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The Electric Cooperatives of Alabama Political Action Committee, the political arm of the Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives, on Monday announced its endorsement of Derek Chen for state auditor.

“Inexcusable” social media posts by Alabama teachers after the assassination of Charlie Kirk last week will be investigated, according to Alabama State Superintendent of Education Eric Mackey.

The Energy Institute of Alabama (EIA) announced on Monday that Business Council of Alabama (BCA) executive vice president and former Alabama Senate Majority Leader Clay Scofield will be joining EIA as its president and CEO. 

A Montgomery Capitol Heights Middle School teacher was placed on administrative leave recently after posting a TikTok video mocking the death of conservative political organizer and activist, Charlie Kirk.

Hundreds of citizens attended a prayer vigil honoring the late Charlie Kirk at the Elmore County Courthouse on Sunday night.

The late Charlie Kirk was “leading I think the most important revival” in America, according to Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl.

The Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama endorsed Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall for U.S. Senate on Friday.

Alexander City Mayor Woody Baird will file a police report against the campaign manager of Mike Densmore, his opponent in an upcoming runoff election, Baird’s campaign manager said on Friday.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) called on Thursday for a statue of Charlie Kirk to be built in the U.S. Capitol to honor the late conservative activist’s legacy.

The Department of the Interior is moving forward with a competitive coal lease sale in Tuscaloosa County in late September. 

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said the killing of Charlie Kirk was a “political assassination.”

The Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) recently announced its endorsement of Amy Dozier Minton for Senate District 10, which covers all or portions of Etowah, Cherokee, and DeKalb counties.

A lawsuit filed by multiple private sector unions and Alabama Department of Corrections inmates would increase costs for taxpayers, according to multiple Alabama businesses.

A new “Business Partners for Rick Pate” coalition announced on Monday that it is actively recruiting other business leaders from across the state to support the Republican lieutenant governor candidate because Pate is the “only one in the field who has founded, expanded, and operated a business.”

Members of the Montgomery Industrial Development Board voted to give $100,000 to Montgomery Whitewater Park on Monday.

Fred Kelley announced recently he’ll be running again for the Republican nomination in House District 68 after he narrowly lost the general election in 2022.

Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell criticized on Tuesday one of his opponents, Katherine Robertson, for receiving multiple large out-of-state campaign donations so far in the 2026 race to be Alabama’s next attorney general.

House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) and 31 Republican members of the Alabama House of Representatives endorsed State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise) for Congress on Tuesday. 

Auburn basketball coach Bruce Pearl is leaning against running for Senate in 2026.

The Alabama Tourism Department spent $7,800 in taxpayer dollars to fund Central Alabama Pride events in 2024 and 2025.

Ross Taylor & Associates, a new full-service governmental and public affairs firm, officially launched today, bringing together two of Alabama’s most seasoned and respected political strategists: John Ross and Charlie Taylor.

U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) reintroduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2025 on Friday.

The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) is ignoring the law when it comes to a recent school choice ruling, according to State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur).

The Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) announced on Thursday the opening of a public comment period for a proposed code amendment addressing material containing gender ideology in Alabama’s libraries. 

The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division launched an investigation into the City of Rainsville on Thursday to determine whether the City violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000, and the Fair Housing Act by denying a faith-based organization’s application to operate an addiction-recovery facility.

Alabama Public Television (APT) announced on Thursday that due to a $2 million cut in federal funding in its fiscal year 2026, the organization will cut staff and reorganize departments. 

Governor Kay Ivey and House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) are seeking an injunction against the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA).