Ivey calls public safety her top priority for the 2025 session
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Calling public safety her top priority for the session, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey backed on Tuesday a ...
Alabama plans $500 million bond issue to support prison construction
The bill increases the maximum amount of bonds that can be issued by the Alabama Corrections Institution Finance Authority from $785 million to $1.285 billion. The authority tried to sell more than ...
Alabama lawmakers seek more money for prison construction
Alabama lawmakers are seeking the ability to borrow an additional $500 million for prison construction after the price of the state’s new mega-prison rose to over $1 billion, complicating plans to ...
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Ivey calls public safety her top priority for the 2025 session
Kay Ivey backed on Tuesday a slate of bills that include a ban on Glock switches, an effort to boost police ranks and an attempt to focus prison space on the most violent offenders. “A safe ...