State News

By William Thornton Regions Bank has been ordered to pay $141 million in penalties and refunds in a settlement with a federal consumer protection agency. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced the action today. In […]

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has again vowed to fight the Biden administration over new rules that seek to prohibit discrimination against transgender students at schools that receive federal food assistance. In an op-ed published […]

By Mike Cason Along with choosing candidates for U.S. senator, governor, attorney general, legislative seats, judgeships, and other offices, Alabama voters will decide the fate of 10 statewide amendments on November 8. The amendments are proposed […]

Submitted by Jenience Willis Wilmer, Speakin’ Out News, Staff Writer With his election as Alabama Democratic Party Chair, Huntsville Pastor Rev. Dr. Randy Kelley feels that mending the Alabama Democratic Party should begin with a […]

By Savannah Tryens-Fernandes The Alabama prison strike has entered its second week as inmates continue to protest the state’s parole and sentencing laws and living conditions inside facilities. On Sept. 26, inmates in all Alabama Department of Corrections prisons stopped working. […]

By John Sharp Mobile city officials will vote to spend close to $50,000 on Tuesday to purchase 10 virtual reality headsets. But the purchases are not intended to serve as a taxpayer-funded trip into the Metaverse. […]

By Carol Robinson and Lawrence Specker A south Alabama woman is pleading for help for her brother after she says she received photos showing him in dire medical distress in a state prison. Kassie Vaughan’s […]

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek, The Associated Press Conner Bailey studies the Southern tradition among African Americans of passing down land without a will. “Land owners are a buttress for stability within communities, particularly black communities,” said […]

By Shauna Stuart Outdoorsy Black Women, a social network for Black women who enjoy nature and the outdoors,has inked abrand partnership with outdoor retail giant REI. The group has signed on to join REI’s Inclusion Partnerships Network. […]