U.S. Supreme Court Turns Deaf Ear on Siegelman Case
Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, who was convicted in federal court of accepting a bribe to appoint HealthSouth Chairman Richard Scrushy to...
Jefferson County Financial Struggles Continue
With no relief from the state Legislature, Jefferson County has skipped payment on a $200 million general obligation bond payment for the...
Taxes on Indian Land
Citing federal law about timetables for creation of Indian reservations, the Escambia County Commission challenged whether the land where the Poarch Band...
Daily Newspapers Go Dowdy
Three of Alabama’s major daily newspapers have announced plans to drop back to three-day-a-week print editions. Ricky Mathews, who serves as publisher...
Biggest Ship (so far) Comes In
Early in June, the Port of Mobile welcomed its first Post-Panamax container ship—that’s a ship too big to have squeezed through the...
Alabama Makes Pitch for Airbus Plant
Not so long ago, it looked like a sure bet that Airbus would build a new aircraft assembly plant in Mobile. After...
Doors Set to Open for Birmingham Children’s Hospital
The much-anticipated Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children in Birmingham will open to patients on August 4. The 12-story, $400 million, state-of-the-art...
Tornado-free April with Dry Downside
State climatologist John Christy says that 2012 is the fourth year since Doppler radar revolutionized weather monitoring in 1992 that Alabama has had...
Bloomberg Spotlights Jefferson County Woes
Alabama’s largest county, which made national headlines when it became the largest municipality to declare bankruptcy, now finds itself under the...
Gone in a Flash: Claims Cash
Just like the homes and businesses damaged or destroyed by April 2011 tornado outbreaks, most of the reserves Alabama insurers hold to...
