Governor Kay Ivey on Monday issued a supplemental emergency proclamation, which directs the Board of Pardons and Paroles to resume parole hearings, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Hearings will resume in a manner that reduces person-to-person interaction. At the same time, the Board of Pardons and Paroles will be preserving the right of crime victims, crime victim representatives, public officials and…
Looks like students are headed back to school. Governor Kay Ivey announced today, that on April 6, all K-12 public schools shall implement a plan to complete the 2019-2020 school year. Schools should use alternate methods of instruction as established by State Superintendent of Education, Eric Mackey. Local school districts shall make staffing decisions and determine access to school buildings….
Todd J. Van Emst/Opelika-Auburn News/Pool Former Alabama Gov. Bob Riley resumed his testimony in the ethics trial of the state’s House speaker. Riley returned to the witness stand Monday morning. Prosecutors began questioning Riley on Friday about emails House Speaker Mike Hubbard sent to him. Hubbard wrote that he wanted to work for Riley’s new lobbying firm. Riley says the…
Testimony resumed in the ethics trial of Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard after the long holiday weekend. Prosecutors have indicated that today they will call a number of influential lobbyists and company owners as witnesses. Prosecutors say Hubbard asked them to either make investments in his printing company or to help him find business clients. Most of the testimony this…
