Posts by Caleb Taylor

The Alabama Department of Workforce announced this week the awarding of a $11 million grant through the federal Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Economic Revitalization (AMLER) Program to support the reclamation of hazardous abandoned mine land features and facilitate the economic redevelopment of the site into the Alabama Farm Center at Hallmark Farms in Warrior.

The Alabama Department of Examiners of Public Accounts released an audit last week of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs that contained no “significant instances of noncompliance” under fired commissioner Kent Davis. 

Former State Sen. Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) denied on Tuesday knowledge of a rumored grand jury investigation regarding his tenure on the embattled Motorsports Hall of Fame Commission, but said he was still considering a 2026 run for State Senate.

Scott Ortis announced on Tuesday his 2026 run for the Republican nomination for the State Senate District 15 seat held by State Sen. Dan Roberts (R-Mountain Brook).

Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday announced Alabama has officially received $203,404,327 from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. 

State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road), who previously announced that he will seek a new term in the Alabama Senate, said on Monday that he plans to run for the District 26 Senate seat rather than the District 25 seat that he currently holds.

The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) recently announced its endorsement of State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) for House District 7, which covers portions of Colbert, Lawrence and Morgan Counties.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals recently overturned a 2024 ruling by U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Alabama Judge Liles Burke, striking down the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) warned the Montgomery Police Department (MPD) in August about failing to submit crime reporting data.

UPS is laying off 128 employees in Montgomery, the company announced this week.

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and health insurers should be subject to “further transparency,” according to the Alabama Independent Pharmacy Alliance (AIPA).

The University of Alabama’s athletic program is the ninth-most valuable in the country.

Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday joined a coalition of 50 attorneys general announcing a $149,673,750 settlement with Mercedes-Benz USA and Mercedes-Benz Group AG for violating state laws prohibiting unfair or deceptive trade practices by marketing, selling, and leasing vehicles equipped with illegal and undisclosed emissions defeat devices designed to circumvent emissions standards. 

The number of unaccompanied alien children sent to Alabama by the federal government declined significantly at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term compared to that of former President Joe Biden.

Members of the Alabama Supreme Court recently kept a temporary restraining order in place on a new vape law in a 4-3 decision.

Montgomery Fire Rescue announced the safe surrender of a newborn baby boy through the Safe Haven Baby Box located at Fire Station 10 on Monday. 

U.S. Senate candidate Morgan Murphy’s campaign announced recently he was the first Republican candidate to receive donations from all 50 states. 

A newly formed nonprofit called Alabama Patients First began running ads decrying “Blue Cross BULLS*!T” on Friday.

Jackson Hospital filed a lawsuit on Thursday against Blue Cross and Blue Shield over alleged “unfair reimbursement rates.”

The ABC Board passed emergency hemp rules at their Thursday meeting that take effect in January.

Dream Sports Ventures, an entity controlled by Nick Saban and Joe Agresti, recently closed on the purchase of a minority stake in the Nashville Predators, franchise chairman and majority owner Bill Haslam announced on Tuesday. 

Eagle Forum of Alabama and the Alabama Medical Cannabis Association reacted to President Donald Trump signing an executive order reclassifying marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III substance under federal law.

Law enforcement authorities found Claudio Neves-Valente, 48, the suspected murderer of Ella Cobbs Cook, a 19-year-old Brown University student from Mountain Brook.

Montgomery County Commission chairman Doug Singleton will propose a change at the commission’s next meeting in January to the 1% county sales tax that goes to public schools.

The United Football League (UFL) announced on Monday that former University of Alabama three-time national champion and former St. Louis Battlehawks quarterback AJ McCarron has been named head football coach of the Birmingham Stallions. 

State Rep. Phillip Ensler (D-Montgomery) filed on Monday to run for lieutenant governor in 2026.

The Heritage Foundation recently withdrew its shareholder proposal filed with Salesforce, Inc. after the employer software company agreed to end its reliance on the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as a diagnostic tool for corporate partnerships and charitable giving.