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Tribunal Finds Mexico Violated NAFTA in Vulcan Dispute, Awards Birmingham Company $15.9 Million
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An international tribunal has found that Mexico violated its obligations under the North American Free Trade Agreement in its treatment of Birmingham-based Vulcan Materials Co.’s limestone operations in Quintana Roo, awarding the company $15.9 million plus interest in a dispute that has drawn years of pressure from Alabama’s congressional delegation. The decision…
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Dothan Woman Sentenced to Life in Newborn Dumpster Death
DOTHAN, Ala. — A Dothan woman pleaded guilty to capital murder Monday and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the 2023 death of her newborn son, ending a case in which prosecutors had planned to seek the death penalty. Jakayla Ashanti Williams, 21, accepted the plea agreement as jury…
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WSJ Blasts Britt Over Tariff Exemptions
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Wall Street Journal editorial board is criticizing U.S. Sen. Katie Britt for publicly defending President Donald Trump’s broad tariff policy while her office previously sought exemptions for Alabama manufacturers affected by the import taxes. In a Sept. 14 editorial headlined “One Senator’s Plea for Tariff Breaks,” the Journal said Britt’s legislative…
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Alabama Set to Execute Jeffery Lee as Death Penalty Dispute Continues
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is scheduled to execute death row inmate Jeffery Lee by lethal injection this week in a case that brings renewed attention to the state’s former judicial-override system, its shifting execution practices and continuing litigation over how it may put prisoners to death. Gov. Kay Ivey set a 30-hour execution window beginning…
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USDA Plans Alabama Rabies Vaccine Airdrop
GADSDEN, Ala. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to distribute about 1.36 million oral rabies vaccine baits across portions of Alabama next month, part of a long-running wildlife vaccination effort intended to limit the spread of the raccoon strain of rabies. The largest Alabama operation, based in Gadsden, is expected to distribute about 712,000…
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Alabama Board Member’s List Puts Trans-Related Library Books in Crosshairs
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama Public Library Service board member has circulated a list of more than 8,800 public-library catalog listings involving transgender and gender-identity terms, escalating pressure on local libraries as they face a fall deadline to comply with a state rule that restricts access to such materials for minors. The list, assembled by…
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