State News

By Alaina Bookman, AL.com In Alabama, Black students are disproportionately likely to be sent to alternative school and be removed from normal classroom instruction. Lack of alternative rehabilitation methods have left Alabama with the sixth-highest […]

By Speakin’ Out News (SOURCE: AL.com) As indicated by city officials, the apartment construction surge in Huntsville may be tapering off. Shane Davis, Director of Urban and Economic Development for the City of Huntsville, reported a […]

By Mike Cason A large majority of respondents to an Alabama survey last month said they would support legislation to give people sentenced to life in prison for crimes that did not cause serious physical injury […]

By Dennis Pillion At the top of America’s Amazon, nearly 8,000 acres of Alabama’s most sensitive and ecologically important land is being preserved forever, thanks to a multi-million dollar collaboration involving The Nature Conservancy in Alabama, […]

By Trisha Powell Crain Alabama’s school principals could receive as much as a $15,000 stipend during the coming school year if they show they are boosting student outcomes. The new program is the result of a […]

By Trisha Powell Crain  Gov. Kay Ivey and supporting senators unveiled a plan Tuesday to funnel $100 million of state money into a new form of school choice. Thirteen states currently have some form of education savings […]

On January 17, 1834, the Alabama State Legislature passed Act 44 as part of a series of increasingly restrictive laws governing the behavior of free and enslaved Black people, which prohibited Black people from being […]

By Mike Cason People 60 and older who meet income eligibility standards can receive a $50 benefit card to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables from farmers markets and farm stands in Alabama. The Alabama Department […]

By Mike Cason Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said Thursday night’s execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith by nitrogen hypoxia went according to plan for the never-used method. Marshall held a press conference Friday morning about Smiths’ execution for […]