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Cyberattack hits Alabama State government over the weekend

The Office of Information Technology is currently responding to a "cybersecurity event" over the weekend that is affecting certain state systems, according to a spokesperson for Governor Kay Ivey.

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DOGE cuts $7.8 million in federal DEI STEM grants from Alabama universities

The Department of Government Efficiency cut $7,774,758.19 in federal diversity, equity and inclusion grants for science, technology, engineering and mathematics to four Alabama universities last week.

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Trump signs U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer bill overturning Biden’s gas water heater ban into law

President Donald Trump signed into law a bill on Friday sponsored by U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) that blocks the Biden-Harris administration’s last-minute attempt on Christmas Eve 2024 to ban tankless natural gas water heaters. 

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Ivey signs 1% grocery tax cut into law

Governor Kay Ivey signed into law a one-cent grocery sales tax cut on Friday.

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U.S. Department of Interior expands hunting at Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge

Hunters will have expanded opportunities at the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge soon.

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Arrested University of Alabama Iranian graduate student Alireza Doroudi leaving country: ‘They don’t want me here, so I will go home’

Alireza Doroudi, a University of Alabama mechanical engineering doctoral student from Iran arrested by ICE in March, is leaving the United States voluntarily, according to his attorney.

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Federal judges reject 2023 congressional map again, consider putting Alabama back under federal supervision

A three-judge federal panel on Thursday found a congressional redistricting map passed by Alabama Republican lawmakers in 2023 violated the Voting Rights Act.

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AG Marshall: ‘We do not believe’ former Birmingham Water Works Board members had authority to transfer assets to City

The Birmingham Water Works Board didn’t have the authority to transfer assets to the City of Birmingham after a law changing its governance was signed by Gov. Kay Ivey, according to Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall.

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City Council votes to purchase Birmingham Water Works despite new law changing governance

The Birmingham City Council voted at a special-called meeting on Thursday to ratify a purchase agreement to buy the assets of the Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) despite a new law changing it into a regional board being signed into law on Wednesday.

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Norfolk Southern revives coal Berry Branch after decade-long hiatus

Norfolk Southern revived its Berry Branch for the first time in over a decade, the company announced on Wednesday.

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Ivey signs Smith Lake resort development bill into law

Legislation to allow annexation of a section of Cullman County by Smith Lake to establish a framework to attract a resort to the area was signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday.

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Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton: ‘Some local bills will die’ on last day of session

Local legislation related to specific cities and counties across Alabama is expected to take up much of the Senate’s last day of the legislative session next Wednesday.

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Nick Saban to co-chair Trump’s commission on college sports

Former University of Alabama coach Nick Saban will co-chair President Donald Trump’s commission on college athletics, according to The Athletic.

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Ivey signs Birmingham Water Works Board reform bill into law

Governor Kay Ivey signed into law legislation on Wednesday changing how the Birmingham Water Works Board is governed, according to a spokesperson.

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Alabama Senate passes K-12 cell phone ban

The Alabama Senate passed legislation on Wednesday banning K-12 students from having cell phones and other wireless communication devices in the classroom.

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Birmingham Water Works Board calls another special-called meeting as reform bill lingers on Ivey’s desk

The Birmingham Water Works Board called another special-called meeting related to legislation that would change its governance if signed into law.

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Amended Alabama Department of Archives and History reform bill sent to conference committee after Democrat filibuster

Amended legislation by State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) changing how vacancies are filled on the Alabama Department of Archives and History board was sent to a conference committee after three hours of Democrat filibustering on Wednesday.

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Vote on law enforcement reporting mandate bill delayed in Senate

A vote on a bill that would require law enforcement agencies to submit officer counts to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency didn’t happen on Tuesday.

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Alabama House, Senate pass grocery tax cut

The Alabama Senate passed a one-cent grocery sales tax cut on Tuesday.

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Alabama Legislature passes bill banning hemp products from being sold at gas stations

The Alabama Senate passed legislation banning hemp products from being sold at gas stations on Tuesday by a 19-13 margin.

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Alabama Legislature passes 21-and-over age restriction on vape product sales

The Alabama Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that increased the age customers in Alabama could purchase vaping products from 19 to 21 years old.

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Birmingham sues Ivey over water works reform bill

The City of Birmingham filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against Gov. Kay Ivey over a bill awaiting her signature that would restructure the governance of the Birmingham Water Works Board.

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Alabama Board of Pharmacy executive gets $255,000 to resign

Donna Yeatman, executive secretary of the embattled Alabama Board of Pharmacy, received a $255,000 settlement to resign in January.

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NIL attorney: Saban, Trump executive order discussions ‘unmerited interference from a coach only seeking to protect the system that made him tens of millions’

Talk of a name, image, and likeness (NIL) executive order by President Donald Trump and former University of Alabama coach Nick Saban is “unmerited and unhelpful,” according to one attorney involved in litigation with the NCAA.

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University of Montevallo president resigns effective end of July

Dr. John W. Stewart III, president of the University of Montevallo (UM), announced on Monday he was stepping down at the end of July.

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Another round of DOGE cuts hit Alabama with projected $3.5 million in savings

Another round of Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) federal grant cancellations hit Alabama in recent weeks.

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U.S. Rep. Barry Moore: Gulf Coast industries 'excited' about Trump’s tariffs

Multiple industries in the Gulf Coast and Alabama are happy about President Donald Trump’s recent tariff announcements on foreign businesses, according to U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise).

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