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A youth sentencing study shows Alabama and Mississippi are among just four states that top the nation in new juvenile life without parole sentences since 2012.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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Alabama offers a diverse symphony of swampy rock, swaggering blues, murky country, and bone-rattling soul. It’s a sound singer-songwriter Taylor Hunnicutt recently reimagined on her debut album, Alabama Sound, which is out now.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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Advocates hope the new glass will prevent window collisions, a leading causes of bird mortality.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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Alabama lawmakers closed the books on this year’s regular legislative session Thursday. While Republican leaders passed many of their priority bills, perhaps the most talked about issue – gambling – died.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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Carter, a Jackson State alumnus, took over as the new series host and producer for NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concerts” series in April.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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McKinsey & Company, an international consulting business, will help the state of Alabama develop a new strategic economic growth plan. The company is undertaking that project, while also dealing with a probe into whether it engaged in a criminal conspiracy.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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Mississippi lawmakers couldn’t come together to pass a bill that could have expanded Medicaid for thousands of residents.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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Classified as one of the worst weeds in the world, cogongrass aggressively crowds out native species and costs Alabama landowners tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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Alabama lawmakers are coming down to the finish line for this year’s legislative session. Many bills await passage, but perhaps the biggest one up in the air is a lottery and gambling bill.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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Students gathered demanding the school call for a permanent and immediate ceasefire and to push the school to sever ties with defense contractor Lockheed Martin.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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Galvez Garden owner Lissie Stewart has been fighting the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board over inaccurate billing for years.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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Abortion rights advocates say the ban will likely force many to travel farther for abortion care and endure pregnancy and childbirth against their will.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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Alabama is one of ten states which has not expanded Medicaid. Republican leaders have pushed back against the idea for years.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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Maia Szalavitz discusses harm reduction's effectiveness against drug addiction, how punitive policies can hurt people who need pain medication and more.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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This year looked to be different for lottery and gambling legislation, which has fallen short for years in the Alabama legislature. But this week, with only a handful of meeting days left, competing House and Senate proposals were sent to a conference committee to work out differences.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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That's the question we put to those at our recent News and Brews community pop-ups at Hop City and Saturn in Birmingham.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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Ronal Serpas is one of 32 law enforcement leaders who signed a letter sent to President Biden in support of moving marijuana to a Schedule III drug.Kirjoittanut WBHM 90.3
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