State News

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS WASHINGTON — Alabama could receive up to $142 million annually for bridge projects under a federal transportation proposal supported by U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, potentially providing nearly $100 million more each year […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Black women in Alabama face an alarmingly high risk of dying from pregnancy-related complications, according to a new report calling for sweeping changes in how the state provides maternal […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, temporarily delayed two Alabama Department of Corrections contract increases totaling $33 million, demanding answers about the agency’s strategy for resolving expensive federal prison lawsuits.  […]

BY SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama Democratic gubernatorial nominee Doug Jones is criticizing Republican opponent Tommy Tuberville after the U.S. senator described Social Security as a “scam” and a “government-approved Ponzi scheme.”  During a […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Birmingham leaders are proposing a sweeping $45 million investment designed to move students from classrooms into high-demand careers while strengthening neighborhood schools and expanding financial education. Mayor Randall L. […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS TUSKEGEE, Ala. — As students prepare to return to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) for the fall semester, Tuskegee University has found itself at the center of a nationwide conversation after […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) has released a new report arguing that rising costs for groceries, housing, utilities, gasoline and healthcare are placing increasing financial pressure on families across Alabama’s 7th […]

By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Federal oversight of Julia Tutwiler Prison for Women has officially ended after a federal judge approved a settlement concluding a decade-long lawsuit over widespread sexual abuse and unsafe […]

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY — A coalition of nine of the nation’s largest civil rights and health advocacy organizations is warning that upcoming changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) could trigger the […]