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Alabama parole rate far short of board’s own recommended guidelines

December 3, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason The rate of paroles granted to state prison inmates by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles dropped to 15% during the last fiscal year, the third straight year of decline. The three-member […]

Racist video in Cullman a critical reflection of what we’re not teaching our kids

November 26, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Roy S. Johnson This is an opinion column. Let them speak. Hear them. Let the students speak. Hear their unease. Hear their fears. Hear their pain. Hear Black students striving to be educated in Cullman—the […]

Hundreds of Alabama Children Ages 5-11 Get COVID Vaccine, Despite Initial Supply Delays

November 19, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Ramey Payne feels like she can conquer the world now that she’s received the COVID vaccine. “It makes me feel a lot safer than I was before be- cause I didn’t have […]

Alabama honors 2 women who fought for voting rights with statues at Archives & History

November 19, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason The Alabama Department of Archives History today unveiled busts of two women who fought for voting rights in Alabama, monuments that will be on permanent display in the ADAH’s Statuary Hall. Pattie Ruffner […]

Mayor Randall Woodfin to attend Biden infrastructure bill signing at the White House

November 19, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Shauna Stuart Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin will attend the signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act at the White House. The signing will take place Monday, Nov. 15. Late Nov. 5, the House approved a […]

Alabama study to look at suicides in patients cut off from opioids

November 10, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Amy Yurkanin In 2014, one of Anne Fuqua’s best friends died from a heart attack in his early thirties – after his doctor stopped prescribing the opioids he’d taken to control chronic pain. Fuqua, who […]

36 Alabama jobs that pay more than $115,000 a year

November 10, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Leada Gore The average Alabamian earns about $46,840 a year. There are some jobs, however, where the pay is much higher. Below are 36 Alabama jobs that pay an average of $115,000 or more a […]

Alabama lawmakers pass bill requiring parental consent for minors to receive COVID-19 vaccines

November 10, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason The Alabama Legislature Thursday night gave final approval to a bill requiring parental consent for minors to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill goes to Gov. Kay Ivey, who could sign it into […]

Two Lawsuits Challenge Alabama’s Congressional Redistricting

November 10, 2021 Bouldin 0

by Alabama News Network Staff The congressional district plan approved by the Alabama Legislature during a special session last week already faces challenges from two federal lawsuits. Both lawsuits claim the new map, which maintained […]

These 5 Alabama universities are among the top in the world, US News global ranking says

November 10, 2021 Bouldin 0

By William Thornton Five institutions of higher learning based in Alabama made U.S. News & World Report’s ranking of the best global universities. The list, with 2,005 universities, looked at schools from the U.S. and more […]