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By 2025, Alabama will have paid out more than $20 million to a single, outside attorney to handle prison litigation

A critical program that ensures working families don’t go broke trying to stay healthy is set to expire this fall.

The Association of County Commissions of Alabama (ACCA) released an updated research publication yesterday showing that the cost to operate county jails and sheriff’s departments statewide increased by $93 million from 2014 to 2019. The research publication, named “Alabama’s Unresolved Inmate Crisis,” was updated from its initial release back in December to include data from … Continued

According to new data from AARP Alabama, one in three Alabamians stopped taking a prescription drug as prescribed due to cost in 2016.  AARP Alabama released a new set of data Monday on impact of high prescription drug prices on Alabamians, specifically for those living with cancer, pre-diabetes or diabetes and heart disease.  AARP Alabama … Continued

Freshman State Sen. Chris Elliott, R-Fairhope, last week took to the Mobile radio airwaves to stab Gov. Kay Ivey in the back, reveal the contents of a private meeting and walk back his former position on the I-10 Mobile Bay Bridge. While holding the office of Baldwin County Commissioner, Elliott was fully aware of the … Continued

By Rep. Craig Ford The legislative session began this week and, by all accounts, it’s expected to be an uneventful year. The only goal lawmakers seem to have is to pass the budgets and go home. But there is a lot of work that can and ought to be done instead of just kicking the … Continued

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter For over a year, Governor Robert Bentley repeatedly received warnings concerning the many technological and systematic failures under the leadership of Acting Finance Director, Bill Newton, and his assistant, Rex McDowell. The time and attendance management system eSTART is just one of several software solutions to fail so badly; … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday June 27, US Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Alabama) warned that Democratic Party presumptive nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s plan to bring in more refugees into the United States could cost over $400 Billion. Sessions said that the finding were based on analysis by the Subcommittee on Immigration … Continued