Former New Orleans police commander named Montgomery chief of police
A 32-year veteran commander of the New Orleans police department has been named Montgomery's new chief of police.
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Dothan set to receive state forensics laboratory over a decade after previous lab closure
The General Fund budget is likely to give $5.3 million to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences to construct a new forensics lab in Dothan.
House gambling proposal emerges, passes committee Thursday
Brown's gambling legislation now moves to the Alabama House for consideration sometime after the Legislature's week-long spring break.
Marsh’s public charter school funding bill passes in Senate
Alabama's public charter schools may soon begin receiving county education funds, if Marsh's legislation passes.
Senate sends largest General Fund budget in state history to conference committee
At approximately $2.7 billion, it is the largest General Fund budget ever passed by the House.
Amended state-level wiretap bill passes in Senate
A bill to allow the use of state-level wiretaps on certain felony drug cases passed with three amendments in the Alabama Senate Tuesday.
Sewell elected chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
Sewell has been a member of the Congressional Black Caucus in the U.S. House since 2011 and co-chairs its Voting Rights Task Force.
Board of Optometry bill passes Senate
The bill ultimately passed 17-12 and heads now to a House committee for consideration.
Birmingham City Council approves sale for new housing complex on Lakeshore Parkway
The complex would include single-family, multi-family, and senior housing, with a total investment, according to the city, of $100 million.
EPA chief: Lack of proper waste disposal systems an “environmental injustice”
The Environmental Protection Agency's Chief Administrator Michael Regan visited Lowndes County, Alabama, to survey water and sewage systems.