Marsh says lawmakers need to know costs on new prisons Mike Cason | mcason@al.com The Legislature started the 2020 legislative session with a prison crisis as the top issue.         Read More

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William Thornton | wthornton@al.com Birmingham apartment complex sells for $45.3 million        More        William Thornton | wthornton@al.com Gadsden Goodyear plant lays off 105 employees        More

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Sports Will D-lineman McKinnley Jackson pick Alabama, Auburn or someone else? Vote in fan poll Josh Bean | jbean@al.com Michigan State football coach Mark Dantonio steps down on eve of National Signing Day Creg Stephenson | cstephenson@al.com   UMS-Wright standouts Will Breland, Keyshawn Woodyard make college choices Ben Thomas | bthomas@al.com AP voter who left Auburn off ballot explains reasoning: ‘They were right on the edge of the poll’ Mark Heim | mheim@al.com

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