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Alabama leaders praise Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care

Alabama’s congressional delegation and state leaders praised the Supreme Court’s decision upholding transgender care bans.

June 19, 2025

Town of Ardmore honored by EPA for regional sewer partnership

ADEM and Tennessee invested $22 million to replace Ardmore’s sewer treatment plant, bolstering infrastructure for both states’ shared community.

May 6, 2025

Officials celebrate $22 million in funding to overhaul Ardmore sewer system

Leaders from the various state, federal and local agencies took part in a check ceremony.

September 26, 2024

Tennessee, Kentucky judges block bans on gender-affirming care

The state join Alabama and Arkansas judges in all issuing similar rulings against laws banning the treatments in their respective states.

June 29, 2023

Alabama Dems back expelled Tennessee lawmakers

Following the expulsion of two Black lawmakers in Tennessee, Alabama Dems say they're ready to pick up the fight.

April 10, 2023

Authorities identify Nashville RV bomber

Human tissue was found after the explosion with DNA said to be a match to Anthony Quinn Warner, age 63.

December 28, 2020

County commissioners report: 2015 prison reform led to less prisoners in prison but more in county jails

Wednesday, the Executive Director of the Association of County Commissions of Alabama Sonny Brasfield told county commissioners that sentencing reform in 2015 has shifted more prisoners and the costs of those prisons from state prisons to county jails and county budgets. “I let you down,” Brasfield told the commissioners. In 2015, the state legislature passed … Continued

December 11, 2019

McCutcheon: Brick and mortar will be part of state’s prison reform

Thursday, Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Monrovia) spoke to the Alabama Association of County Commissioners about the prison crisis and told them that “Construction is going to be on the table.” “When you look at the facilities, some of them are so old that it is not cost productive to put money in to … Continued

December 6, 2019

Tennessee-based racist, antisemitic radio show reveals reality TV pilot starring prominent white supremacists

Richard Spencer and two other prominent white supremacists filmed the pilot of a reality TV show with a “household name” media company some months ago, according to one of the men, who was recorded speaking about the project during a radio show taped in Alabama this month. James Edwards, host of the Tennessee-based racist and … Continued

September 18, 2019

Ivey praises Senate for passing bill to replace the elected school board with appointed board

Thursday, the Alabama State Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would replace the state ’s State Board of Education and replace it with a new appointed board. Senate Bill 397 is sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston. SB397 would change Alabama’s current elected State Board of Education to a Commission appointed … Continued

May 17, 2019