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The new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is the “best thing” President-elect Donald Trump has done so far, according to U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn).

The Associated Builders and Contractors announced this week that David Pugh, a partner at Bradley in Birmingham, was elected 2025 chair of the ABC National Board of Directors during its meeting at the association’s annual Leadership Institute in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Both candidates running to be the next State Senate Pro-Tem think they have the votes to win, according to State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur).

Hysier Miller, a former Temple men’s basketball player, is under federal investigation for allegedly betting on and manipulating the outcome of games he played in, according to ESPN.

The Biden administration’s Office of Refugee Resettlement is “losing children by the droves,” according to U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise).

A federal judge sentenced Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, of Irondale, to nine years in prison on Thursday for the malicious use of an explosive device outside of the Alabama Attorney General’s Office in Montgomery.

National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman and U.S. Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) named U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) as an NRSC vice chair on Thursday.

A recent decision by the Supreme Court of the United States to hear arguments on a redistricting case from Louisiana will likely “clarify” a lot of similar questions in Alabama, according to House Pro Tempore Chris Pringle (R-Mobile).

Members of the state’s Certificate of Need Review Board voted to delay approval of a new ambulatory surgery center in Montgomery on Wednesday.

Senate Republicans will meet to nominate a new Pro-Tem on December 3.

Two top officials at the Montgomery-based Jackson Hospital & Clinic have stepped down as part of the hospital's financial restructuring.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) vowed that “change is coming” to the Pentagon after the agency failed another audit last week. 

Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday announced she has selected State Sen. Pro-Tem Greg Reed (R-Jasper) to serve as her senior advisor for workforce transformation.

A Nashville, Tenn. judge charged a Pelham man on Monday with theft of over $250,000 and money laundering.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) unionization attempts at Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai plants in Alabama have stalled, according to a recent report in the Wall Street Journal.

Wind Creek Hospitality, owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, and the McGregor family, owners of Birmingham Race Course and Casino and Victoryland Casino announced on Monday that they have entered into an agreement under which Wind Creek will acquire the Birmingham Race Course. 

A “ton of moms” are excited about President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s as Department of Health and Human Services Secretary, according to U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery).

People concerned about Auburn head coach Bruce Pearl’s support of President-elect Donald Trump are “fools, idiots, or jackasses,” according to Charles Barkley.

Alabama’s labor force participation rate for October increased by one-tenth of a percentage to 57.6%, according to Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Marty Redden.

On Thursday, members of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board approved a rule change reforming online responsible vendor training for employees at establishments with liquor licenses across the state.

Tuskegee University named Frank Lee as their new security consultant after relieving the former Tuskegee University Police Chief Terrance Calloway of his duties on Monday.

Elected officials in Colorado are lobbying for Space Command headquarters to stay in Colorado Springs.

Former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis vowed to “not go away’ on Tuesday despite his recent firing by Gov. Kay Ivey.

The new $1 billion Elmore County prison will be named after Gov. Kay Ivey.

Tuskegee University is canceling classes for the remainder of the week as ALEA continues investigating a Sunday shooting that left one victim dead and 16 injured. 

Alabama lawmakers met again on Tuesday to consider possibly changing how the state funds K-12 public education.

The University of Alabama (UA) System Board of Trustees unanimously elected O.B. Grayson Hall, Jr., to represent the sixth congressional district last week.