Alabama Legislature passes bill ending practice of shackling pregnant women
Alabama was the last Southern state to shackle and solitarily confine incarcerated pregnant women.
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Governor awards grant to assist sexual assault victims statewide
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs is administering the grant from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Justice.
August 24, 2021
Birmingham nonprofit seeks funding for mobile hearing lab for children
The Woolley Institute for Spoken Language hopes to expand services for children with hearing loss in rural areas.
Grant supports Hispanic community, economic empowerment
The grant is to help Hispanic families maneuver turbulent financial times and secure stable housing.
December 17, 2020
Clean water advocates want a comprehensive water plan for Alabama that creates jobs
Under new leadership, a plan for preserving clean water and fair access to it may be within reach in Alabama.
Alabama Possible names new executive director
Chandra Scott, who had previously served as a member of Alabama Possible’s Board of Directors, is to begin her role as executive director on Oct. 26.
Foundation for Moral Law defends Hartford Police
The Foundation for Moral Law has come to the defense of the Hartford, Alabama Police Department. On Aug. 31, the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation wrote to Hartford — a town of 2,624 in Geneva County, Alabama — demanding that the chief of police remove from the Police Department’s Facebook page a reference Joshua 1:9 … Continued
Lt. Governor Will Ainsworth sponsors national policy resolution in support of NASA’s innovations
The National Lieutenant Governors Association, a nonpartisan nonprofit serving the nation’s lieutenant governors and seconds-in-command, convened virtually today the 2020 Annual Meeting. Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth authored and sponsored a resolution on NASA’s collaboration and innovations, and participated in the voting process with his peers on 20 policy resolutions total, outlining awareness and solutions … Continued
July 31, 2020
Governor announces $50 million grant program for nonprofit, faith-based organizations
Governor Kay Ivey on Thursday announced a $50 million grant program to support nonprofit and faith-based organizations who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Alabama Nonprofit Grant Program and the Alabama Faith-Based Grant Program will be awarded to eligible applicants on a first-come-first-served basis up to a $25 million aggregate cap in … Continued
July 31, 2020
Under cloak of secrecy, dark money nonprofit targets Birmingham law firm
From the beginning, Forbes's "BanBalch.com" website set out to tarnish the law firm by claiming to expose “unsettling controversies surrounding Balch & Bingham,” much of which stems from allegations, inference and speculation.