State News

SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama’s payroll job count has reached historic levels, but the state’s latest workforce figures also reveal higher unemployment and fewer people participating in the labor force.  Secretary of Workforce Greg […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Gov. Kay Ivey has scheduled a November execution for Michael Shannon Taylor, an Alabama death-row prisoner convicted of killing an elderly Gadsden couple more than three decades ago.  Ivey announced Aug. 31 that […]

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. […]