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  1. Freedom Rides Tweet N' Ride participants listen as US Federal Judge Myron Thompson talks to them while at the Frank M. Johnson Jr. Federal Court Complex in Montgomery on Feb. 15, 2013. Lloyd Gallman/Advertiser file

    Judge extends temporary restraining order on Alabama abortion law

    A federal judge has extended a temporary restraining order against an Alabama abortion law, saying the court needed more time to consider how to move forward in a lawsuit brought against it.

    • Mar. 24, 2014
  2. Attorney Jere Beasley, left, announces a lawsuit against General Motors regarding a faulty ignition switch in some of its vehicles, including one driven by Aubrey Wallace Williams who was fatally injured in a crash Dec. 4. Scott Johnson/Advertiser

    Alabama man sues GM over ignition switch failure

    A northwest Alabama man is suing General Motors, claiming his daughter's death was caused by an ignition switch that is the subject of a large recall.

    • Mar. 24, 2014
  3. Kansas case could affect Alabama voter registration

    A court ruling in Kansas could lead to Alabama enforcing part of its immigration law that has never been used.

    • Mar. 24, 2014
  4. A visitor walks across the rocks at Chewacla State Park in Auburn. There are 22 state parks sprinkled across Alabama. Advertiser file photos

    Alabama parks drive $375M into state economy

    They may be full of hiking, camping and fun on the water, but Alabama's 22 state parks are serious business when it comes to their impact on the economy.

    • Mar. 24, 2014
  5. Former Secretary of State Jim Bennett helped Barbara Square of Gees Bend obtain her first photo ID card last week. Alvin Benn/Special to the Advertiser

    Al Benn's Alabama: Secretary of State Bennett still getting out the vote

    Jim Bennett is a man of many talents, so many in fact that he could well stand alone at the top of a long list of distinguished Alabamians.

    • Mar. 25, 2014
  6. Poor hit by potential flood insurance price hikes

    Prices for government-backed flood insurance are on the rise, and homeowners in Lee Cole's urban neighborhood will feel the pinch.

    • Mar. 23, 2014
  7. Rescue personnel examine the tail section of a plane after it was recovered from the Ridgeway Reservoir on Saturday. Patrick Moore/AP/Ouray County Plaindealer

    Update: 5 bodies found in Alabama plane crash in Colorado

    The bodies of the five people were found in the wreckage of a single-engine plane that crashed into a southwestern Colorado reservoir, authorities confirmed Monday.

    • Mar. 24, 2014
  8. Police investigating fatal stabbing in Birmingham

    Police said they're investigating a fatal stabbing in west Birmingham.

    • Mar. 24, 2014
  9. Attorney General Eric Holder has argued the 2013 Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act won't keep his civil rights lawyers from doing their job. AP file

    Justice Dept. resets priorities to protect voting, civil rights

    The Justice Department, no longer responsible for vetting election procedures in states with a history of racial discrimination, instead plans to proactively search the entire country for voting rights violations.

    • Mar. 24, 2014
  10. State troopers ready for spring break traffic

    This week will see an abundance of schools out for spring break, which likely will mean more vehicles on the roadways.

    • Mar. 22, 2014
  11. Tom Philpott

    Mandatory 'mail order' begins for elderly using TRICARE

    About 500,000 military beneficiaries age 65 and older with chronic health conditions are being forced, starting this month, to have maintenance drug prescriptions filled by mail order rather than in local retail pharmacies.

    • Mar. 23, 2014
  12. Study confirms Alabama as low tax state

    A new study by the Tax Foundation confirms Alabama's reputation as a low tax state.

    • Mar. 23, 2014
  13. Members of the House of Representatives discuss legislation during Thursday's session. Amanda Sowards/Advertiser file

    Under the Dome: $100K for Lee County Courthouse draws attention

    Compared to the enormous amount of money channeled from the General Fund budget to keep the state's Medicaid program and overcrowded prisons functional, $100,000 isn't a lot.

    • Mar. 23, 2014
  14. Gov. Robert Bentley AP

    Bentley, lawmakers reach deal on education budget

    Gov. Robert Bentley and lawmakers said Friday afternoon that they had reached a compromise on funding teacher insurance in 2015, possibly clearing the way for passage of the education budget next month.

    • Mar. 22, 2014
  15. Corrections come under fire for refusal to release death penalty information

    An attorney involved in a challenge to Alabama's execution methods said Friday that the Department of Corrections 'had no basis' to use a protective order to deny Freedom of Information requests from the Montgomery Advertiser and other Alabama news outlet

    • Mar. 22, 2014
  16. Corrections come under fire for refusal to release death penalty information

    An attorney involved in a challenge to Alabama's execution methods said Friday that the Department of Corrections 'had no basis' to use a protective order to deny Freedom of Information requests from the Montgomery Advertiser and other Alabama news outlet

    • Mar. 22, 2014
  17. Rep. Mike Ball, a sponsor of Carly's Law, celebrates the bill's passage with Leni Young, daughter of Amy and Wayne Young. Grace O'Connor/Special to the Advertiser

    Marijuana oil bill now goes to Bentley to sign

    Parents with children suffering severe seizures defied the odds Thursday to get the Alabama Legislature to approve a bill allowing the use of a marijuana derivative to try to control the seizures.

    • Mar. 22, 2014
  18. UA's SGA delays anti-segregation resolution vote

    The student Senate at the University of Alabama delayed considering a resolution that opposed racial segregation within the school's fraternities and sororities, a move that killed the measure for this year.

    • Mar. 22, 2014
  19. Moore issues dissent in Obama citizenship case

    Chief Justice Roy Moore said Alabama's secretary of state should have been required to determine whether President Obama was born in the United States and qualified to be on state ballot in 2012.

    • Mar. 22, 2014
  20. Gov. Robert Bentley AP

    Bentley, lawmakers reach deal on education budget

    Gov. Robert Bentley and lawmakers said Friday afternoon that they had reached a compromise on funding teacher insurance in 2015, possibly clearing the way for passage of the education budget next month.

    • Mar. 22, 2014
  21. The House of Representitaves narrowly approved the Education Trust Fund budget on Tuesday, 51-47. The Senate did not concur with the House budget, and a conference committee with three legislators from each chamber met Thursday to come up with a compromise. Kala Kachmar/Advertiser

    Education budget compromise close

    Early on Thursday, the 2015 education budget for Alabama looked ready to sail out of the Legislature and on to Gov. Robert Bentley.

    • Mar. 20, 2014
  22. House Ways and Means Committee chairman Bill Poole, R-Tuscaloosa, said funding for the National Center for Sports Safety was cut in the compromise. Mickey Welsh/Advertiser file

    National Center for Sports Safety funds axed from ASU budget

    Funding for the National Center for Sports Safety, named in an investigation of Alabama State University finances last fall, was cut under a compromise education budget approved in conference committee Thursday.

    • Mar. 21, 2014
  23. Senate OKs General Fund budget

    The Senate on Thursday approved a $1.8 billion budget that includes a one-time, $400 bonus for state employees, level-funding for insurance and additional money for security enhancements and improvements in the Department of Corrections.

    • Mar. 20, 2014
  24. House Ways and Means Committee chairman Bill Poole, R-Tuscaloosa, said funding for the National Center for Sports Safety was cut in the compromise. Mickey Welsh/Advertiser file

    National Center for Sports Safety funds axed from ASU budget

    Funding for the National Center for Sports Safety, named in an investigation of Alabama State University finances last fall, was cut under a compromise education budget approved in conference committee Thursday.

    • Mar. 21, 2014
  25. Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Dacatur, talks to Sen. Jimmy Holley, R-Elba, during Thursday's session at the State House in Montgomery. Photos by Amanda Sowards/Advertiser

    Senate OKs General Fund budget

    The Senate on Thursday approved a $1.8 billion budget that includes a one-time, $400 bonus for state employees, level-funding for insurance and additional money for security enhancements and improvements in the Department of Corrections.

    • Mar. 20, 2014

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