An Alabama judge accused of violating judicial rules with her opposition to the death penalty is set for trial on ethics charges that could result in her removal from office.
Sen. Richard Shelby has represented Alabama in Congress for decades, but with his career winding down, the question of where his official papers and records will be stored after his retirement is now known.
Wednesday, Congressman Braun (R-IN) led a press conference on Capitol Hill along with a handful of fellow Republican senators. He said he has support from 40 Republican senators to use the Congressional Review Act, a formal process for Congress to challenge an executive administrative rule to hault a potential vaccine mandate.
State Attorney General Steve Marshall joined Alabama lawmakers and others in advising state colleges and universities to grant employee requests for religious and medical exemptions from taking the COIVD-19 vaccine.
"Additionally, I have included an appropriation of $80 million in ARPA funding for eligible reimbursements for Alabama hospitals and nursing homes until the Legislature can more holistically address ARPA funding in the upcoming Regular Session in January."
"As long as I am your governor, the state of Alabama will not force anyone to take a covid-19 vaccine. Through today’s order, the state of Alabama is making our position on this issue crystal clear. A state law in response to President Biden is not enough. The courts are where this will be resolved."
Alabama lawmakers say they’re close to completing new lines that will form the updated districts for the legislature, state board of education, and U.S. House seats.
The Committee on the Recompilation of the Constitution decided to move forward on recommendations to strip those provisions as well as language that allowed a brutal convict lease system.
“The reality is [House Bill 2] doesn’t really address overcrowding on a broad scale, because we understand it only applies to roughly 350 inmates to begin with,” Marshall said.
The Alabama prison reform bill is in effect after a week of debates and Gov. Kay Ivey's quick approval. That’s only the first step in overhauling the prison system though.
With Alabama feeling the pinch brought on by the federal government’s decision to reallocate monoclonal antibody treatment to states, several U.S. senators are moving to reverse the decision.
A congressman from New York is questioning the possible use of federal COVID-19 pandemic relief funds toward prison construction projects like those being mulled in Alabama.
Federal prosecutors argued in court documents filed Thursday that a three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals correctly ruled last month that the government had proven its case against Dylann Roof, despite his protestations on several points.
Governor Kay Ivey has signed on to a letter with 25 other governors to President Biden urging action at the Southern Border and requesting a meeting within 15 days.
Alabama State Treasurer John McMillan resigned Friday after being appointed to serve as the executive director for the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced.
Alabama’s legislature is expected to return to the statehouse before the end of this month for a special session, this time with fewer covid restrictions.
