Month: April 2024

By Mike Cason Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter says upcoming negotiations over gambling legislation present lawmakers with an opportunity they cannot afford to waste. Representatives and senators will try to reconcile the differences in the comprehensive […]

By Howard Koplowitz Several Republicans have seized on the immigration status of a man charged last week with sexual abuse and other offenses allegedly involving an underage girl in Alabama. Those claims come despite statistics showing […]

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek  New restrictions on what books children can look at in the library could soon become law in Alabama, as lawmakers debate adding libraries to an old law targeting adult video stores. On top […]

By Mike Cason A bill that would allow a limited number of people serving life in prison whose crimes did not cause a physical injury receive consideration for new sentences failed Thursday in the Alabama House […]

By William Thornton  Workers at Alabama’s first auto plant have filed a petition to vote on whether to be represented by the United Auto Workers union. The UAW announced today that a “supermajority” of workers at […]