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[ November 11, 2026 ] Title games and more on tap Sports
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Legislating while Black in Alabama: CRT and the struggle for respect

April 13, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Kyle Whitmire State Rep. Chris England is prone to wander. It’s something he enjoys doing, exploring backroads and forgotten sites in a state that still confounds him. It’s not always the safest pastime. “You’re going […]

Alabama’s only openly gay legislator to anti-trans bill backers: ‘Don’t you dare call me a friend’

April 13, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Rebecca Griesbach Rep. Neil Rafferty, D-Birmingham, had a message for his colleagues Thursday, as they spent the last day of the legislative session debating bills that would limit transgender students’ healthcare options and bathroom access. […]

Medicaid expansion advocates tout Alabama Arise poll, PARCA report

April 13, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Advocates for expanding Medicaid in Alabama are pointing to a new poll showing two-thirds of respondents support the idea and a report that expansion would create savings to offset the cost and generate […]

Op-Ed: Alabama is Last in Math. The Numeracy Act Will Change That.

April 6, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Corinn O’Brien, VP of Policy, A+ Education Partnership If there is one thing that we know for sure in Alabama, it’s that good coaches make all the difference. Whether it’s Alabama football or Auburn […]

Sen. Richard Shelby is a ‘no’ on Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court nomination

April 6, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore Citing concerns over judicial philosophy and other issues, Sen. Richard Shelby said he will vote against Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination for the U.S. Supreme Court. “Yesterday, I had the opportunity to meet with […]

National group sues Brookside over its ‘criminal-justice system for profit’

April 6, 2022 Bouldin 0

By John Archibald The Institute for Justice, a libertarian non-profit based in Virginia, on Monday filed a lawsuit against tiny Brookside, Ala., on behalf of four clients it claims were “subjected to intrusions and indignities” by […]

Warrior Met Coal strike reaches one year mark, possibly longest in Alabama history: ‘We didn’t want to do this’

April 6, 2022 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton “We didn’t want to do this.” United Mine Workers of America International President Cecil Roberts said the words in thinking back on the last year, one day short of the first anniversary of […]

Warrior Met Coal offers $25,000 reward in pipeline explosion; union ‘condemns violence’

March 30, 2022 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press A late-night explosion at a natural gas pipeline in rural west Alabama is under investigation by federal agents, authorities said Friday, and a company said it was offering a $25,000 reward for what […]

Alabama House approves ban of ‘divisive concepts’ in K-12 history class

March 23, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Brian Lyman, Montgomery Advertiser The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that would ban the teaching of “divisive concepts” in K-12 history after a debate in which Democrats accused Republicans of […]

Gambling bills among unfinished business for Alabama lawmakers at spring break

March 23, 2022 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason Two distinct lottery proposals from Republicans await Alabama lawmakers when they return from spring break next week. Rep. Chip Brown of Mobile County introduced his plan last week and it won fast-track committee approval two […]