Opinion & Policy

Special to the News   Last Friday Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, alongside the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Alabama and the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), announced the sentencing of an Anniston man on charges of health care fraud and identity theft. On April 2,…

Special to the News   On Tuesday Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the indictment and arrest of former International Motor Sports Hall of Fame Executive Director Michael Raita, 67, of Chelsea, on one count of the use of public employment for personal gain. Raita turned himself into the Talladega County Sheriff’s Office without incident. The…

  Special to the News   On Monday Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed an order vacating the death sentence Marcus Bernard Williams received for capital murder. Williams was convicted in the St. Clair County Circuit Court in 1999. The evidence at trial proved that…

Special to the News   Attorney General Steve Marshall announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the dismissal of Roderick Byrd’s challenge to his capital murder conviction and death sentence. Byrd was convicted in the Jefferson County Circuit Court of capital murder and sentenced to death on August 17, 2007. The evidence showed…

Special to the News   The Alabama House of Representatives has passed HB527 by Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville), which would eliminate up to $1,000 in state income tax on qualified overtime pay. Rep. Mike Shaw (R-Hoover) offered an amendment to include a 60-day Grocery Tax Holiday. HB527 creates an income tax deduction for qualified overtime compensation. This bill was…

    Special to the News On Tuesday, Secretary of State Wes Allen released the following statement after the state Legislature’s final passage of House Bill 95. “Today, the Alabama Legislature passed HB 95, a bill that requires audits after state and county elections. I have always supported election transparency. I voted for post-election audits…

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  Special to the News U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) in introducing a resolution honoring the sacrifice and service of six American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in the loss of a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft over western Iraq while supporting Operation Epic Fury. This resolution unanimously passed the Senate…