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Statewide legislation that would change how a Baldwin County sales tax is distributed passed the Senate County and Municipal Government committee on Tuesday afternoon.

Local builder and entrepreneur, Mark Spurlin, has announced his candidacy on Tuesday for Mayor of Pike Road in the 2025 Municipal Election.

The fiancée of Alireza Doroudi, a University of Alabama mechanical engineering doctoral student arrested by ICE in March, said on Monday that the incident “has pushed us past our limits.”

The Senate passed legislation legalizing historical horse racing gambling machines in Greene County on Thursday by a 14-1 margin.

According to Alabama Public Library Service Board chairman John Wahl, Department of Government Efficiency cuts to library federal grants haven’t affected Alabama libraries so far.

Gambling might be dead for longer than just the remainder of the 2025 session.

The Trump administration canceled a $1.2 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) last week.

The basketball game wasn’t the only battle between the Auburn Tigers and Florida Gators on Saturday.

A federal grand jury in Birmingham recently charged 15 individuals with immigration crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona on Friday.

U.S. Sens. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) both backed President Donald Trump’s tariff plan announced on Wednesday.

Legislation making it easier for parents to claim a religious exemption for a vaccine requirement passed the Senate by a 26-5 margin on Thursday.

The federal Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) this week ordered the National Endowment for the Humanities to make steep reductions in its staffing and budget, including its grantmaking to states.

Much-discussed lottery and gambling legislation in the 2025 legislative session has “too few votes to pass,” according to State Sen. President Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R - Cullman).

A recent Washington Post article quoting so-called Republicans and independents protesting recent DOGE cuts and U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) actually quoted Democrats

The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee held a public hearing on the Equality in Financial Services Act on Wednesday.

A former University of Alabama at Birmingham official was among the top federal health leaders across the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) who were removed from their jobs on Tuesday. 

Members of the Senate General Fund Budget committee passed legislation requiring Alabama election officials to conduct a post-election audit after general elections passed by a 9-5 margin on Wednesday.

The Poarch Creek Indians (PCI) and the McGregor Family announced on Wednesday that PCI’s Wind Creek Hospitality has purchased the Birmingham Racecourse.

Tuscaloosa District 1 Councilor Matthew Wilson lost a city council race runoff against Joe Eatmon on Tuesday.

Legislation that caps the number of logging trucks that can be pulled over at one time at five per portable scale passed the Senate unanimously on Tuesday.

U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) co-sponsored U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) Judicial Relief Clarification Act of 2025 on Monday. 

Despite another round of stories over the weekend about a possible push in the last half of the 2025 session, it’s still unknown if there’s support to pass lottery and gambling legislation in the Senate.

U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson ruled any prosecution by Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall of Alabama organizations that facilitate and fund out-of-state abortions for Alabama women is “unlawful.”

Three attorneys appealed sanctions last week by U.S. District Judge Liles Burke for “judge shopping.”

The University of Alabama College Democrats will rally in support of Alireza Doroudi, a mechanical engineering doctoral student who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week.

Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Friday a $500,000 grant to make critical upgrades to a wastewater treatment plant in Macon County.

The Trump administration will again begin allowing sales of 1911 pistols through the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP), U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Saks) announced on Monday.