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Alabama lawmakers introduce international wire transfer fee, other immigration bills

A new international wire transfer fee and other immigration bills were introduced by Alabama lawmakers on the first day of the 2025 legislative session on Tuesday.

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Montgomery's Jackson Hospital files for bankruptcy

Jackson Hospital officials announced on Tuesday they’d filed for bankruptcy.

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Ivey focuses on public safety, gender issues, immigration in State of the State address

Gov. Kay Ivey gave her annual State of the State Address on Tuesday, outlining her priorities in the ongoing legislative session and how her administration can move the state forward.

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Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts board reveals ‘conflict’ with Mayor Steven Reed after MAGA ‘Bloody Sunday’ ad controversy

A conflict between Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) board members and Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed is responsible for an ad featuring President Donald Trump’s popular “Make America Great Again” slogan pasted over a picture of the infamous Bloody Sunday in Selma that went viral last week, according to a statement by the MMFA board on Tuesday.

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Former ADVA commissioner Kent Davis: Proposed changes to veterans board are ‘retaliation’

Legislation filed to “restructure” the State Board of Veterans Affairs is retaliation for an ethics complaint he filed against a member of Gov. Kay Ivey’s cabinet last year, according to former Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs (ADVA) commissioner Kent Davis.

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Mobile City Council approves $70,000 raise for next mayor to $195,000 annually

The next mayor of Mobile will be paid $195,000 a year after the city council approved a raise of $70,000 a year.

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Montgomery leaders plead for gun reform ahead of legislative session — 'Firearms fuel violence in this city and in this state'

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed recently and interim Montgomery Police Department Chief James Graboys on Tuesday laid out a large display of seized firearms during a press conference as the pair pushed lawmakers to pass gun control legislation. 

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Col. John Eidsmoe: Is Trump Cyrus ... or Nebuchadnezzar?

Our new president is not known for humility, but possibly that’s because he doesn’t hide his pride as well as some do. Sometimes, what passes for humility is just well-disguised pride.

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4 takeaways from No. 1 Auburn’s 98-70 win over Oklahoma 

4 takeaways from No. 1 Auburn’s 98-70 win over Oklahoma 

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‘Beyond angry’: Alabama mother speaks out about illegal deported 5 times who allegedly tried to kidnap daughter

Heather Knight said she was ‘beyond angry’ after an illegal alien deported five times allegedly attempted to kidnap her daughter.

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House Speaker Ledbetter puts kibosh on Medicaid expansion, wants to 'wait and see what the federal government does'

On Tuesday, House Speaker Nathanial Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) poured cold water on the hopes of those wanting to see Medicaid expansion as the 2025 legislative session kicks off.

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State Senate officially elects Garlan Gudger to pro-tem

The Alabama Senate unanimously elected State Sen. Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman) to be pro-tem on Tuesday.

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Annie Holmquist: JD Vance's three tips for restoring honor in our society

Regardless of whether you agree with Vance politically, it’s admittedly refreshing to see a political leader display such humility. We need more of that.

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Auburn receives millions in federal grants to study butterfly wings, climate change

With the dawn of the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), a massive light has been shone on federal spending and its recipients.

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ALCAP to hold public ‘Prayer at the State House’ February 12

A public prayer rally will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 11 a.m. on the steps of the Alabama State House.

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Bill to be filed again to allow Alabama Farmers Federation to sell health plans

State lawmakers will consider legislation to allow the Alabama Farmers Federation (ALFA) to begin offering health plans to their members in the 2025 legislative session beginning on Tuesday.

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‘A Day Without Immigrants’ — Students in Marshall County skip school to protest ‘anti-immigrant policies’

The local immigrant community in Albertville held another type of protest on Monday. Instead of making their voices heard in a large public protest like last Wednesday, they hope to convey the same message with their absence.

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Gov. Kay Ivey to kick off legislative session on Tuesday with State of the State Address

The 2025 legislative session is slated to begin at Noon on Tuesday and will be capped off with Gov. Kay Ivey's State of the State address.

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Tanveer Patel announces run for Hoover City Council Place 1 — 'I want to be your voice for Hoover'

Entrepreneur and philanthropist Tanveer Patel officially launched her campaign for Hoover City Council, Place 1.

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Top-ranked Tigers set to host Oklahoma in return home

Coming off an undefeated week on the road against LSU and No. 23 Ole Miss, the top-ranked Auburn Tigers are gearing up for a tough home stretch starting with Oklahoma on Tuesday night.

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Advocacy group, state leaders applaud State Rep. DuBose for filing What is a Woman Act — 'It’s not anti-anyone to be pro-woman'

Independent Women’s Voice (IWV), the organization advocating for women amongst the onslaught of policies to accommodate transgender people in women’s spaces, recently joined others in supporting State Rep. Susan DuBose’s (R-Hoover) legislative efforts to codify definitions of men and women in Alabama law.

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Joey Clark: Should I feel sympathy or schadenfreude for the libs?

That is where too much sympathy leads: the wide world turned into a bucket of crabs. Too much pity for another’s misfortune can sully all other fortunes to feel in vain.

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Five things to know about Magic City Acceptance Academy as lawmakers review funding

5 things to know about Magic City Acceptance Academy, one of the nation's first Charter Schools specifically catering to LGBTQ+ students and their allies in Homewood.

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Mobile City Council to consider 2% lodging tax hike for airport relocation, arena funding, increase for inscrutable Visit Mobile's $4 million budget

The Mobile City Council is considering increasing the City's lodging tax from 8% to 10%.

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Tuberville presses Senate leadership for Title IX vote — 'Put up or shut up'

Monday on "The Megyn Kelly Show," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) called on Senate leadership to bring his bill preserving Title IX protections for female athletes to a vote.

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ALGOP announces 2025 legislative agenda — 'We will not surrender as we fight for good government'

The Alabama Republican Party recently announced its list of legislative priorities as Alabama’s lawmakers gather in Montgomery to begin the 2025 legislative session.

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Alabama home sales decline by 18% in 2024

Alabama’s housing market struggled along with the rest of the nation in 2024, according to the annual Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report released on Monday by the Alabama Association of REALTORS®.

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