State News

By Paul Gattis Deborah Toney, the embattled warden of Alabama’s largest prison who was placed on administrative leave in March, has retired. The Alabama Department of Corrections on Friday confirmed Toney’s retirement. She was the warden […]

By Mike Cason The Alabama Department of Corrections has rescinded its decision to pick a new company to provide comprehensive medical and mental health care to inmates. The ADOC announced in July that it had picked YesCare Corp., […]

By Ramsey Archibald Home values across Alabama – and the nation – continued to surge through the first part of 2022, though the acceleration has slowed slightly in the last few months, with some notable exceptions. […]

By Trisha Powell Crain The federal Office for Civil Rights is investigating a parent’s complaint that her daughter, a Shelby County student, was discriminated against because of her sexual orientation during the 2020-21 school year. A […]

Documents show overwhelmed, dysfunctional department By Sarah Whites-Koditschek The Alabama Department of Labor experienced significant technological issues and staffing shortages that led to delays and dysfunction during the COVID-19 pandemic, documents sent from the state […]

By William Thornton A class action lawsuit against Hyundai has been filed in California following reports that the Korean automaker used child labor at a parts supplier in Alabama. The federal suit, filed Thursday in California’s […]

By Mike Cason Alabama voters will have a chance to ratify a recompiled state constitution when they go to the polls for the general election on Nov. 8. The Alabama Constitution of 2022 is a reorganized […]

By John Sharp A family of four that spends about $10,000 in groceries this year while shopping in Mobile, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, and Montgomery, will also be doling out an extra $1,000 in taxes. The tax is […]

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek Gov. Kay Ivey is asking the Alabama Department of Labor for solutions after AL.com reported Thursday that the state is requiring Alabamians to repay thousands of dollars in pandemic unemployment and is often years behind in hearing […]