Rep. Alan Baker Presents Atmore Public Library With $2,000 Grant
State Rep. Alan Baker presented the Atmore Public Library with a $2,000 discretionary grant on Aug. 10 to support the library's needs.
State Lawmaker Backs Indicted Prichard Police Chief; DA Defends Prosecution
State Rep. Napoleon Bracy is defending indicted Prichard Police Chief Walter Knight, calling the investigation a witch hunt, while Mobile County DA Keith Blackwood stands by the prosecution.
Election-Year Politics and a House Leadership Shakeup Set to Shape Alabama’s 2022 Legislative Session
Alabama's 2022 legislative session opens under the shadow of election-year politics and an open race for House leadership, with gambling policy, ARPA spending and a slate of Baldwin and Mobile…
Africatown Redevelopment Corporation Board of Directors Appointed
The board of directors for the Africatown Redevelopment Corporation (ARC) has been officially appointed, Alabama House Representative Adline C. Clarke announced on October 6, 2021, in Mobile. The ARC board…
Alabama Legalizes Medical Cannabis; Mobile-Baldwin Lawmakers Split on Final Vote
Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a bill legalizing medical cannabis in Alabama, with most of the Mobile and Baldwin county legislative delegation backing the measure and only three local Republicans…
Medical Marijuana Bill Clears House Health Committee, Advances in Alabama Legislature
Legislation that would make Alabama the 37th state to legalize medicinal cannabis cleared the House Health Committee on a voice vote Thursday morning, sending the bill to the full Alabama…
Mobile’s Ann Bedsole, ASMS Founder, Celebrates 90th Birthday With School She Built
Ann Bedsole, who wrote the 1989 legislation creating the Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, celebrated her 90th birthday with students and staff at the Mobile school she founded.
Alabama lawmaker’s abortion bill comments draw national backlash
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Democratic state lawmaker’s remarks during debate over a sweeping abortion ban drew national attention and criticism this week, adding a fresh flashpoint to one of the…
Alabama lawmakers to discuss expanding high-speed internet access
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama lawmakers are preparing to take up legislation aimed at expanding high-speed internet access across the state. State Sen. Clay Scofield (R-Guntersville) is sponsoring a bill that…
Alabama House Prepares to Vote on Bill That Would Make Abortion a Felony
Lawmakers returned to the State House in Montgomery on April 30, 2019, expecting one of the most consequential votes of the session: a bill that would outlaw nearly all abortions…