Roundup: Alabama’s environmental funding halved since 2010
A new report from the Environmental Integrity Project shows that Alabama has cut its environmental funding nearly in half since…
Roundup: As ACA tax credits expire, 130,000 Alabamians are at risk of losing health care
A health care bill passed in the U.S. House of Representatives last Wednesday did not include plans to extend Affordable…
Roundup: Supreme Court hears arguments in Alabama death penalty case
Alabama appeared before the U.S. Supreme Court last week, arguing that the state should be allowed to execute a death…
Roundup: University of Alabama suspends two student publications, citing anti-DEI regulations
The University of Alabama last week permanently suspended two student-run magazines, Alice Magazine and Nineteen Fifty-Six. UA officials cited federal…
Revisiting Alabama Moon: Seeing through the trees to the forest
Hello everyone and welcome to the Alabama Spotlight’s new segment where we highlight Alabama’s written works. To be honest with…
Roundup: Doug Jones enters governor’s race
Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones has announced he is running in the 2026 governor’s race. Jones, who is running as…
Roundup: Controversial Bessemer data center moves forward with city approval
Bessemer city officials took the next steps to allow a $14 billion data center project to move forward last week,…
Hiking with history at Red Mountain Park
For as long as I can remember, I have loved being outside. Hiking is one of my favorite ways to…
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…