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Amy Dozier Minton announced on Thursday she’d pursue the Republican nomination for Senate District 10 in the 2026 election.

Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) chairman John Wahl will resign as chair if he decides to run for lieutenant governor in 2026.

A Franklin County man sued an online sweepstakes casino last week.

Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) chairman John Wahl wouldn’t have to resign from his current role with the party to run for lieutenant governor in 2026 if a new proposed rule change is approved by the party’s executive committee.

The ABC Board will begin charging a roughly 2% credit card fee to wholesale customers on July 1. 

Al Sharpton will join Alabama Democrats for a march in Montgomery on Wednesday ahead of Juneteenth.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen recently signed a memorandum of agreement with the Department of Homeland Security to gain access to the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements program, a program that will be used to identify noncitizens registered to vote. 

A Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries and medications for minors is constitutional, according to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl plans to step down from his current role with the party if he decides to run for lieutenant governor in 2026.

The Gulf of America Homeland Security Task Force, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector General and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, conducted a joint operation on Friday targeting a cockfighting ring in Blount County.

Juan Carlos Cairo-Padron, 56, of Huntsville, Texas, and Thomas Michael Fortinberry, 51, of Decatur, were arrested on Friday on a federal criminal complaint charging them with violating U.S. sanctions related to Venezuela, illegally smuggling goods from the United States, and money laundering. 

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously appointed Peter Mohler as the 30th president of the University of Alabama. 

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Monday announced a nationwide $7.4 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family. 

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday set special election dates for Alabama House District 63.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested an illegal alien from Mexico in Cullman on Wednesday who had previously been charged with sexual abuse of a child.

Members of the Alabama Environmental Management Commission appointed Edward Poolos as the new Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) director at their meeting on Friday.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s (ALEA) Driver License Division announced two major updates on Friday impacting Commercial Driver License (CDL) holders and applicants across the state. 

Twenty-six churches in Alabama will close after a vote by members in the Alabama West-Florida Conference of the United Methodist Church, according to WDHN.

Nicole Wadsworth, a candidate for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor in the 2026 elections, responded to the media after a series of stories were recently published scrutinizing her academic credentials and detailing campaign staff departures.

House Republicans passed legislation rescinding $9.4 billion in government spending on Thursday.

The UAB Health System and UnitedHealthcare of Alabama are still negotiating health plan contracts for patients set to expire on July 31.

State and federal elected officials representing Alabama sided with Israel over Iran on Thursday.

The Alabama Coalition for Immigrant Justice recently unveiled a new hotline to track Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Birmingham and other Alabama cities.

State Sen. Jack Williams (R-Wilmer) officially announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries on Thursday.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) could move its National Academy training program for local, federal and international law enforcement from Quantico, Va., to Huntsville, according to the Washington Post.

Former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis filed a lawsuit against Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday in response to his termination last year.

After chastising reporters last week for not referring to her as Dr. Nicole Wadsworth in stories, her campaign issued a correction on Wednesday to a previous statement claiming she has a Ph.D. from the University of Alabama.