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March 17, 2023

Down in Alabama

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Allocating $1B, corrections pay, NCAA Regionals: Down in Alabama

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By Ike Morgan | imorgan@al.com

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$10 million fundraiser proposed to save Alabama rest stop rocket; questions loom

NASA says deteriorating rocket at welcome center needs to come down.

By Paul Gattis | pgattis@al.com

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‘Governor has the juice’: How Kay Ivey is muscling up Alabama’s executive branch

Ivey rolls into the spring legislative session after a strong showing in last year's elections, and in a pursuit of attempting to gain executive privilege -- which would be a first for a governor in Alabama.

By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com

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Lawmakers say state will proceed with 2 new prisons despite cost increase on 1st

The Legislature approved a $1.3 billion plan to build two prisons in 2021, but the cost of the first has reached almost $1 billion.

By Mike Cason | mcason@al.com

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Restraint chairs in Alabama jails linked to controversial cases and deaths

The United Nations Committee Against Torture two decades ago urged the United States to abolish the chairs. Yet they are still used in jails in many states.

By Sarah Whites-Koditschek | swhites-koditschek@al.com

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Huntsville Real Time News

New Army Materiel Command top general promises ‘change of command, not direction’

Gen. Charles Hamilton assumed command of the Army Materiel Command headquartered at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., on March 16, 2023. Hamilton was promoted to a four-star general to lead the command that supplies soldiers with all the things they need to operate in the field. The command has played a big role in helping supply Ukraine with American weapons to ward off the Russian invasion.

By Lee Roop | lroop@al.com

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