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State Rep. Greg Barnes (R-Jasper) announced his re-election campaign for State House District 13 on Monday. 

One of the four suspects arrested for their alleged involvement in a deadly downtown shootout in Montgomery on October 4 was released on a $60,000 bond.

Members of the Montgomery Personnel Board on Monday unanimously approved delaying the mayoral appointment of Donald Watkins Jr. as the city’s new Small Business Development Director at an elevated salary.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall recently joined a 16-state coalition in support of President Donald Trump’s bombings of drug cartel boats to combat the flow of drugs into the United States.

The Make America Wealthy Again Super PAC, founded by investor and entrepreneur Chase Ergen, announced its endorsement on Friday of Morgan Murphy in his campaign for the U.S. Senate in 2026.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed is appointing Donald Watkins, Jr. as the City’s new small business development director.

Alabama has to protect the two NASCAR race weekends at Talladega Superspeedway from potential schedule changes in future years, according to State Sen. Lance Bell (R-Pell City).

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed announced on Friday that his chief of staff, Jerime Reid, resigned recently.

U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) introduced the Secure Commercial Licensing Act on Friday. 

The Poarch Band of Creek Indians (PCI) donated $3.5 million to their new political action committee (PAC) on Wednesday.

Jared Hudson, a former Navy SEAL and political newcomer, is leading the 2026 Republican primary for U.S. Senate, according to a new poll.

The district lines for Jefferson County commissioners should stay the same for the 2026 cycle while a lawsuit proceeds on appeal, according to an 11th Circuit Court of Appeals opinion released on Thursday.

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed vetoed a resolution funding bankrupt Jackson Hospital that unanimously passed the city council at their October 7 meeting.

The FBI is in the process of sending more agents to Montgomery, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

Candice Hale, an English lecturer at Auburn University, is suing the school after being fired for posting about not mourning oppressors after Charlie Kirk was assassinated in September.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) holds a slight fundraising lead over Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall in the 2026 U.S. Senate Republican primary.

The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) met with private school officials from across the state on Wednesday to discuss reclassification concerns, according to AHSAA executive director Heath Harmon.

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) should "declare race-based redistricting unconstitutional now," according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl announced on Wednesday that the party has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the state of Alabama in the ongoing redistricting case Allen v. Milligan.

If a majority of the Supreme Court of the United States sides with Louisiana in a redistricting case on rehearing before the court, Alabama’s next congressional map could get a lot redder in the near future. 

U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), founding chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, endorsed U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise  for U.S. Senate on Tuesday.

The Petroleum and Convenience Marketers of Alabama (P&CMA) endorsed Katherine Robertson, a candidate in the Republican primary for Alabama Attorney General, on Monday.

The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) will meet in Montgomery with private schools on Wednesday.

The Sumter County Commission didn’t prepare year-end financial statements in recent fiscal years, according to a recent audit.

Montgomery police arrested Dantavious McGhee, 19, on Monday for one count of capital murder, nine counts of assault first degree, and three counts of assault second degree for his alleged role in a deadly downtown shootout on Bibb and Commerce Street on October 4. 

Ron Ingram is retiring as the Alabama High School Athletic Association's (AHSAA) communications director, the AHSAA announced on Monday.

Downtown Montgomery was the site of another weekend homicide early Saturday morning.