Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signs bill that further criminalizes loitering
The bill becomes law over the objections of civil rights groups criticizing approach to address homelessness.
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The bill becomes law over the objections of civil rights groups criticizing approach to address homelessness.
The bill would also freeze local sales taxes on SNAP-eligible food. Local governments would not be able to raise those taxes over current rates.
The Montgomery Advertiser and other news outlets have published Alabama Reflector stories since the nonprofit launched in February. This is why.
The agency currently receives almost all its funding from traffic fines, court fees, and victim assessment fees. Those revenues are in decline.
Using federal definitions, Town wrote that as many as 1,200 inmates in Alabama prisons would be considered nonviolent.