Author: Mary Sell (Mary Sell)

Amendment One was defeated soundly, with more than 1.1 millions vote cast, about 75% were "no" votes

The Alabama Department of Public Health is trying again this session with legislation to require health care providers to check a statewide patient database before administering vaccines and update the registry with new vaccinations.

As the coronavirus spreads worldwide and the number of confirmed cases in the United States increases, the state’s top health official says Alabama is in a “prevention stance” and encourages Alabamians to prepare for this virus like they do the flu.

The Republican primary contest for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District appears to be tightening, according to a recent poll by the Alabama Forestry Association.

Payday lending reform, specifically the fees allowed to be charged to borrowers, has become a perennial issue in the Alabama State House.

The Alabama House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that clarifies landfills’ ability to use materials other than dirt to cover new garbage each day.

Legislation to clarify that landfills can use materials other than dirt to cover new garbage each day is raising concerns about what the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) has permitted as “alternative cover,” including coal ash, and its permitting process.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed on Wednesday doubled down in his accusations of government overreach by state lawmakers.

Alabama Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth wants to change the state’s years-long — sometimes decades-long —  appeals process for death row inmates.

State Rep. Chris Pringle, a Congressional candidate in Alabama’s 1st District, jumps feet first into the culture war with a new ad titled, “Your Fault.”