Public Library Service held a public hearing last week regarding a proposed rule targeting what the board has…
Roundup: Struggling Montgomery hospital’s funding in limbo after mayor’s veto
The fate of Montgomery’s Jackson Hospital is still up in the air after Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed vetoed a resolution…
Roundup: Montgomery mass shooting kills two; one juvenile charged in connection
A mass shooting in downtown Montgomery on Oct. 4 that killed two and injured a dozen others still has led…
Roundup: Plans to expand coal mining in state raise concerns for endangered salamander species
Plans to expand two coal mines near Tuscaloosa has local environmentalists concerned about the fate of an endangered species of…
Roundup: State educators face fallout over Kirk comments
A wave of fallout regarding comments and social media posts made about right-wing political activist Charlie Kirk’s Sept. 10 murder…
Roundup: Alabama public radio station, television make changes amid funding cuts
Alabama public media groups are starting to make changes following Congress’s decision to cut $9 billion in funding for the…