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Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general on Wednesday in urging a Tennessee court to enforce its orders that require TikTok to comply with an ongoing multi-state consumer protection investigation and to preserve and produce relevant evidence.

Members of the Montgomery County Board of Education named Montgomery Public Schools chief of staff Jamie Wilson as the system’s new interim superintendent on Tuesday night.

Thirty-five minor patients in Alabama underwent so-called gender-affirming care procedures or homone/puberty blocker therapy, according to a new national study released on Tuesday that tracked the procedures from 2019 to 2023.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall bought advertising to place two “Stand With Israel” billboards on I-65 in Birmingham on Monday.

Legislation is set to be pre-filed to loosen restrictions on when a city can implement a local grocery tax cut, according to State Rep. Mike Shaw (R-Hoover).

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied an appeal by the Center for Reproductive Medicine at Mobile Infirmary of a February ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court.

Caroleene Dobson announced on Monday that if elected she will push for legislation requiring the federal government to provide specific information to state and local officials whenever migrants, illegal immigrants, or other foreign nationals are placed in communities.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is partnering with NASCAR to protect the children of Alabama from online sexual exploitation.

On Friday, Chief U.S. District Judge David Proctor kept a partial preliminary injunction on a new ballot harvesting law passed by the legislature in March in place.

Members of the Alabama Supreme Court ruled on Friday that Montgomery’s Jackson Hospital is immune from a 2020 wrongful death lawsuit brought by a patient’s family.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is forcing the state to do something it’s “not really supposed to do” by forcing the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) to provide septic and wastewater infrastructure in Lowndes County, according to House Pro Tempore Chris Pringle (R-Mobile).

Multiple State Board of Veterans Affairs members in recent weeks tried to call a special board meeting to likely ask outgoing Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Kent Davis to rescind his resignation.

A new law increasing the state sales tax on alcohol sold in ABC stores went into effect on Tuesday.

An indictment released this week revealed new details about the arrest of Kristi Bain, a 2022 candidate for Cullman County Commission and former Alabama Industrial Development and Training assistant director.

A “legislative fix” might be needed to a 2023 grocery tax cut law after the city of Hoover said on Tuesday they weren’t implementing a planned local grocery tax cut due to state restrictions, according to State Sen. Andrew Jones (R-Centre).

The City of Hoover said the State of Alabama is blocking a 0.5% local grocery tax cut that was supposed to go into effect on Tuesday.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed a Guatemalan arrested for reckless murder of a Columbus, Ga. surgeon on Monday is an illegal alien.

Opelika Police officers arrested Armin Rubido Gomez Lopez of Auburn on Monday after he was discharged from Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital in Columbus, Ga. 

Members of the Alabama Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a lawsuit against the City of Tuscaloosa on Friday brought by Twelve25 Sports Bar over an ordinance limiting the number of people inside bars and restaurants.

A recent Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce resolution critical of the Montgomery County Board of Education was a “disgrace,” according to MCBOE member Dr. Lesa Keith.

The Department of Justice announced on Friday they had filed a lawsuit against the State of Alabama and the Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen to challenge a state program aimed at removing voters from its election rolls.

Governor Kay Ivey announced the retirement of Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington on Friday. 

Dr. Ben Carson discussed the necessity of defending children and the traditional family on Thursday at the Alabama Policy Institute's 35th Anniversary Dinner.

Second Congressional District candidate Caroleene Dobson began airing a new general election television ad on Friday that features an endorsement from Gov. Kay Ivey.

State Rep.Tracy Estes (R-Winfield) pleaded not guilty in Marion County District Court to a domestic violence charge on Wednesday.

The Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce and some city and county elected officials asked the Montgomery County Board of Education on Thursday to try to bring back outgoing Montgomery Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Melvin Brown.

The Heritage Foundation ranked Alabama seventh in the nation in its 2024 edition of the Education Freedom Report Card released recently.