Thousands of jobs and millions of dollars. That’s the familiar argument the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has made for several years in support of expanding gambling in the state. On Sunday, the tribe launched a TV ad campaign that differs slightly in form but not in substance.
The order to declassify focused on intelligence related to China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, citing “potential links” between the research that was done there and the outbreak of COVID-19.
The state has to decide how to spend $1.1 billion it has left from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act. Governor Ivey thinks lawmakers should give it back to you, with a one time payment of hundreds of dollars.
The state attorney general has accused the head of the Alabama Ethics Commission of mishandling a charitable trust, named for a former secretary of state, by allowing his children to benefit from its scholarships
The Supporting Families of the Fallen Act provides an increase of $100,000 to the maximum amount of a policy under the Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI) and Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI)
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall hailed Tuesday’s ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit as “a significant victory for the rule of law.”
Alabama joined 24 states in a lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tuesday, according to a news release from the Attorney General’s office.
A proposal by Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson to contribute $1.5 million to the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office would cut a backlog that built up during the COVID-19 pandemic, a top aide said Tuesday.
Alabama’s two leading press associations are weighing in on a case before the state Supreme Court over whether Transportation Director John Cooper can withhold internal communications over a bridge planned for Baldwin County.
State agencies are asking lawmakers for millions of more dollars for their budgets. As federal pandemic dollars dry up, state leaders plan for future funding.
More than 100 bills were read by the House Judiciary Committee during the 2022 legislative session. Committee chair Representative Jim Hill, R-St. Clair County expects a similar amount this year.
Close to 400 inmates have now been released from Alabama prisons before the end of their sentences, and more are expected as a part of the state’s supervised early release law.
In a statement, the board admitted it made mistakes in the rollout of the course but said the dialogue over the issue has moved from healthy debate to misinformation.
Millions of dollars will be bet on the Super Bowl, but none legally in Alabama. The state has some of the most restrictive gambling laws in the country. Take our Poll and let us know where you stand on sports betting
Rep. Barry Moore, who serves Alabama’s 2nd District in Congress, called the Education Department “a nest of radical D.C. activists masquerading as educators pushing indoctrination schemes of radical anti-American ideas.”
Alabama representatives reintroduced a divisive concepts bill. This legislation bans concepts related to race, religion, sex, and ethnicity from being taught in public classrooms. A similar ban is already in the Alabama School Code, this would cement it into law.
Alabama’s reading and math test scores have improved within the last year, but Gov. Kay Ivey reminded the state about her priority to continue that improvement with a series of executive orders.
Monday marked the kick off Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s second full term in office with an inauguration and parade attended by several hundred invited guests and onlookers.
In 2016, a jury ruled that Mike Hubbard used his position as Alabama Speaker of the House for personal gain. He was convicted on 12 counts and was sentenced to four years in prison.
Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., apologized over the weekend to a fellow congressman after he says he “lost my temper” during Friday night’s 14th failed vote for then-House speaker nominee Kevin McCarthy.
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