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Lawmakers began a series of meetings on Wednesday to consider changing how universities and colleges are funded in Alabama. 

State Sen. Josh Carnley (R–Ino) and State Rep. Matthew Hammett (R–Andalusia) announced on Tuesday their joint opposition to the proposed Pine Hills Carbon Storage Hub, a carbon capture and underground injection project planned for southern Covington County by Reliant Carbon Capture & Storage.

Alabama conservative groups applauded on Tuesday the U.S. Senate, including a ban on “intoxicating hemp-derived drugs” such as Delta-8 THC in legislation to reopen the federal government.

State Sen. Josh Carnley (R-Ino) announced on Monday he was running for re-election in 2026 to represent Senate District 31.

U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) endorsed U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) on Monday for the U.S. Senate in 2026.

Veterans from across Alabama announced on Monday their endorsement of Morgan Murphy for the open U.S. Senate seat in Alabama in 2026.

An upcoming vote on extending the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, subsidies pushed by Democrats doesn’t address problems with the program, according to U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

Governor Kay Ivey appointed Will Parker on Monday to serve on the Alabama Supreme Court. 

State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) filed legislation this week that would require a special election for certain primary elections if a U.S. Supreme Court redistricting ruling outlaws race-based redistricting.

The media is attempting to get actress Sydney Sweeney for “being white,” according to conservative activist Riley Gaines.

Lloyd Peeples announced his candidacy for the Alabama House of Representatives, representing House District 48, on Thursday.

Manufacture Alabama announces its endorsement of State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) on Thursday to represent Alabama’s Congressional District 1.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen made a personal loan of $250,000 to his 2026 campaign for lieutenant governor $250,000 on Friday.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Wednesday the appointment of Barrett Bowdre as the state’s next Solicitor General. 

A majority of the Montgomery City Council voted on Tuesday to continue requiring council approval of all contracts above $50,000.

Elmore County voters overwhelmingly rejected a new tax and property assessment plan known as Enhance Elmore at the polls on Tuesday.

A May ruling by a federal three-judge panel finding the congressional redistricting map passed by Alabama Republican lawmakers in 2023 violated the Voting Rights Act will haunt Alabama “for generations,” according to State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile).

Montgomery County District Judge Michael Godwin on Monday denied a request by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office to increase the $60,000 bond of one of the four suspects arrested for their alleged involvement in a deadly downtown shootout in Montgomery on October 4.

U.S. Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) endorsed Jared Hudson for the U.S. Senate on Monday.

Jackson Hospital announced on Monday the appointment of a new three-member board of trustees and the selection of John Quinlivan as chief executive officer.

Elmore County citizens will vote on whether to implement new taxes and property assessments known as the Enhance Elmore plan on Tuesday. 

U.S. Sens. Ted Budd (R-N.C.) and Steve Daines (R-Mont.) endorsed U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) for Senate in 2026.

Alabama ranked first in the nation for religious freedom in the 2025 Faith and Freedom Index released on Monday by Napa Legal.

Governor Kay Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) responded to the Alabama High School Athletic Association in court on Friday.

Members of the Alabama Supreme Court sided on Friday with the Alabama-West Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church (AWFC) and declined to order a disaffiliation vote at Auburn United Methodist Church.

Southern Company revealed another large profit in a quarterly earnings report released on Thursday for July to September.

The University of Alabama made a profit of $16,711,266 on athletics for fiscal year 2025.