Tuesday, May 21 2013 5:31 PM EDT2013-05-21 21:31:23 GMT
Alabama's chief justice expects to lay off 150 employees after the state's new fiscal year starts Oct. 1 unless the court system gets more money than the Legislature appropriated. Chief Justice Roy MooreMore >>
Alabama's chief justice expects to lay off 150 employees after the state's new fiscal year starts Oct. 1 unless the court system gets more money than the Legislature appropriated.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:53 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:53:12 GMT
The Alabama Legislature is close to rejecting the Governor's proposed changes to the controversial Alabama Accountability Act. Republicans in the Alabama House of Representatives voted Monday afternoonMore >>
The Alabama Legislature Monday rejected Governor Robert Bentley's proposed changes to the controversial Alabama Accountability Act, instead overriding his veto and executive amendment by a 19-15 margin.More >>
Tuesday, May 21 2013 12:49 AM EDT2013-05-21 04:49:36 GMT
Gov. Robert Bentley has signed the state General Fund budget and state education budget into law. The governor's press secretary, Jennifer Ardis, announced Monday night that Bentley had signed bothMore >>
Gov. Robert Bentley has signed the state General Fund budget and state education budget into law. The governor's press secretary, Jennifer Ardis, announced Monday night that Bentley had signed bothMore >>
Republican Sen. Arthur Orr says the Legislature appears unlikely to go along with his plan for the state to pay nearly $119,000 to an Alabama woman who spent nine months in jail facing a capital murder charge that resulted from a botched autopsy on her newborn son.
The Legislature's wrongful incarceration committee recommended the money for Bridget Lee, and Orr included it an appropriations bill. The Senate passed it, but the House deleted the money.
Orr said a conference committee of House and Senate members declined to put the money back because of opposition in the House.
The conference committee's recommendation still must be approved by the Senate and House.
Lee was accused of killing her newborn son in Carrollton in 2006, but further investigation showed the baby was stillborn.
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