State News

by Kirsten J. Barnes, Communications Director Office of Senate Minority Leader On Tuesday, July 14, 2020, three Alabama Senators made a presentation to the Alabama State Board of Education, during their work session. Senate Minority […]

By Alabama News Network MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WTOK) – Governor Kay Ivey announced Tuesday the awarding of $18.27 million from the Coronavirus Relief Fund to provide baseline testing for coronavirus and proactive surveillance of the virus […]

By The Associated Press The mayor of Carbon Hill, a town about one hour north of the University of Alabama, submitted his letter of resignation after criticizing the Crimson Tide football team’s powerful video speaking […]

The Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – Demographic data from the Alabama Department of Public Health shows that the Black population in Alabama is the leading race in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases. As […]

by Eddie Burkhalter Photo Caption: Rep. John Lewis at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, in February 2015. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Getty Images) The man behind the online petition to rename the Edmund Pettus […]

By Chip Brownlee Alabama State University is the next Alabama university considering renaming buildings. “I have requested a review of the names on campus buildings for consideration of removal based on connections to or leadership […]

by the Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — The University of Alabama has authorized moving three Confederate plaques and studying the names of buildings on campus with an eye toward possible change. The plaques will […]

Ms. Terra Foster has been hired, the first-time ever in Alabama history, as Alabama NAACP’s Executive Director. ATHENS, AL (June 3, 2020) Benard Simelton, President of the Alabama State Conference of the NAACP is pleased […]

Photo Caption: Alabama State University President, Dr. Quinton T. Ross, Jr. What Do We Tell Our Children, Our Students? Expressions from Alabama State University President, Dr. Quinton T. Ross Jr., on recent national events surrounding […]

By MARY SELL and TODD STACY, Alabama Daily News MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Hundreds of proposed bills, including high priority prison and economic development proposals, died when the coronavirus outbreak upended the Alabama Legislature’s 2020 regular […]