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Foreign entities own 15% or more of the land in 10 counties in Alabama.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced on Friday the conviction of Tiffany Alexander Fields for the theft of hydrocodone tablets from a Montgomery area nursing home while she was employed as the facility’s director of nursing.

Thousands of items, including boats, cars, trucks, office equipment, medical equipment and furniture, will be up for bid starting this Saturday in the online state surplus property auction.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said he was “100% supportive” of President Donald Trump’s rescissions package ahead of a possible Senate vote next week.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) is set to host a “Big Announcement Event” in Sylvania on August 15.

The Alabama Forestry Association (AFA) announced on Thursday its endorsement of State Sen. Jack Williams (R-Wilmer) for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.

U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) co-sponsored the Student Compensation and Opportunity through Rights and Endorsements Act to establish a national framework that stabilizes the use of student-athletes’ name, image, and likeness.

Alan Sears, founder of Alliance Defending Freedom, recently endorsed Katherine Robertson for Alabama attorney general in the 2026 election.

John Roberts announced on Thursday he was running for the Republican nomination for State Senate District 2, which will be an open seat after State Sen. Tom Butler (R-Madison) retires at the end of his current term.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) recently joined U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) in cosponsoring the Unlocking Benefits for Independent Workers Act, which establishes a safe harbor under federal law for companies that would like to provide employee benefits voluntarily. 

Alabama Public Television will lose about $3 million annually if a rescissions package is approved by the Senate next week, according to one APT executive. 

The Senate voted to confirm Wells Griffith as President Donald Trump’s Under Secretary of Energy at the Department of Energy on Wednesday. 

It’s important to continue to scrutinize the minor transgender medical care industry after some states were victorious in a Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) case last month, according to Alabama Solicitor General Edmund LaCour.

The Senate unanimously passed Lulu’s Law on Tuesday.

The U.S. Border Patrol detained a Bessemer murder suspect attempting to flee to Mexico on Monday.

First Principles Action, a Nashville-based nonprofit, gave Katherine Robertson a $1 million donation last week for her 2026 campaign to be Alabama’s next attorney general.

The Electric Cooperatives of Alabama Political Action Committee, the political arm of the Alabama Rural Electric Association of Cooperatives (AREA), announced on Monday its endorsement of former Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell in his campaign to secure the Republican nomination for attorney general in 2026.

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced she had selected Hal Nash as the new chair of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. 

Longtime State Sen. Tom Butler (R-Madison) will not seek re-election in 2026.

Leadership at the International Motors Powertrain Plant in Huntsville is fighting back against a United Auto Workers attempt to unionize its workforce.

Tax cut provisions in the “Big Beautiful Bill” passed by the House on Thursday could increase pay for some families by over $10,000, according to U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover).

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced that education savings accounts (ESAs) established by the state’s CHOOSE Act program are now fully funded and available for the 2025-2026 school year. 

Members of Alabama’s Republican House delegation helped President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” gain final passage in the House on Thursday after hours of debate and delay.

The city of Tuscaloosa plans to sue the state over how Alabama’s online sales tax law is divided up between counties and municipalities.

After hours of delay in the House on Wednesday and early Thursday morning, President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” still didn’t have enough support to pass.

Five Points Mayor Jeff Monroe announced on Monday he is running for the Republican nomination for Alabama House District 37 in 2026.

Members of the Hayneville Town Council voted to disband the police department at a special-called meeting on Wednesday.