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City of Montgomery changing supplemental health insurance administrative company for retirees in 2024

The administrator managing the City of Montgomery’s supplemental health insurance program for retired Medicare-eligible employees is changing next year. 

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Reports: Secret Service appear at next RNC debate venue in Tuscaloosa ahead of possible Trump appearance

Will former President Donald Trump be attending the next RNC debate in Alabama in December?

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City Council’s $5 million Birmingham-Southern College loan plan advances

A plan to loan Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) $5 million in city funds in an attempt to keep the school open passed a Birmingham City Council committee on Tuesday.

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State of Alabama agrees to pay $515,000 special master bill in redistricting lawsuit

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall agreed to pay a requested $515,000 bill from court-appointed special master, Richard Allen, for fees and expenses related to drawing congressional redistricting maps in October for the 2024 election. 

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Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission, license applicants reach possible settlement

The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) and multiple cannabis companies who have unsuccessfully sought a cannabis business license might have reached a settlement in multiple lawsuits. 

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Alabama Supreme Court to hear Dothan’s Harvest Church lawsuit against UMC

The Alabama Supreme Court agreed last Friday to hear oral arguments in Harvest Church’s lawsuit against the United Methodist Church.

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Former Auburn and Alabama athletes diagnosed with ALS kick off Iron Bowl fundraiser

Former Auburn basketball player Gary Godfrey and former Alabama running back Kerry Goode teamed up at the Alabama State Capitol on Thursday to kick off the second annual “Kerry & Gary Challenge to Defeat ALS.”

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Lt. Gov. Ainsworth awards $179 million to K-12 schools

Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth announced on Friday that almost $179 million has been officially awarded to 327 K-12 public schools across the state that submitted applications and demonstrated a need for capital improvements in their facilities.

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Legislators, state officials begin planning how to spend $300 million in opioid settlement funds

Legislators and state officials have begun deliberations over how to spend hundreds of millions of dollars the state of Alabama has received in litigation settlements with pharmaceutical companies.

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Alabama Securities Commission files cease and desist order against foreign ‘MetaCertificate’ company

The Alabama Securities Commission filed a cease and desist administrative order against GS Partners Global, a company that sells MetaCertificates to prospective customers.

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Smith Warren Management Services resumes massage therapy board’s administrative services, contract still on hold

Smith Warren Management Services resumed providing administrative services to Alabama’s Board of Massage Therapy on Wednesday.

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AG Marshall asks Judge Griffin to reconsider special master appointment in Mabel Amos Memorial Fund lawsuit

Montgomery County Circuit Judge Greg Griffin should reverse a recent decision to appoint a special master and certified public accountant in the Mabel Amos Memorial Fund lawsuit, according to a filing by the Alabama Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday.

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State Sen. Jones: 'I hope a future where we’re at 0% for grocery taxes is on the way'

Members of the Joint Study Commission on Grocery Taxation met on Tuesday for their first meeting of the quadrennium to begin considering the feasibility of eliminating the state’s sales tax on groceries.

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Muscle Shoals officials blocked Chinese Communist Party-linked EV manufacturer from locating in Alabama: Report

An electric vehicle manufacturer with alleged ties to the Chinese Communist Party tried to locate in Alabama before local economic development officials turned down the project over national security concerns.

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21 candidates qualify for congressional District 2 including former Alabama and NFL defensive end Wallace Gilberry

Twenty-one Republican and Democrat candidates filed to run for the new congressional District 2 seat in the 2024 elections.

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Jackie Zeigler, David Perry win Republican nominations unopposed in State Board of Education races

Jackie Zeigler and David Perry are unopposed in the 2024 Republican primary for their State Board of Education seats.

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United Methodist Church benefits fund approves $2.5 million investment in struggling Birmingham-Southern contingent on Birmingham City Council action

The North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church’s Board of Pension and Health Benefits approved an investment on Thursday in Birmingham-Southern College for $2.5 million in support of the College’s efforts to remain open as it continues to secure funds for its permanent endowment. 

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Anthony Daniels joins crowded new District 2 Democrat primary

House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels (D-Huntsville) announced Thursday his candidacy for Alabama’s new Congressional District 2.

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Two cannabis companies appeal ruling allowing AMCC to consider old applicant scores

Two cannabis companies appealed a ruling in Montgomery County Circuit Court last week that allowed the Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission (AMCC) to consider scoring evaluations its used previously  for a third time to award cannabis licenses in December. 

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Montgomery mayor, police chief say no charges filed by police against Harriott II co-captain in viral Riverfront brawl

The co-captain of Montgomery’s Harriott II involved in a brawl in Montgomery's Riverfront Park that got national media coverage in August has not been charged with assault.

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'It will be the margarita of debates': Megyn Kelly to moderate December 6 GOP presidential debate in Tuscaloosa

The Republican National Committee announced on Thursday it had selected NewsNation, "The Megyn Kelly Show" on SiriusXM, the Washington Free Beacon and Rumble as partners for the fourth Republican presidential primary debate, which will take place in Tuscaloosa on December 6. 

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State Rep. Juandalynn Givan enters new District 2 Democrat primary

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan (D-Birmingham) will announce she’s running for Alabama’s new Congressional District 2 on Friday. 

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Government efficiency group recommends creating new state agency for licensing boards, offering paid parental leave to state employees

Members of Gov. Kay Ivey’s Study Group on Efficiency in State Government recommended creating a new state agency to house occupational licensing boards and commissions on Tuesday.

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Ivey slams Biden admin's allegation of financial gap between Auburn, Alabama A&M — ‘Unconstitutional, Jim Crow-era federal law from 1890’

The Biden administration sent letters to various red state governors in September alleging land-grant historically black colleges and universities have been underfunded over the last 30 years compared to predominantly white land grant institutions.

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Harriott II co-captain charged with assault in viral Montgomery Riverfront brawl

The co-captain of Montgomery’s Harriott II involved in a brawl in Montgomery's Riverfront Park that got national media coverage in August has been charged with assault.

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Photos of new State House revealed

Legislative staff released initial designs for the new State House on Wednesday.

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Ivey awards $17.5 million in federal funds to 44 towns, cities and counties

Gov. Kay Ivey awarded nearly $17.5 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBGs) to provide improvements in 44 Alabama towns, cities, and counties on Tuesday.

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