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Sitedevelopment Alabama News
State of Alabama to begin accepting applications for another $30 million in site development funding

The State of Alabama will begin accepting applications for another round of $30 million in site assessment and development grants this summer.

Alabama Political News Antonio Antonio Rodas Alabama News
Illegal alien with prior record charged with murder in Mobile County

Semmes Police recently arrested Antonio Antonio Rodas, an illegal alien, after allegedly driving drunk and causing a collision that killed Adam Luker, 19, about a week after the wreck.

United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks to reporters in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Friday, May 17, 2024, after workers at two Alabama Mercedes-Benz factories voted overwhelmingly against joining the UAW. Alabama News
WSJ editorial board on UAW’s Mercedes-Benz loss: ‘Many workers aren’t interested in what the union is selling’

The Wall Street Journal editorial board dismissed UAW president Shawn Fain’s complaints about Mercedes-Benz’s anti-union tactics a “classic excuse” after a majority of workers in Vance declined to join the union last week. 

Shawn Fain Alabama News
UAW president Shawn Fain blames ‘egregious illegal behavior’ by Mercedes-Benz after election loss

Mercedes-Benz workers in Vance voted against joining the United Auto Workers (UAW) in an election held this week.

mercedes benz tuscaloosa Alabama News
UAW loses in Alabama, Mercedes-Benz workers vote to not unionize

Mercedes-Benz workers in Vance voted to not join the United Auto Workers (UAW) in an election held this week.

help wanted, hiring, unemployed Alabama News
Labor force participation, unemployment rates increase in April

Alabama’s April labor force participation rate increased slightly by one-tenth of a percentage point to 57.5 %,  according to Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington.

New Flyer Alabama News
Union at New Flyer’s Anniston plant announces new contract with pay raises, benefit increases

Workers at New Flyer's Anniston facility ratified their first union contract with 99.39% of union members voting in favor recently. 

UAW Alabama News
UAW election at Mercedes-Benz plant enters final day

Whether Mercedes-Benz workers in Vance will unionize will be decided on Friday.

ABC Board Alabama News
Ivey signs sales tax increase on alcohol bought at ABC stores

Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law legislation increasing the state sales tax on alcohol sold in ABC stores into law last week.

Wes Allen Alabama News
Secretary of State Allen applauds ballot harvesting, ranked-choice voting bans: ‘There is still more work to do’

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen said he was “especially proud” of a new ballot harvesting law and four other bills passed by the legislature during the 2024 session.

Auburn PD Alabama News
Auburn Police arrest two on gambling charges

Auburn Police arrested Rifat Hassan for conspiracy to promote gambling and possession of a gambling device on Tuesday.

Alabama Political News Matt Gentry Alabama News
‘We have a president who does not care about the country’: Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry unloads on Biden’s open border policies at D.C. Police Week event

Increased illegal alien crime from President Joe Biden’s open border policies is spreading to other states, according to Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry.

GKI Signs HB113 Alabama News
Ivey signs First Grade Readiness Bill into law

Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed House Bill 113, the First Grade Readiness Bill, into law. 

Caroleene Dobson Alabama News
U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik’s E-PAC endorses Caroleene Dobson

U.S. House Republican Conference chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) endorsed Caroleene Dobson on Wednesday.

PAPER BALLOTS Alabama News
Alabama one of two states without post-election audits

Legislation requiring post-election audits died in the Senate last week.

Athens police car Alabama News
Athens Police Chief: ‘Road rage’ cause of ALGOP volunteer altercation; ‘No indication’ of political motivation

An altercation on Saturday involving a Republican Party volunteer in Athens was the result of “road rage” and not politically motivated, according to Athens Police Chief Anthony Pressnell on Tuesday.

Tuberville Alabama News
Tuberville on mass deportations of illegal aliens under second Trump term: ‘He will load them up’

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said on Tuesday illegal aliens would “have to go home” if former President Donald Trump is elected again in November.

GKI Announces Signing of SB231 Alabama News
Ivey signs bill clawing back incentives from companies who voluntarily recognize unions

Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law on Monday a bill clawing back incentives from companies who voluntarily recognize unions without first holding a private ballot election.

Alabama Political News Limestone Trump HQ Alabama News
‘Politically motivated attack’: ALGOP volunteer assaulted outside of Limestone County Trump HQ

Tara Johnson, a Republican volunteer, was targeted in a “senseless and shameful assault outside the Limestone County GOP Trump Headquarters over the weekend,” according to the Alabama Republican Party.

Trump, Tuberville, Marshall Alabama News
Marshall, Tuberville join Trump in New York courtroom — ‘A political circus’

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall and U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) joined former President Donald Trump in a Manhattan courtroom on Monday.

University Campus Alabama News
Bill allowing some illegal immigrants to attend college stalls in Senate, doesn’t become law

Legislation allowing illegal immigrants to attend college in Alabama stalled in the Senate in the final days of the 2024 legislative session and didn’t become law.

Alabama ethics commission Alabama News
Dodd, Pappas appointed to Alabama Ethics Commission

The Alabama Senate approved two new appointments to the Ethics Commission this week.

kay ivey Alabama News
Ivey signs ranked-choice voting ban into law

Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 186, sponsored by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), to protect the integrity of Alabama elections by banning the use of ranked-choice voting on Friday.

Stack of books library Alabama News
Library obscenity bill dies in Senate: ‘The problem is not going to go away’

A bill removing school and public library obscenity exceptions died in the Senate without receiving a vote on the final day of the session Thursday.

gambling hand Alabama News
Gambling constitutional amendment dies with the Senate declining to vote before sine die

The 2024 legislative session ended on Thursday without the Senate taking another vote on a gambling constitutional amendment developed by a conference committee last week.

lab grown meat Alabama News
Alabama bans lab-grown meat: 'Take your fake meat elsewhere'

Alabama became the second state in the nation to ban lab-grown meat after Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill yesterday prohibiting and providing criminal penalties for anyone who sells, manufactures, or distributes lab-grown meat. 

Ivey Alabama News
Ivey signs public records reform bill into law

Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed a bill to set specific timelines that public entities in Alabama must follow when responding to public records requests into law on Wednesday.

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