Alabama asks feds if COVID funds can be used for prisons
Alabama is asking federal officials whether COVID-19 recovery funds can be used to improve state prisons with “better, enhanced, and/or extended infrastructure.”
2020
Kevin McCarthy proposes 5 Republicans to sit on Jan. 6 panel
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has picked five Republicans to sit on the new select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection...
Capitol rioter who breached Senate gets 8 months for felony
A Florida man who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars,...
INFLUENCE & POLICY
Employees testify about loaning money to sheriff on trial
A clerk who works for an Alabama sheriff on trial on corruption charges testified she sent him $1,000 after he claimed to...
Town of Ozark fires police chief amid misconduct claims
An Alabama city fired its police chief and another ranking officer over what the mayor described as allegations of inappropriate, unprofessional behavior.
Opinions
Dan Sutter: The cost of stopping global warming
In 2018 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change set a new goal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The costs...
Katie Britt: Ready to fight for the American Dream
The American Dream is fueled by the aspiration that all Americans should have the opportunity to build a better life for themselves...
Steve Flowers: Bibb Graves, the Education Governor
Most states have one General Fund Budget. We are only one of five states that have two.
Some of...
Matt Clark: Montgomery’s non-discrimination ordinance is bad for religious freedom, free speech, and public...
On June 24, 2021, the Montgomery Advertiser reported that Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed would be submitting an ordinance to the city council that would...
Steve Flowers: The story of Charles Henderson, Alabama’s 35th governor and one of the...
Since I hail from Troy, Alabama, allow me to share with you the story of our only governor. Charles Henderson was not...
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Alabama Power receives approval for solar facility in Butler County
The Alabama Public Service Commission today approved Alabama Power’s proposal for an 80-megawatt HEP Greenville solar project to be located in Butler County. The commission...
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