Mary Claire Wooten

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Public safety

Bureau of Pardons and Paroles board proposes scoring guideline changes

The proposed scoring guidelines would add more detailed criteria and alter some point values.

May 27, 2025

Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" would cut safety net programs in Alabama for thousands.

May 23, 2025

Alabama residents are challenging a statute allowing game wardens to search private property without a warrant.

May 22, 2025

Birmingham's budget for fiscal year 2025 prioritizes neighborhood revitalization, youth programming and continued safety initiatives.

May 21, 2025

Alabama's largest county saw a decrease in overdose deaths when utilizing targeted risk reduction strategies.

May 20, 2025

Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation that will designate parole and probation officers as state law enforcement personnel.

May 16, 2025

The Alabama House Shroud Award went to a failed child safety bill, honored as the session’s most thoroughly defeated legislation.

May 15, 2025

Heath Allbright won the HD11 GOP primary, defeating Don Fallin, and he will face Democrat Alex Braswell in the general election.

May 14, 2025

Madison, Alabama, wants to stop water fluoridation due to safety and cost concerns, but this has sparked mixed public reactions and opposition.

May 13, 2025

Alabama House Democrats criticized partisan politics, urging a focus on issues directly impacting their constituents.

May 9, 2025