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U.S. Attorney for Middle District of Alabama Jonathan Ross resigns months after appointment

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced U.S. Attorney Jonathan S. Ross' resignation on Monday, just months after his appointment.

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State Rep. Ensler re-files Glock switch ban after failing due to gambling gridlock in 2024

State Rep. Phillip Ensler (D-Montgomery) has re-filed a piece of bipartisan legislation for the upcoming 2025 legislative session after an identical bill fizzled in the statehouse in 2024.

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Tuberville hits Kamala campaign after DNC appearances: 'Everything about Tim Walz and Kamala Harris is phony'

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) continued to dig at Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over his spurious recollections of his military career and time as a football coach.

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Alabama Democratic Party submits paperwork to get Kamala Harris on the state's ballot on final day of deadline

The Alabama Democratic Party has submitted its certification paperwork to Secretary of State Wes Allen’s office on the last day of the deadline, allowing Kamala Haris to appear as the nominee on the state’s November ballot.

Steve Marshall Alabama News
AG Marshall files brief opposing ATF firearms rule – 'The Biden-Harris Administration has no regard for the Second Amendment'

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Thursday that his office filed a brief in the United States Supreme Court opposing a measure by the Biden administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) to change more firearms definitions.

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'This is organized crime': Pharmacy board blasted for alleged corruption, retaliation at public hearing

The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy (ABOP) was subjected to a nearly two-hour grilling by lawmakers on Thursday after a recent report that found multiple "significant problems" with the board’s operations and perceived retaliatory practices against licensees.

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'We will continue to fight': AG Marshall announces another court victory against Biden admin Title IX rewrite

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced yet another victory in his continued fight against the Biden administration's attempts to add gender identity definitions to the protections provided in Title IX.

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'Atrocious management practices and governance': Alabama Pharmacy Board in hot water after litany of 'significant issues' found in examiners' report

The Alabama Examiners of Public Accounts recently released a report detailing multiple “significant issues” with the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy and its operations.

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Sec. of State Wes Allen: Biden administration using 'liberal' third-parties to help Alabama prisoners register to vote

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen is claiming that the Biden administration has contracted liberal third-party organizations to help prisoners register to vote, regardless if they are disqualified under Alabama law.

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North Shelby Library director resigns amid continued state controversy surrounding sexually explicit children's books

The North Shelby Library director resigned from her position on Monday after over a year-long battle over sexually explicit and LGBTQ+ children’s books that has grabbed the attention of residents and lawmakers statewide.

Wes Allen Alabama News
'I will not bow down to threats': Wes Allen not intimidated by 'ultra-liberal activist groups' attempts to halt non-citizen voter purge

Secretary of State Wes Allen said on Tuesday that he is not backing down to “threats” after a coalition of liberal groups sent him a letter demanding he retract his new policy of removing non-citizen voters from Alabama’s rolls.

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Britt: Dems more excited about Israeli ceasefire than hostage return — 'It’s really despicable'

During an appearance on a Montgomery radio program, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) criticized the Biden administration's perceived weakness in addressing the ongoing hostilities between Israel and Palestine, blasting the president for not prioritizing the return of American hostages.

Debbie Wood. Alabama News
State Rep. Wood to re-introduce post-election audit bill: 'We have a responsibility to ensure that every vote counts'

Legislation that stalled in the 2024 legislative session that would mandate random post-election audits has been pre-filed for 2025.

Montgomery Alabama News
Montgomery Mayor Reed deletes tweet boasting city’s safety, desirability ranking, after misciting data

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed boasted on X about rankings given by the U.S. News & World Report real estate section before deleting the tweet after erroneously claiming the city was listed as one of the top 10 places to live.

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Ivey schedules nitrogen hypoxia execution of man convicted of brutal murder, kidnapping of hitchhiker

Gov. Kay Ivey sent an official order of execution to Alabama Department of Corrections commissioner John Hamm, authorizing the November nitrogen hypoxia execution for Carey Dale Grayson, 49, who kidnapped and murdered a female hitchhiker in 1994, along with several accomplices.

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RFK Jr. submits 15,500 signatures to Sec of State to appear on November ballot: 'A chance to change the trajectory of our country'

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced Monday that his campaign had submitted over 15,000 signatures from Alabama residents, more than three times the amount needed to appear on the ballot in November’s presidential race.

Steve Marshall Alabama News
‘Lawlessness will not be tolerated in this city': AG Marshall boasts of multi-agency task force for Montgomery crime crackdown

On Friday, Attorney General Steve Marshall applauded the successful effort of a newly formed, multi-agency task force to address Montgomery's ever-escalating crime issue.

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SCOTUS strikes down Biden admin effort to impose gender identity changes with Title IX

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against the Biden administration’s attempts to amend federal rules regarding Title IX, which added gender identity to the list of federally protected categories while the matter is further adjudicated.  

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Watch: 'Predator Poachers' help Huntsville Police nab suspect in child predator sting — 'He said he’s been in thousands of child porn groups'

Recently released footage by the online group Predator Poachers shows a meetup between an alleged predator and anti-pedophile activist, Alex Rosen, in Huntsville, where a dramatic scene unfolds after police show up.

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Group launches campaign for I-65 widening — 'Most important economic development project Alabama can adopt'

The Go Wide I-65 Coalition, a newly formed non-profit dedicated to widening Alabama’s Interstate 65, announced a multi-state campaign on Friday to draw attention to the needed updates to the state’s often congested main highway.

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Appeals court upholds murder conviction of Gadsden man who shot, killed 18-year-old in fake drug deal, robbery

Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the capital murder conviction of a Gadsden man who shot into an occupied van, killing the driver in a phony drug buy with the intent to rob the victim.

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State federal delegation blasts Biden, Harris on anniversary of deadly Afghanistan withdrawal

Some of Alabama’s federal delegation took time on Thursday to remember the United States 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, highlighting the Biden administration’s disastrous handling of the move that left over a dozen American soldiers dead.

Prison Alabama News
ADOC struggling to recruit officers as federal deadline draws nearer – 'We’re doing as much as we can'

Alabama Department of Corrections director John Hamm recently detailed the ongoing issues the department currently has with staffing while the timeline on a federal lawsuit ticks down.

Death Penalty Alabama News
State Supreme Court paves way for third nitrogen hypoxia execution of man convicted in torture, murder of female hitchhiker

This week, the Alabama Supreme Court authorized the nitrogen hypoxia execution of Carey Dale Grayson, who was convicted in the 1994 kidnapping and murder of a female hitchhiker.

Steve Marshall Alabama News
AG Marshall leads effort to defend Idaho ban on transgender female participation in girls' sports

Attorney General Steve Marshall recently led a 26-state brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court to overturn a lower court’s ruling against an Idaho law that prohibits biological males from competing in women’s sports.

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AL-2 GOP hopeful Caroleene Dobson backs cryptocurrency, blockchain technology — ‘There’s a lot of potential application in rural areas’

Republican candidate for Alabama’s new District 2 congressional candidate, Caroleene Dobson, recently expressed both support and excitement for the future of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology in state and national applications.

Wes allen Alabama News
Secretary of State Allen blasts 'red tape and bureaucracy' from federal government in removing non-citizen voters from state voter rolls

Secretary of State Wes Allen recently gave details on an initiative from his office to remove thousands of non-citizen voters from Alabama’s voter files, expressing frustration with the federal government's lack of help.

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