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Legislation expanding the number of members of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles passed the Senate on Thursday by a 16-8 margin.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) will announce next month he’s not seeking re-election to the Senate and is instead running to be Alabama’s next governor.

Amended legislation changing how Birmingham Water Works is governed passed the Senate unanimously on Thursday.

Members of the House Economic Development and Tourism committee voted down a bill legalizing historical horse racing machines in Greene County on Thursday morning.

Hyundai on Thursday announced it has created a task force to deal with President Donald Trump’s tariffs and shifted production of one its best-selling cars to Montgomery.

Pike Road mayoral candidate Mark Spurlin called a recent decision by the Pike Road Town Council to pass an ordinance pausing gas station construction for one year “posturing during election year.”

Eddie Smith is still running to be the next mayor of Opelika despite a recent cancer diagnosis. 

The Senate Judiciary Committee held a public hearing on Wednesday on legislation expanding civil and criminal immunity for law enforcement officers in Alabama.

Members of the Pike Road Town Council passed an ordinance on Wednesday pausing all new gas station construction for one year.

Members of the Senate passed K-12 off-campus religious instruction legislation on Tuesday.

The National Science Foundation canceled three grants worth $1,761,892 on Friday to the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Auburn University.

Legislation that would allow for an annexation of an area of Cullman County by Smith Lake to establish a framework to attract a resort to the area passed the Senate on Tuesday.

Local legislation that would legalize pari-mutuel gambling at the White Hall Entertainment Center in Lowndes County passed the Alabama Senate on Tuesday by a 18-7 margin.

Birmingham Water Works Board chair Tereshia Huffman allegedly “participated in unethical practices” with contributions from the board’s Community Educational Program to charities affiliated with her relatives, according to an ethics complaint filed on Monday.

Legislation regulating off-road vehicle parks in Cherokee County is “on life support” in the House, according to State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre) on Tuesday.

Republican members of the Senate County and Municipal Government committee passed a bill changing the makeup of the Birmingham Water Works Board on Tuesday morning.

Montgomery County Circuit Judge James Anderson continued to block the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission from issuing cannabis business licenses in an order released on Monday.

President Donald Trump announced on Monday he has agreed to give the commencement address at the University of Alabama in early May.

Changing how Birmingham Water Works is governed is necessary to avoid becoming “another Jackson,” according to State Sen. Dan Roberts (R-Mountain Brook).

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) recently revoked the visas of foreign students at Auburn University and Troy University. 

The Department of the Interior announced on Friday that it was adding a Warrior Met Coal Mines project to the FAST-41 permitting program. 

Senate Republicans will likely have to cloture Democrats on every bill for the rest of the session, according to State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur).

Senate Republicans began using their supermajority to limit debate and filibusters by Democrats in the Senate on Thursday.

An immigration judge on Thursday denied bond for Alireza Doroudi, a University of Alabama mechanical engineering doctoral student from Iran arrested by ICE in March.

State Sen. Dan Roberts (R-Mountain Brook) filed legislation on Thursday that changes the makeup of the Birmingham Water Works Board.

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth gaveled down Senate Minority Leader Bobby Singleton (D-Greensboro) on Thursday during a lengthy day in the Senate featuring multiple cloture motions.

Republicans plan to begin limiting debate and filibusters by Democrats in the Senate, according to State Sen. Rodger Smitherman (D-Birmingham).