The Alabama Legislature will gavel in to conduct the people’s business in February 2024, and as in the past two years, school choice is shaping up to be a hotly debated subject in both chambers.
In a recent article in the holiday edition of the Alabama Education Association's Alabama School Journal publication, AEA associate executive director Theron Stokes warns teachers about drunk driving, partaking in illegal drugs and "hooking up" with students over the holiday break.
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is demanding answers from U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona over unreported billions allegedly given to American universities from foreign entities.
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth is ready to tackle the years-long debate over school choice in Alabama during the upcoming legislative session in February 2024.
The Alabama Department of Corrections continues to push recent pay raises and benefits, offering a series of statewide hiring events in an effort to address the dwindling supply of corrections officers and prison staff.
U.S. District Judge Liles Burke recently denied a petition from the Department of Justice asking the state to delay deliberations on the trial challenging Alabama’s ban on prescribing transgender hormones and medications to minors.
A unknown group has retained legal council to compel the Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) to reveal its recently enacted list containing library books that may be inappropriate for children.
At a Thursday press conference, AL-2 congressional candidate State Sen. Merika Coleman (D-Birmingham) announced plans to file legislation to make police bodycam footage public record. She is dedicating the legislation to a man killed by Mobile police in July.
In withering terms, State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) is denying recent claims by the ACLU of Alabama that his legislation cracking down on criminal enterprises will be used to target college sororities and fraternities.
State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) announced on Thursday plans to file the "strongest school choice bill in the nation" in the 2024 legislative session, opening the option for Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) for all Alabamians.
Google agreed to pay $630 million in restitution, minus costs and fees, to consumers who purchased on the Google Play Store between August 2016 and September 2023 and were “harmed by Google’s anticompetitive practices.”
On Wednesday, Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl joined the growing number of voices supporting former President Donald Trump after the Colorado Supreme Court disqualified him from appearing on the state’s primary ballot for the 2024 presidential race.
State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield) will be taking on "porch pirates" next legislative session by making stealing packages or other items from someone else's porch a felony.
U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) are the most recent Alabama voices condemning the recent Colorado Supreme Court decision disqualifying former President Donald Trump from appearing on the state’s ballot in 2024.
Alabama’s state and federal lawmakers are coming out in droves in support of former President Donald Trump, after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled that he was disqualified from appearing on the state’s presidential ballot.
The trial of Kristy Siple, one of a pair accused of killing and sexually assaulting five-year-old Kamarie Holland in 2021, is scheduled to begin in February 2024, according to court documents.
State Sen. Clyde Chambliss (R-Prattville) was recently reappointed to the position of Senate majority whip after a Birmingham organizational session of state senators.
The recently passed military spending budget continues to be a linchpin for Alabama’s upcoming 2024 congressional election, as candidates continue to use the spending bill to contrast individual positions on vital issues.
State Sen. Sam Givhan (R-Huntsville) says he still plans to file a bill changing the appointment method of the State Health Officer despite a recent administrative rule passed by the Alabama Department of Public Health limiting the emergency powers of the State Health Officer.
The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) has officially provided an online form where Alabama residents can submit book titles they believe may contain sexually explicit or obscene materials.
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham) recently questioned an IRS whistleblower Joseph Ziegler on whether or not there was evidence of wrongdoing by President Joe Biden. However, Ziegler had trouble answering due to Sewell's repeated interruptions.
House Pro Tempore Chris Pringle (R-Mobile) is looking to clean up Alabama's licensing boards with a pre-filed bill prohibiting boards and state agencies from paying off employees not to report wrongdoing.
Concerned residents gathered on Wednesday to petition the Dothan Houston County Library Board to remove books from the library that many residents consider obscene or pornographic.
One state lawmaker and several healthcare advocates attended a public hearing by The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH), protesting a series of proposed rule changes surrounding reporting requirements for COVID-19.
The Alabama House of Representatives will bring back up a bill passed last year that was left unenforceable after a technical error that led to the wrong version of the bill being signed into law.
The Value in Electing Women Political Action Committee has officially endorsed Caroleene Dobson, one of the few Republican candidates running in the newly drawn second congressional district in the 2024 election.
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) included a provision in the recent military defense budget to expedite the utilization of currently unused construction material meant for constructing a wall on the Southern border.