A judge is delaying the ethics trial of Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard for two weeks until mid-April.
Lee County Circuit Judge Jacob Walker rules that he will push back the trial until April 11 after the defense appeals some of his pre-trial decisions to the Alabama Supreme Court.
Hubbard was scheduled to go to trial March 28 on felony charges of using his office for personal financial gain.
Defense lawyer Bill Baxley argued that additional delays might be needed. Baxley says Hubbard's current legal team has only been on the case for a few months and may need more time to prepare.
The judge agreed to only a brief delay. Walker told lawyers to be ready with questions for potential jurors on March 28.
The Alabama Senate has passed legislation re-enforcing Alabama's position as a so-called "right-to-work" state. A-P-R’s Stan Ingold has more…
Senators passed the amendment 25 votes to 9. Alabama voters will now have the chance to approve the amendment at the ballot box.
Right-to-work states prohibit companies from requiring workers to pay union dues as a condition of employment.
Alabama law already has the prohibition, but Republicans say adding the amendment to the state Constitution will give businesses additional assurances.
In a debate on the Senate floor, Minority Leader Quinton Ross called the amendment "asinine" and a waste of time and money. Ross says lawmakers have more important issues they should address.
Huntsville Police and CVS Pharmacy have become partners in establishing the first round the clock drop box for unwanted medications.
The drop box is a new concept that is changing the way people discard their medications. The medicines have to be left in its original box or bottle with the label taken off.
Deborah Soule is the Executive Director for Partnership -A Drug Free Community. She believes the box will allow parents and elders to have a safer alternative rather than leaving their medications out around the house.
“So it is teaching adults to be very careful with your medicine lying around and so as far as the community, it raises their awareness on how dangerous leaving pills around, it cuts down on the use of it, and pills are being destroyed.”
The drop box does not accept loose medicine, needles or illegal narcotics.