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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Wall Street Journal editorial board is criticizing U.S. Sen. Katie Britt for publicly defending President Donald Trump’s broad tariff policy while her office previously sought exemptions for Alabama manufacturers affected by the import taxes.
In a Sept. 14 editorial headlined “One Senator’s Plea for Tariff Breaks,” the Journal said Britt’s le...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is scheduled to execute death row inmate Jeffery Lee by lethal injection this week in a case that brings renewed attention to the state’s former judicial-override system, its shifting execution practices and continuing litigation over how it may put prisoners to death.
Gov. Kay Ivey set a 30-hour execution window beginning at 12 a.m. Thur...
GADSDEN, Ala. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to distribute about 1.36 million oral rabies vaccine baits across portions of Alabama next month, part of a long-running wildlife vaccination effort intended to limit the spread of the raccoon strain of rabies.
The largest Alabama operation, based in Gadsden, is expected to distribute about 712,000 fishmeal-c...
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama Public Library Service board member has circulated a list of more than 8,800 public-library catalog listings involving transgender and gender-identity terms, escalating pressure on local libraries as they face a fall deadline to comply with a state rule that restricts access to such materials for minors.
The list, assembled by APLS boa...
JASPER, Ala. — The Walker County Commission has voted to remove Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers from county rights of way and property, making Walker County the first Alabama county reported to take such action.
The commission approved a resolution Tuesday titled “Revocation of General Use Contract and/or Privilege for Automated License Plat...