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Roofer fined for teen’s death as bill filed to ease child labor restrictions

On July 1, 2019, a 15-year-old was working on a roof in Cullman and fell about 50 feet to the ground.
February 8, 2024

Alabama restaurants, bars, salons can begin opening Monday, governor says

Gov. Kay Ivey said Friday that she will relax more provisions in her “safer-at-home” order amid the COVID-19 crisis, including allowing restaurants, bars, gyms, barbershops and salons to reopen with social-distancing restrictions. The new order goes into effect Monday, May 11, at 5 p.m. and is set to expire on Friday, May 22, at 5 … Continued
May 8, 2020

Where is our shared sorrow and grief?

Anxiety, anger, fear and denial is everywhere as the calamity caused by the COVID-19 pandemic drags on with no end in sight. What seems lost is a collective sense of compassion and sorrow for the souls lost and the families broken by this deadly coronavirus. Some think that Gov. Kay Ivey’s new safer-at-home order is … Continued
May 4, 2020

Cobb campaign worker charged with violating sex offender employment rules resigns

A field director working for Democratic hopeful and former Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb resigned from Cobb’s campaign Friday after being arrested Thursday and charged with violating the state’s sex offender law. Paul Littlejohn III, 55, was convicted in 1985 of the rape and sodomy of a 30-year-old woman, according to Alabama Law … Continued
May 14, 2018

Ethics ruling risks charity fundraising

INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers In a political season…giver beware!!! It is Christmas time, and since Alabama is one of the most charitable states in the nation, I would expect that many of us are in the giving mood and plan to help many worthy causes across our great state. Unfortunately, it appears that … Continued
December 7, 2016

Suit Claims Alabama Pays Higher Insurance Rates Due to “Anticompetitive Conduct” by BCBS

By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A Federal class-action/anti-trust suit against Blue Cross BlueShield of Alabama and 37 others is being heard in Birmingham. The suit alleges that “The Individual Blue Plans’ anticompetitive conduct has also resulted in higher premiums for their enrollees for over a decade,” and this has led to, “inflated premiums (that) … Continued
November 2, 2016

Controversial Gun Rights Bill Passes House

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama House of Representatives voted on Tuesday, May 12, for gun rights bill, HB47. The bill was endorsed by the National Rifleman’s Association (NRA); but not all gun rights groups in Alabama are pleased with the legislation as passed out of the House. The pro-Second Amendment group, Alabama … Continued
May 13, 2015

BamaCarry Asks for No Compromises on Gun Legislation

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, May 4 the pro-gun rights group, BamaCarry, announced in an open letter to state Senator Arthur Orr that they could no longer support the omnibus gun rights legislation after changes in the House version that they claim weakened the bill.  On Wednesday, April 29 the House Public … Continued
May 5, 2015

Alabama Gun Rights Network Voices their Support for Compromise Gun Bill

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Thursday, April 30, the Alabama Gun Rights Network (AGR) defended the gun bill, HB47, that was crafted in the Public Safety & Homeland Security committee on Wednesday. Rep. Christopher England (D-Tuscaloosa) substituted HB328 for his HB47. AGR wrote in their release: “A lot of folks are asking questions … Continued
May 4, 2015