Alabama Reflector

1 day ago | alabamareflector.com | Lee Hedgepeth

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. WEST BLOCTON, Ala.—“The lilies have bloomed this season if you know where to go.”It’s a line in Birmingham band I Declare’s newly released song “Cahaba,” and it’s the truth. At the recent Cahaba Lily festival, you could hear the sacred Southern knowledge passing from one person to another. “Where do you go?

3 days ago | alabamareflector.com | Ralph Chapoco

Elected officials and criminal justice reform advocates will continue their efforts to reduce the recidivism rate for people who were formerly incarcerated. The Alabama Reentry Task Force convened the first meeting on Tuesday because of a joint resolution enacted by the Legislature authorizing it to build on the efforts from the Reentry Alabama Commission by implementing strategies to reduce the barriers that people face once they are released from prison.

5 days ago | alabamareflector.com | Brian Lyman

Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh is a political pioneer of sorts. In her campaigns for the Alabama Power Rubber Stamp Squad — excuse me, the Public Service Commission — Cavanaugh had one message: Being a conservative Republican is the only qualification for office. She trumpeted her opposition to abortion rights, even snagging Mike Huckabee to back her up on that.

5 days ago | alabamareflector.com | Alander Rocha

A budget bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives could impose significant financial and social challenges in Alabama. The measure could cut food assistance and Medicaid program funding that serve hundreds of thousands of people with low incomes in Alabama, and potentially cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars annually. It’s still the U.S. Senate.

5 days ago | alabamareflector.com | Jerod MacDonald-Evoy |Ralph Chapoco

by Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Alabama Reflector June 2, 2025 After Donald Trump tapped him as his running mate, J.D. Vance crisscrossed the country and gave speech after speech in which he, like Trump, demonized immigrants and promised to mount a mass deportation effort if elected. The Boeing 737 that he used to travel around the nation is now being used to deport immigrants. Records show that it has made at least 16 flights to Central and South American countries to deport immigrants this year.