Twenty-six percent of Alabama children, 282,396 of them, live in poverty and about half of those live in extreme poverty in households where a family of four earns less than $13,000 a year, according to a report out today.
Author: Mary Sell (Mary Sell)
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Possible changes to parolee education facility concern lawmakers
By MARY SELL, Alabama Daily News Some Alabama lawmakers say they’re concerned about possible cuts to a parolee education program that state officials have touted as an example of success. Sen. Cam Ward, R-Alabaster, the Senate Judiciary Committee chairman, told ADN he’d been informed by Alabama Board of Pardons and Parole staff that a “significant...
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Alabama AG working on Tyson fish kill penalty
The Alabama Attorney General’s office in now involved in the state’s action against Tyson Foods following a June spill in north Alabama waterways.
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Counties want change to 2015 state prison reform they says costs jails money, space
While Alabama’s 2020 legislative session will include prison-sentencing reform efforts, county officials want a change to a 2015 law that they say is putting too many state inmates in their jails and costing them money.
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As state battles opioid addiction, real-time data needed
What began as a prescription drug problem in Alabama, an overprescribing of painkillers, is now largely an illegal drug problem as the state cracks down on prescribing practices.
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Change to SNAP would impact some Alabama students’ access to free lunch
Proposed changes to tighten eligibility for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will affect children's access to free meals at school, including in Alabama.
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Consolidations coming to county health departments
The Alabama Department of Public Health plans to consolidate some services and staffing at county health departments.
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Carl leading in 1st Congressional District fundraising
Mobile County Commissioner Jerry Carl leads campaign fundraising in the GOP race to replace Congressman Bradley Byrne in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District.
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Drugged Driving: State looks for more information, prosecution
Throughout Alabama, hundreds of impaired drivers have taken prescription and illegal drugs, often with alcohol, according to information compiled by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences.
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20 years after Alabama said ‘no’ to lottery, debate continues
It was 20 years ago Saturday that Alabamians voted against a state lottery. There have been attempts in recent years to get another vote to them via a constitutional amendment, and it will likely be a topic in the 2020 legislative session.