Suspicious letter at ADOC HQ ruled harmless after building evacuated
A powder inside the letter was later determined to be cellulose powder, a harmless food additive.
State
Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition creates license plates to raise electric vehicle awareness
The organization must get 250 pre-commitments by September 2023 for the tags to actually be made.
Local agencies receive $48 million to assist low-income families with utility costs
The funds were made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
December 14, 2022
60-year-old incarcerated man dies at Donaldson Correctional Facility
At least 15 other individuals have died in state prison facilities over the past three weeks.
Ivey asks Alabama Supreme Court for more time to carry out executions
Ivey suggested "death warrants" be extended past the 24-hour window when the process is delayed by a stay of execution.
Governor kicks off first of 67 county broadband meetings
Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday kicked off the first of a series of statewide meetings on broadband.
December 13, 2022
ACHE recommends $207 million budget increase
The Alabama Commission on Higher Education approved a $2.36 billion budget recommendation Friday.
Bluestone Coke plant that polluted North Birmingham for decades agrees to $925K fine
Bluestone Coke agreed to pay a $925,000 penalty and submit to new monitoring requirements.
Alabama Association of School Boards installs new leadership
Mary Hooks, who served two full terms representing District 4, was installed as president of the association.
PARCA: Alabama second-lowest in state, local tax collection per capita
Meanwhile, the state had among the highest sales tax in the U.S.