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A Democrat candidate for House District 82 is continuing on with his campaign after he was arrested on Wednesday in an arson investigation of two separate fires at two daycare facilities in Opelika in January.

State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) will file legislation on Thursday to close primary elections in Alabama.

The Christian Coalition of Alabama and Blue Cross and Blue Shield debated legislation in a public hearing on Wednesday that would allow Blue Cross to create a holding company.

Members of the Senate General Fund Budget Committee passed legislation establishing a post-election audit for county and statewide general elections.

There’s “no scenario” in which a bill changing the Public Service Commission (PSC) from elected to appointed can pass this session, according to State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman).

A Democrat candidate for House District 82 was arrested on Wednesday in an arson investigation of two separate fires at two daycare facilities in Opelika in January.

Stan Cooke announced on Wednesday that he will not run for Alabama Republican Party chairman.

Governor Kay Ivey and the Amendment 666 Bond Commission authorized on Tuesday the future issuance of bonds to fund capital expenses at Jackson Hospital. 

Members of the Senate County and Municipal Government Committee passed legislation on Tuesday that sets minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery.

A public hearing will be held in the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, allowing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama to create a holding company. 

The Alabama Senate passed legislation on Tuesday setting up an occupational licensing office within the Department of Workforce.

New House Majority Leader Paul Lee (R-Dothan) announced on Wednesday that he has appointed State Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville) to serve as Majority Whip.

Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge Daniel Pruet on Tuesday denied a motion by attorneys for University of Alabama center Charles Bediako to continue playing while his eligibility lawsuit is on appeal with the Alabama Supreme Court.

Riggs Walker, a conservative Republican with more than 26 years of experience in criminal law, recently announced he’s running for the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall submitted a letter on Monday on behalf of 20 states to the American Medical Association, commending the organization for its recent opposition to surgical sex-change procedures for children and calling on the organization to halt its endorsement of hormonal sex-change procedures for children.

Attorneys for University of Alabama center Charles Bediako asked the Alabama Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a recent ruling stating Bediako is no longer eligible to play college basketball.

Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry, a Public Service Commission (PSC) Place 1 candidate, called on Friday for the PSC to hold public rate hearings.

Secretary of Workforce Greg Reed and local officials joined business leaders on Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of The Grove at South Jefferson in Athens.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed legislation on Thursday creating a new extracurricular religious instruction program in public schools.

Jesse Battles, a former Republican candidate for Senate District 10, asked the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) Steering Committee to restore his ballot access in the upcoming May primary.

Energy Alabama recently hired former Democratic Governor Jim Folsom, Jr. to lobby against legislation that would transition the Public Service Commission from an elected to an appointed body.

A Montgomery Police vehicle crashed into a Montgomery Academy student’s vehicle on Wednesday.

Southern Company on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $416 million, or $0.38 per share, in 2025 compared with earnings of $534 million, or $0.49 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2024. 

Former Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is considering running for chairman of the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP).

Montgomery City Councilman Ed Grimes said on Wednesday he supports recently-filed legislation setting minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery.

The Alabama House Republican Caucus announced on Wednesday that State Rep. Paul Lee (R-Dothan) has been elected House majority leader for the remainder of the quadrennium after State Rep. Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) resigned from the post to seek election as chairman of the Alabama Republican Party.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed legislation by State Sen. Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia) exempting some K-12  construction projects from some Division of Construction Management (DCM) inspections and requirements.