BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Alabama education officials tightened a proposal to count career readiness test results in the state’s high school academic ratings after commenters raised concerns about the rigor of the original plan. The revised proposal is part of Alabama’s application for federal education flexibility, submitted in late June. It would allow some students who do […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Hundreds of members of the Alabama Republican Party gathered in Montgomery on Friday night for the party’s annual summer dinner. The program included speeches from the ALGOP’s highest ranking members, U.S. Reps. Tim Burchett of Tennessee and Brandon Gil of Texas, former Auburn University basketball coach Bruce Pearl and conservative talk show […]

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The state of Alabama has spent $68 million on litigation to defend the Alabama Department of Corrections since 2020, criminal justice advocacy campaign No More Alabama claims in a report released this week. The report, titled “Settling for Brutality,” details the cost of the excessive force cases brought by incarcerated people against […]