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Legislation passed in the 2024 session that provides a state income tax exemption for active duty pay for National Guard members and reservists became law on Wednesday.

If another gambling and lottery package is brought up in the Senate for a vote in the 2025 session, it will happen early, according to incoming State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman).

With President-elect Donald Trump assuming office in January, Congress should overhaul guestworker programs like H-1B visas, according to U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

Governor Kay Ivey signed a proclamation on Tuesday to set special election dates for Alabama Senate District Five. 

There will be no shortage of stories to follow in Alabama’s courtrooms in 2025.

President Joe Biden announced another $2.5 billion “security assistance” package for Ukraine on Monday.

Denials can no longer cover up that President Joe Biden met with Chinese business associates of Hunter Biden as vice president, according to U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise). 

The new year isn't here yet, but it’s not too early to look ahead to what the biggest stories of 2025 will be.

Corporate Transparency Act financial disclosure requirements were delayed indefinitely again by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday.

President-elect Donald Trump winning the general election brings a “new dynamic” to what legislation lawmakers will introduce in the 2025 session, according to State Sen. April Weaver (R-Brierfield).

Secretary of State Wes Allen will implement a “different, as yet undesigned, process” for non-citizen voter removals in 2025, according to a court filing on Monday.

The Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) won’t replace Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funds stolen after December 21 due to Congressional authorization expiring.

Butler County Sheriff Danny Bond announced on Monday he was retiring due to health issues.

Most Alabama small business owners will once again be required to share ownership information about their companies or risk being subject to civil and criminal financial penalties or imprisonment due to a recent appeals court ruling on Monday.

President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of 37 murderers on federal death row on Monday.

Members of the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals ruled on Friday the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) “properly exercised” their power to rescind an earlier round of cannabis business licenses awarded in August 2023.

Alabama’s population increased by 40,026 residents in 2024, according to U.S. Census numbers released on Thursday.

The House passed a short-term spending bill on Friday to fund the government until March.

Alabama’s unemployment rate increased to 3.1% in November, according to Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Marty Redden.

A government-funding continuing resolution backed by President-elect Donald Trump failed to pass the House on Thursday.

President-elect Donald Trump and “co-President” Elon Musk are responsible for House Republicans abandoning an earlier version of a continuing resolution to fund the federal government, according to U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Birmingham).

Most of Alabama’s congressional delegation has been silent so far on their position on a continuing resolution to fund the federal government. 

The Marine Resources Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources will close the state’s 2024 private angler red snapper fishing season at midnight on Tuesday, December 31. 

Congress should pass a clean continuing resolution or “just shut the government down,” according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

Congress should consider a “clean” spending bill instead of the omnibus bill being considered in the House, according to U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

Jackson Hospital recently began diverting some cardiac patients to other hospitals.

On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) spoke out against a 1,547-page spending deal released just days ahead of a funding deadline.