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WEBOpinion | The Supreme Court hurt Alabama’s dialysis community, and Congress must step in. A recent Supreme Court ruling imposed significant financial challenges for kidney patients. Opinion | Republicans want someone to blame for toxic discourse. Grab a mirror. If you want to pass blame for the toxic political discourse in America, start with ...
Primary season ends: Guide to Alabama’s major candidates and …
WEBMay 25, 2022 · Tim James. This primary marks the third attempt by James to reach the office his father, former Alabama Gov. Fob James, was elected to in 1995. A staunchly conservative and Christan candidate, James has spent a considerable amount of time campaigning defending “Judeo-Christian values” and has attacked the …
ADOL providing portal to allow unemployment claimants to …
WEBPublished on June 7, 2021 at 7:09 am CDT. (STOCK) The Alabama Department of Labor (ADOL) has improved an existing portal to allow unemployment compensation claimants to digitally upload various types of information related to their unemployment claim. The improved portal will allow claimants to upload identity documents, such as a driver’s ...
Alabama voters approve new constitution, 10 amendments on ballot
WEBNov 9, 2022 · In a historic result, voters overwhelmingly approved a recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, allowing for the archaic and racist language used within the colossal document to be removed and outdated provisions and sections to be updated and edited. Aside from the approval of a new constitution, Alabamians also approved all ten ...
Families plead for changes to Alabama’s parole system
WEBSep 2, 2021 · Declining numbers. Alabama’s parole grant rate between 2013 and 2018 increased from 30 percent to 53 percent, but in the following two years, and after the appointment of Pardons and Paroles Board chair Leigh Gwathney in October 2019, the parole grant rate dropped to 20 percent, according to the …
House approves $5.3 million in raises for Alabama judges and …
WEBMay 3, 2021 · Many old judges will be frozen until they get to their next step increase. “No judges will be getting a pay cut.”. Pettus said that the average judge will get a $22,000 pay raise and “Some are going to get a lot more than that. $5.3 million divided by 263 judges is $22,000.”. Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.
Report: Alabama among states with most workers earning less …
WEBMar 23, 2022 · Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would benefit 896,551 workers in Alabama, according to the report. A recent study found that more than 40 percent of Alabama workers make below $15 an hour, while an even greater percentage of Black and Hispanic Alabamians make less than $15 an hour. The state is among the seven states with the ...
Alabama House committee approves bill to allow concealed carry …
WEBFeb 16, 2022 · House Bill 272, sponsored by state Rep. Shane Stringer, R-Citronelle, would do away with the legal requirement for a person to have a concealed carry permit in Alabama, which is referred to as permitless carry or constitutional carry. Several law enforcement officials have aligned against the bill, which they …
Secretary of State orders purging of potential noncitizens from …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · According to the latest data from the secretary of state’s website, there are more than 3.7 million registered voters in Alabama, and 1.4 million ballots were cast in the 2022 general election. The number of potential noncitizens identified represents .09 percent of registered voters and .22 percent of total ballots cast in the 2022 election.
New Alabama Legislature website now online - Alabama Political …
WEBPublished on January 5, 2022 at 8:01 am CST. The new Alabama Legislature website organizes sections into a grid on the homepage. The Alabama Legislature website came back online Monday with what officials said is a much-needed facelift. Senate Secretary Pat Harris called the website “probably the No. 1 legislative website in the nation ...