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…
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 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: As Alabama prepares to execute death row inmate, many call for halt to execution
Alabama is preparing to execute death row inmate Charles Lee “Sonny” Burton on March 12, prompting calls from advocates for…
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: 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…
Families begin receiving inaugural CHOOSE Act funds subsidizing private education
Alabama families who applied to receive funds through Alabama’s new voucher-like school choice program — created by 2024 legislation, the…