Sunday, June 14, 2026

ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant

contract review

State

Legislators approve contract to modernize SNAP eligibility systems

Officials said the $12 million review was federally required as lawmakers questioned mounting technology costs and anti-fraud spending.

June 5, 2026

Dramatic clouds behind barbed wire fence on a prison wall

Contract Review Committee OKs $800,000 for legal services in prison brutality lawsuits

Lawmakers approved four contracts totalling $800,000 to hire legal representation for Department of Corrections employees in lawsuits alleging brutality.

February 6, 2026

Pen on the contract papers

Alabama lawmakers propose changes to state contract review process

Two Alabama bills would tighten emergency exemptions and expand legislative influence over how state contracts are reviewed and approved.

January 16, 2026