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Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen financed a candidate challenge of former Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) chairman John Wahl in January.

Legislation filed by State Sen. Will Barfoot (R-Pike Road) would increase the salary of Montgomery County Probate Judge JC Love III to $153,725.

The Alabama Farmers Federation has announced its endorsement of Mike Elliott for House District 13 which encompasses much of Walker County, including Jasper.

Eligible State Farm auto policyholders in Alabama will receive an average rebate of $114 following the company’s approval of a nationwide dividend payout.

The Alabama Supreme Court unanimously denied an emergency injunction request by Crimson Tide center Charles Bediako on Friday that would’ve allowed him to continue to play the remainder of the season and postseason.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced the arrests of three Monroe County residents on Thursday on charges of ballot harvesting and unlawful use of absentee ballots in the August 2025 Frisco City municipal election.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed legislation on Thursday blocking law enforcement from boarding boats for safety inspections.

A Democrat candidate for House District 82 is continuing on with his campaign after he was arrested on Wednesday in an arson investigation of two separate fires at two daycare facilities in Opelika in January.

Members of the Senate General Fund Budget Committee passed legislation establishing a post-election audit for county and statewide general elections.

The Christian Coalition of Alabama and Blue Cross and Blue Shield debated legislation in a public hearing on Wednesday that would allow Blue Cross to create a holding company.

State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) will file legislation on Thursday to close primary elections in Alabama.

There’s “no scenario” in which a bill changing the Public Service Commission (PSC) from elected to appointed can pass this session, according to State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman).

A Democrat candidate for House District 82 was arrested on Wednesday in an arson investigation of two separate fires at two daycare facilities in Opelika in January.

Stan Cooke announced on Wednesday that he will not run for Alabama Republican Party chairman.

The Alabama Senate passed legislation on Tuesday setting up an occupational licensing office within the Department of Workforce.

A public hearing will be held in the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday, allowing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama to create a holding company. 

Members of the Senate County and Municipal Government Committee passed legislation on Tuesday that sets minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery.

Governor Kay Ivey and the Amendment 666 Bond Commission authorized on Tuesday the future issuance of bonds to fund capital expenses at Jackson Hospital. 

New House Majority Leader Paul Lee (R-Dothan) announced on Wednesday that he has appointed State Rep. James Lomax (R-Huntsville) to serve as Majority Whip.

Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge Daniel Pruet on Tuesday denied a motion by attorneys for University of Alabama center Charles Bediako to continue playing while his eligibility lawsuit is on appeal with the Alabama Supreme Court.

Riggs Walker, a conservative Republican with more than 26 years of experience in criminal law, recently announced he’s running for the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall submitted a letter on Monday on behalf of 20 states to the American Medical Association, commending the organization for its recent opposition to surgical sex-change procedures for children and calling on the organization to halt its endorsement of hormonal sex-change procedures for children.

Attorneys for University of Alabama center Charles Bediako asked the Alabama Supreme Court on Monday to overturn a recent ruling stating Bediako is no longer eligible to play college basketball.

Cullman County Sheriff Matt Gentry, a Public Service Commission (PSC) Place 1 candidate, called on Friday for the PSC to hold public rate hearings.

Secretary of Workforce Greg Reed and local officials joined business leaders on Friday to celebrate the groundbreaking of The Grove at South Jefferson in Athens.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed legislation on Thursday creating a new extracurricular religious instruction program in public schools.

Energy Alabama recently hired former Democratic Governor Jim Folsom, Jr. to lobby against legislation that would transition the Public Service Commission from an elected to an appointed body.