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The U.S. Supreme Court gave Alabama a “major victory” on Tuesday in its longstanding redistricting battle, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

Alabama should attempt to claw back some of the legal fees paid out to a court-ordered special master and left-wing plaintiffs after the state’s major victory in the state’s congressional redistricting battle on Tuesday, according to State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman).

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday celebrated Alabama’s major victory in the state’s congressional redistricting battle. 

Montgomery City Councilwoman Marche Johnson didn’t attend a Tuesday council meeting after a report questioned whether she lived in the district she represents.

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruled in favor of Alabama’s efforts on Tuesday by a 6-3 majority to use a 6-1 Republican congressional map for the 2026 election.

Troy University will host its first-ever Super Regional beginning on Friday, following their victory in the NCAA Gainesville Regional. 

Alabama Republican Party qualifying for State Senate Districts 25 and 26 closed on Monday with only incumbent State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) qualifying.

Republican leadership in the State House recommended several candidates for Gov. Kay Ivey to consider for two of the new spots on the expanded Public Service Commission PSC.

An Alabama Democratic Conference (ADC) building in Montgomery will be for sale by the county on Wednesday due to unpaid property taxes.

The Alabama Republican Party has officially announced qualifying dates for Republican candidates seeking to run in the 2026 special primary elections for State Senate Districts 25 and 26.

The City of Montgomery has paid $220,143.04 in overtime to Office of Violence Prevention employees since 2022.

Montgomery City Councilwoman Marche Johnson doesn’t live in the district she represents.

State Senate Districts 25 and 26 can now be held “using fairly drawn maps” after the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to allow for the use of the 2021 Alabama-drawn State Senate map, according to State Sen. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman).

Governor Kay Ivey called an August 11 special election on Friday for State Senate Districts 25 and 26 after the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision to allow for the use of the 2021 Alabama-drawn State Senate map.

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals stayed a recent ruling by United States District Judge Anna Manasco on Thursday that barred Alabama from using a State Senate map passed by the legislature in 2021.

The Department of Justice filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday backing Alabama’s efforts to use a 6-1 Republican congressional map for the 2026 election.

The Alabama Security Regulatory Board recently began transitioning Keith Warren and some of his staff to state employees. 

Gov. Kay Ivey delayed certification of August 11 special congressional primary ballots in case the U.S. Supreme Court stays a recent federal court ruling requiring Alabama to use a court-drawn, racially gerrymandered map.

State Sen. Jack Williams (R-Wilmer) announced on Wednesday that he is supporting Corey Hill in his bid for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in the June 16 runoff election.

Employees at a Sherwin-Williams Packaging Coatings Group production facility in Birmingham recently ended their union membership with the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers.

The U.S. Supreme Court should stay a recent federal court ruling requiring Alabama to use a court-drawn, racially gerrymandered map, according to Attorney General Steve Marshall on Wednesday.

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a motion in federal court on Tuesday to dismiss the charges against it as "vindictive prosecution."

Longtime Perry County District 1 Commissioner Albert Turner Jr. narrowly lost re-election by the slimmest of margins on Tuesday.

Alabama appealed a Tuesday ruling by a federal court forcing Alabama to use a congressional map that will likely lead to the election of two Democrats in 2026.

A ruling by a federal court on Tuesday forcing Alabama to use a more Democrat-friendly congressional map for the 2026 election was “unsurprising,” according to Gov. Kay Ivey.

A three-judge panel of federal judges on Tuesday granted a motion by left-wing activist groups to block the use of a 6-1 Republican congressional map passed by lawmakers in 2023. 

Alabama Department of Workforce Secretary Greg Reed announced on Friday that the state’s April preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is 2.8%, up from March’s rate of 2.7%, and below April 2025’s rate of 2.9%.