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ASU’s Dr. Rolle Appointed to Important Peer Review Advisory Board!

May 27, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz The chief of staff of Alabama State University has been named to the Peer Review Advisory Board of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), which is one […]

Alabama leads country in percentage of renters behind on rent, new data shows

May 21, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Howard Koplowitz Yashiba Blanchard is an attorney in private practice in Birmingham. She doesn’t usually handle eviction cases, but during the pandemic she has received a number of calls from people being evicted who lost […]

Gov. Ivey, state legislators align for new veterans suicide prevention initiative

May 19, 2021 Bouldin 0

Recently released data shows nearly 18 percent of those who died by suicide in Alabama are veterans. By Governor’s Office Staff Governor Kay Ivey announced Friday a new statewide suicide prevention initiative for Service Members, […]

3 men killed in Alabama prisons as state faces Justice Department lawsuit

May 19, 2021 Bouldin 0

By The Associated Press Three men died in apparent inmate-on-inmate assaults in less than one week in Alabama prisons, a spate of death that happened as the state faces a Justice Department lawsuit over prison violence […]

Alabama lawmakers pass bill requiring care for babies born alive after attempted abortions

May 19, 2021 Bouldin 0

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com The Alabama Legislature has passed a bill concerning the care for babies born alive after attempted abortions. The bill says a doctor who attempts an abortion must provide the same level […]

Hindus welcome Alabama legislature lifting yoga ban in schools urge Governor to sign it

May 19, 2021 Bouldin 0

For Immediate Release Hindus have welcomed Alabama Legislature finally approving allowing yoga in Alabama public schools; saying that although it came with lot of unnecessary and impertinent restrictions, it was still good for the overall […]

Alabama State Trooper Accused of Raping 11-year-old Girl Hid FBI Firing with Faked Letter

May 14, 2021 Bouldin 0

The Associated Press An Alabama state trooper arrested last week on charges he raped an 11-year-old girl had been kicked out of the FBI amid a string of sexual misconduct allegations but was hired by […]

Get a COVID-19 vaccine and Alabama NAACP will give you a shot at $1,000

May 14, 2021 Bouldin 0

The Associated Press The Alabama NAACP is trying to boost COVID-19 vaccinations among younger people in the state by offering a chance to win $1,000 for getting a shot, a leader said Thursday. With health […]

Groups Rally To Oppose Gov. Ivey’s Plan To Build 3 New Private Prisons

May 7, 2021 Bouldin 0

THE GREENE COUNTY DEMOCRAT On Saturday afternoon, February 20, 2021, Alabama Students Against Prisons, The Ordinary Peoples Society and other groups held a rally at the steps of the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery to […]

WOMAN FOUND DEAD WITH 2 SONS IN ALABAMA LAKE REMEMBERED AS LOVING, SKILLED NURSING ASSISTANT

May 7, 2021 Bouldin 0

ASSOCIATED PRESS)– A woman who, along with her two sons, was found slain inside a vehicle partially submerged in an Alabama lake is being re[1]membered as a “jewel in the crown” of her job as […]