Candidates could officially start raising money in May.| al
"Boys see this as the end of their world when something like this happens," Rep. Ron Bolton said.| al
Alabama still has about 175 Confederate monuments around the state.| al
The "Back the Blue" bill establishes new standards for when police are justified in the use of physical force.| al
Alabama was one of the last states to ban smoking in public places.| al
Dozens of laws passed by the Legislature are scheduled to take effect in the next two months.| al
Sen. Rodger Smitherman repeated assertions he made in committee, calling the bill “a license to kill Black people.”| al
Allegiant Air will add six new destinations starting in May at an Alabama airport that isn't even fully built out yet.| al
The announcement on Tuesday represents the first commercial air service to Alabama's beaches.| al
The governor had received public pressure to veto the bill, which some said was a government overreach and others said was too weak.| al
The bill calls for the ABC Board to license manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers of the products.| al
The bill would authorize a bond issue of up to $785 million to help pay for the projects.| al
The House Republican Caucus met privately to discuss the proposal.| al
Rep. Chris England, D-Tuscaloosa, said Alabama needs criminal justice and sentencing reforms and new leadership at the Department of Corrections and Board of Pardons and Paroles.| al
The lawsuit alleges conditions in Alabama's men's prisons violate the Constitution.| al
Gov. Kay Ivey's Study Group on Criminal Justice Policy issue a letter of recommendations today after a series of public meetings over the last six months| al
The House Judiciary Committee approved the plan that begins with two new 4,000-bed prisons.| al
Gov. Kay Ivey responded to the letter from Congressman Jerry Nadler, who is chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.| al
The bill is one of two sentencing reforms under consideration in Alabama's special session on prisons| al
It's been more than three decades since her last Vegas shows.| al
The governor's amendment would mean there is no limit on the exemption workers could claim for pay for work in excess of 40 hours a week.| al
President Donald Trump's efforts to deport foreign students who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations are getting help from private groups that use facial-recognition technology to identify masked protesters.| oregonlive
A question continues to arise among elected officials during the Amtrak debate: Who will take a train into Mobile? The outward questioning raises some alarms among city boosters.| al
The $3.048 million subsidy over three years could be split three ways, according to Mayor Sandy Stimpson.| al
The Mobile City Council could have a high stakes decision soon. If they vote against a $3.048 million three-year subsidy for Amtrak service, it could risk up to $228 million in capital projects along Gulf Coast.| al
Addressing the Alabama GOP's Summer Dinner, Trump said the project will be "one of the first things that I will do to help the great people of Alabama."| al
Alabama Republican Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth, who has long touted I-65 a priority project, said Thursday that the $3.5 billion I-10 project is the priority for the state.| al
The Mega grant includes $5 billion in funding through the bipartisan infrastructure package approved by Congress last year. ALDOT plans to apply for some of that money for the I-10 Mobile River Bridge and Bayway project this month as state officials continue to explore financing options for the massive infrastructure project.| al
After the Mobile City Council votes Tuesday on its agreements with Amtrak, the focus will turn toward marketing and branding the Gulf Coast train. Mardi Gras seems to be a popular theme.| al
City and state officials warmed up to the project after the Federal Railroad Administration released a $178.4 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant to improve rail infrastructure along the Gulf Coast.| al
The "Mardi Gras Service" will run twice daily with stops in Pascagoula, Biloxi, Gulfport and Bay St. Louis, though exact schedules and fares are still pending.| al
The U.S. Surface Transportation Board, during a hearing Wednesday in Washington, D.C., said it should not be taking as long as it has to get passenger service restarted between Mobile and New Orleans.| al
"From Rainsville to Cullman ... and yes… all the way to the Gulf of America… we live in the greatest state in the greatest nation on Earth," Ivey said.| al
Other states along the Gulf Coast have adopted legislation officially recognizing the water basin as the Gulf of America.| al
Rep. Allen Treadaway's HB188, which would have provided education funding for spouses and children of veteran officers, fell victim to Senate filibusters during the final hours of the 2025 session.| al
Convenience store owners express concerns about implementation timeline and potential business disruption as the law requires removal of non-FDA approved vape products. The legislation will be implemented by June 1.| al
The 700-bed prison in Uniontown was built in 2006 and has been used by federal authorities and the state but has been vacant for years.| al
The money would come from the American Rescue Plan, which provided a total of $2.1 billion for state government in Alabama.| al
The House has passed the main bill calling 4,000-bed prisons to replace at least five smaller facilities at a cost of $1.3 billion.| al
NIH grants support medical institutions and research across the state.| al
The lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court in Massachusetts by Democratic attorneys general from 22 states.| al
The construction of a platform and a 3,000-foot rail line in downtown Mobile could take some time to complete, according to Amtrak official ahead of crucial votes before the Mobile City Council next week.| al
The port's board of directors voted Tuesday to subsidize a Mobile to New Orleans Amtrak route for $1 million over three years.| al
The incident occurred around 4:10 p.m. Thursday in Vance, according to Amtrak.| al
Southern Rail Commission anticipates June start for Mobile-New Orleans service, with details expected in April| al
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker of Mississippi, told AL.com Tuesday he is "hopeful" for the June restart. In January, he invited U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to Mississippi in June for the project's restart.| al
The concerns include a loss of momentum over a project that has no real concrete timeline for its restart in 2025.| al
The bill is widely seen as targeting Birmingham and Montgomery, which are struggling with staffing shortages and high crime rates.| al
Under HB247, all state and local entities are required to recognize the name change by July 1.| al
If a school refuses, it could lose a quarter of its annual state funding.| al
Alabama lawmakers are pushing bills that could create legal battles ahead.| al
Officials say construction would start next year and the prisons would be finished in 2025.| al
"[I]t’s interesting that none of you had anything to say over the last four years when it is clear that our commander-in-chief was not in command," Britt said.| al
The Alabama Public Charter School Commission has denied the appeal of what could have been the state's first LGBTQ-inclusive charter school.| al
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited Callaghan's Irish Social Club after serving as the keynote speaker during a groundbreaking for the Amtrak Gulf Coast project on Tuesday.| al
The U.S. Transportation Secretary, in Mobile Tuesday, credited the $1.2 trillion program adopted in 2021, for recent funding of millions of dollars for projects in Mobile.| al
Participants at a town hall meeting in Fairhope Tuesday urged the public concerned about book censorships and legislation criminalizing librarians to get more active and vocal.| al
A state board will consider resolutions on the transfer of real property and the design and construction contracts for the prison.| al
"The termination of the UAB/ADOC contract does not change anything concerning the lawsuits that have been filed. The damage to those families has already been done," said an attorney representing several of the dead inmates' families.| al
“I don’t think they read past the letters LGBTQ in the application,” Magic City Acceptance Academy Principal Michael Wilson said after the meeting Thursday night.| al
Councilmen Joel Daves and Ben Reynolds, both vocal opponents on the Amtrak project, said their support Tuesday was somewhat related to a $550 million grant for the I-10 project.| al
The Mobile City Council, with three unanimous votes, finalized the agreements needed to get a Gulf Coast state-supported route started between Mobile and New Orleans.| al
The team's nickname has been popular since before it was announced and it still hasn't slowed down.| al
New restrictions on what books children can look at in the library could soon become law in Alabama| al
Baby boxes have proven surprisingly bipartisan, despite their ties to the conservative anti-abortion movement.| al
The boxes are intended to offer a no-questions-asked alternative to desperate mothers who might otherwise abandon a child in an unsafe place.| al
Parents can anonymously surrender an infant up to 45 days old under the new law.| al
Despite a hearing in federal court on Friday, no answers were found regarding the location of Brandon Clay Dotson’s heart.| al
A federal lawsuit filed Thursday by Brandon Dotson's family says that when his body was returned to his family, it was missing a heart and was in a state of decomposition.| al
Five families say their loved ones each had their autopsies conducted by UAB before separate funeral directors discovered they were missing their organs. The lawsuits each say UAB took, and kept, inmates’ organs without consent.| al
Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm spoke to state lawmakers during budget hearings today.| al
Jamie Heard testified in front of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in a hearing on a state of reproductive health care in America.| al
The school's principal said the ad, which is circulating on TV stations statewide, is "nothing short of bullying" by James against the students in grades 6-12. James is using the ad to illustrate what he says are problems with the state's education system.| al
Negotiations are ongoing between Mobile and Amtrak over a train stop along the route. But some rail advocates are frustrated over what they see as possible obstruction.| al
The bill comes after families claimed their loved ones, who died in Alabama prisons, had their organs taken out and never returned.| al
A statement from the university said they are 'saddened' for patients who are trying to have babies| al