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U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) holds a 31%-26% lead over Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. 

Former Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) chairman John Wahl launched his first television ad on Tuesday.

The Montgomery City Council is considering terminating a $1.45 million contract with a private Louisiana company to handle some accident investigations.

The Alabama Freedom Fund began running ads on Wednesday touting President Donald Trump’s endorsement of U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) and reminding voters about Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall’s past as a Democrat.

Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen criticized former Alabama Republican Party chairman John Wahl for recently attending a Ramadan interfaith dinner at the Anniston Islamic Center.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) is proposing legislation that would allow college athletes to only transfer once without having to sit out an academic year. 

A group of Alabama midwives and birth centers recently asked the Alabama Supreme Court to review a January 2026 state appellate court decision that would allow the Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) to require birth centers to obtain hospital licenses. 

The city of Montgomery recently launched payMontgomery, a new digital service that allows residents to securely pay court obligations - including fines, fees, and other penalties - online without visiting the courthouse.

The Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA) responded to a recent report by the Reason Foundation critiquing the RSA’s “unrealistic pension assumptions.”

The Lee County Farmers Federation endorsed Cam Hunt for Lee County Sheriff on Friday.

The House passed a bill on Thursday that would close Republican and Democratic primaries in Alabama, but it’s future in the Senate is still up in the air. 

The Senate adjourned on Thursday after hours of delay and filibuster by Democrats blocking votes on bills relating to changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, Ten Commandments school displays, and a bill requiring post-election audits.

Unfunded liabilities in the Retirement Systems of Alabama pensions will continue to grow without reform, according to the Reason Foundation.

Legislation that would allow participants in a new school choice program to sue the Alabama High School Athletic Association in some eligibility disputes passed the Senate Education Budget Committee on Wednesday.

Legislation establishing an up to $1,000 state tax deduction for overtime compensation passed the House Ways and Means Education Committee on Wednesday.

The Alabama Senate delayed a vote on Tuesday that would put a temporary moratorium on solar power facilities in Alabama.

Legislation mandating minimum reimbursement rates for health insurers to pay emergency ambulance services passed the House Insurance Committee on Tuesday.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed legislation on Tuesday by a 25-3 margin creating a pilot program that would install a speed limit camera system in a highway construction zone.

The House Ethics and Campaign Finance Committee passed on Tuesday along party lines a bill that would close Republican and Democrat primaries in Alabama. 

State Rep. Jamie Kiel (R-Russellville) was selected on Monday as one of just 38 Republican legislators from across the nation who will participate in the “Emerging Leaders” program sponsored by GOPAC.

The Alabama House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on legislation requiring the Public Service Commission to hold regular public rate case hearings.

Alabama men's basketball guard Aden Holloway was arrested and charged with first-degree possession of marijuana and failure to affix a tax stamp on Monday, a Tuscaloosa Police Department (TPD) spokesperson told TIDE 100.9 FM.

Alabama drivers are continuing to see price increases at the pump due to the conflict between the United States and Iran.

State Sen. Larry Stutts (R-Tuscumbia) announced on the Senate floor Wednesday that Senate Bill 316 will move forward as a pilot program to increase prison oversight in Alabama. 

Two bills restricting data center incentives and cost-sharing passed the Senate on Thursday.

A Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge ruled on Wednesday that Morgan Murphy’s name must remain on the May 19 Republican primary ballot for U.S. Senate after announcing he was dropping out of the race on Monday.

Legislation expanding the number of members of the Public Service Commission passed the Senate unanimously on Thursday.