Large swaths of Alabama lack a sufficient number of attorneys to help residents with legal issues, according to Harvesters of Hope, a legal nonprofit that is recruiting attorneys to underserved areas.
More than 80,000 Alabamians lost access to a federal anti-hunger program after Congress passed new restrictions on it, according to a new analysis.
The Alabama Attorney General's Office urged a federal court Friday to allow it to pursue the execution of a death row inmate by lethal…
A study published last week found debt lawsuits in Alabama reached their highest level in 2025, affecting some of the most vulnerable people in…
A study released earlier this month found that Alabama counties that increased criminal fines and fees also saw increases in their jail populations.
Attorneys for an Alabama death row inmate who successfully challenged Alabama's nitrogen gas execution protocol last month have asked a federal judge to prevent the state from using a different execution method to put him to death.
Alabama consumers will pay more for groceries this week after a two-month suspension of the state portion of the grocery tax ended Tuesday.
A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday agreed that people incarcerated within Alabama's prisons are not receiving adequate mental healthcare — but rolled back several requirements a lower court imposed to address the problem.
Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday appointed four people to the Alabama Public Service Commission under a law passed in the spring that significantly expanded the membership of the utility regulator.
Several Alabama legislators hope an upcoming audit of the Alabama Department of Corrections will pull back the curtain on an agency engulfed in violence and consuming an ever-larger share of the state budget.
