Ala. now has nation’s highest paid state attorney general at $168K, thanks to Calif. pay cut
Alabama’s King now highest paid attorney general Alabama unemployment rate rises to 10.9 percent in October, highest in more than 25 years
Ala. jobless rate rises to 10.9 percent in October Report: Car caused Ala. school bus to plunge from overpass, killing 4 students in 2006
NTSB cites car in deadly Ala. school bus wreck Alabama ag department converts 11 vehicles to propane as part of 3-year study
Ala. ag department converts 11 vehicles to propane Alabama school board recommends educators pay more for retirement, health insurance benefits
Ala. board suggests teachers pay more for benefits Tropical Storm Ida further slows already late harvest season for Southern farmers
Ida further slows harvest for Southern farmers Democratic candidates for Alabama governor split on health care bill
Alabama governor’s race splits on health care Alabama reports more than 3,600 jobs gained from Kia’s Georgia assembly plant
Alabama credits 3,600 jobs to Kia’s Georia plant Former Alabama Gov. Riley Cabinet member says Miss. tribe with casinos gave to gov’s campaign
Ex-Ala. gov aide: Indian casinos gave to governor Alabama agriculture commissioner says unapproved substance found in imported fish
Ala.: Unapproved substance found in fish imports Study: Alabama taxes income of working poor more than any other state
Study: Alabama income tax on working poor harshest Alabama Gas cuts price for natural gas for 4th time in a year due to lower supply costs
Alabama Gas cutting rates for 4th time in a year State regulators approve Alabama Power rate cut for small businesses; more cuts may follow
Regulators OK Alabama Power cut; more may follow Alabama’s agriculture commissioner says heavy rain hurting harvesting of crops
Alabama’s ag chief says heavy rain hurting crops Alabama Gov. Riley leaves Monday for economic development trip to Colombia
Ala. gov travels to Colombia for trade mission Alabama governor lashes out at critics of $13M computer contract to firm without listed phone
Ala. gov lashes out at computer contract’s critics Layoffs for 20 percent of Alabama’s court system staff, trial delays forecast if funds cut
Layoffs, trial delays forecast for Alabama courts Ala. legislators go to court to stop $13 million no-bid computer contract
Suit filed in Alabama to stop $13 million contract Congress funds government through Dec. 18, generously funds Interior, environmental programsmore images Ala. among 10 worst states for unemployment; expert says ranking has psychological impact
Alabama among 10 worst states for unemployment Morton: Ala. teachers should pay more for health insurance, retirement to offset budget cutsMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama schools Superintendent Joe Morton unveiled a plan to deal with budget cuts for fiscal year 2011 partly by making teachers pay more for health insurance and retirement benefits. Prosecutor says Birmingham mayor took cash, expensive gifts as bribes for crony’s bond workTUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Deeply in debt and fond of fancy clothes and jewelry, Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford took tens of thousands in cash and expensive gifts from a politically connected investment banker who made millions in county bond business in return, prosecutors said Tuesday. Alabama Supreme Court overturns $274M in verdicts against 3 drug firms sued by stateMONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court on Friday threw out jury decisions awarding the state more than $274 million from three pharmaceutical companies, ruling they did not defraud the state in pricing Medicaid prescription drugs. Alabama Supreme Court overturns $274M in verdicts against 3 drug companies sued by stateMONTGOMERY, Ala. — The Alabama Supreme Court has thrown out jury decisions awarding the state more than $274 million from three pharmaceutical companies. US Supreme Court’s decision to hear Skilling appeal seen as good sign for Siegelman, ScrushyMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Attorneys for former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and ex-HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy said Wednesday they see a positive sign in the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to hear the appeal of former Enron CEO Jeff Skilling. Ex-Ala. judge accused of having sex with male inmates in exchange for sentence leniencyEx-Ala. judge accused of trading sex for leniency Justice Department report finds charges by whistleblower unfounded in ex-Ala. gov’s caseMONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Justice Department investigation finds no basis for whistleblower allegations against the team that prosecuted former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman for bribery. 91 former attorneys general support convicted Alabama governor, cite First Amendment issuesMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Ninety-one former attorneys general from U.S. states and territories asked the U.S. Supreme Court Friday to hear former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman’s appeal of his federal bribery conviction, claiming it raises important issues on political speech. Ga. man who found relatives slain in mobile home charged in deaths; family set for funeralBRUNSWICK, Ga. — Family members prepared Saturday to bury seven people killed in a mobile home park massacre in southeast Georgia, while also grappling with the shocking news that one of their own relatives had been charged in the slayings. Colonial BancGroup, whose banking unit was shut down earlier this month, files for bankruptcyMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Colonial BancGroup Inc., the Montgomery-based real estate lender whose banking unit was shut down by the government and sold to BB&T Corp. earlier this month, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. |