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Alabama prisoner who sued after 2016 stabbing killed in another attack

Travis Hutchins, 34, died after being attacked by a man with a weapon, the Alabama Department of Corrections confirmed to APR.

October 11, 2021

Aderholt, Rogers look ahead to hearings on Afghanistan withdrawal

The House Armed Service Committee has scheduled hearings on the withdrawal.

September 27, 2021

Tuberville says that Biden “defeated our troops” in Afghanistan

Tuberville called for a Senate investigation.

September 16, 2021

FBI, DOE still investigating Alabama virtual schools

Despite indictments and guilty pleas, the investigation into fraud within Alabama's virtual schools is still ongoing.

August 9, 2021

Rogers, Moore critical of House bill to create a January 6 commission

The bill passed out of the House, but its path forward appears to be dimming in the Senate.

May 20, 2021

Three plead guilty in virtual schools scheme

The guilty pleas include a former district superintendent, who admitted to receiving thousands of dollars for his part in the scam.

April 12, 2021

Trump supporter Perry Hooper to join Trump’s “investigative team” in Nevada

There has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud that could have altered the result of the election.

November 10, 2020

The Price of Doing What’s Right

A man who was trying to do the right things, the honorable things, has been treated as the villain and punished as if he were the one violating rules and laws. And the system in place to stop such a thing has failed.

September 29, 2020

Under ethics investigation, State Sen. David Burkette resigns

David Burkette has resigned his Alabama Senate seat as part of a deal with prosecutors in an ethics investigation. The Montgomery Democrat submitted a resignation letter to Gov. Kay Ivey on Tuesday afternoon, but he refused to reveal specifics to state media outlets. A source familiar with the investigation told APR that Burkette’s resignation is … Continued

September 1, 2020

Alabama’s virtual schools weren’t supposed to be like this

If used properly, the virtual schools model could have been quite a money-maker for cash-strapped districts where parents were opting for private schools or homeschooling. It has mostly not worked like that.

August 17, 2020