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One year ago this week, Hoover City Councilor Steve McClinton proposed removing Council president John Lyda from his leadership position and replacing him with Councilman Casey Middlebrooks. Of the six members on the council present that evening, only one voted against the motion to vacate.

The Alabama House of Representatives avoided voting on local legislation legalizing historical horse racing machines in Greene County to clear the body on Wednesday, after the bill’s Senate sponsor spent hours railing against its lack of a vote.

After a bevy of criticisms were levied against House Health Committee chairman Paul Lee for allegedly killing anti-abortion legislation, State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity), the bill’s sponsor, is calling on advocates to tone down the attacks.

Hours after Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation into law changing how the Birmingham Water Works Board is governed, the body voted to sell all of its assets to the City of Birmingham, despite the bill going into effect immediately.

A closed-door meeting in Orange Beach with Alabama Law Enforcement Agency secretary Hal Taylor could change how laws are enforced in Coastal Alabama waters.

In a written statement, Swiney said, "I have decided not to seek reelection this August. I came to this decision a couple of months ago. It has been an absolute honor representing the people of Hoover over the last 5 years."

Local legislation related to specific cities and counties across Alabama is expected to take up much of the Senate’s last day of the legislative session next Wednesday.

A ceremony at Montgomery's Shakespeare Festival saw the State Teacher of the Year named. It is

Former University of Alabama coach Nick Saban will co-chair President Donald Trump’s commission on college athletics, according to The Athletic.

Governor Kay Ivey signed into law legislation on Wednesday changing how the Birmingham Water Works Board is governed, according to a spokesperson.

While Ivey and bill sponsors say that it will cure inner-city gun violence, opponents point out that several provisions could infringe on Second Amendment rights, impacting those merely charged with a crime or those with decades-old convictions.

The Alabama Senate passed legislation on Wednesday banning K-12 students from having cell phones and other wireless communication devices in the classroom.

Mazda Motor Corporation will "temporarily" redirect SUVs originally made for Canada at its Huntsville plant to the United States next week, according to a report.

A man in the U.S. on a work visa caused a fiery crash that claimed the lives of a football coach and a woman who worked at Jack’s in Thomasville, authorities say.

The Birmingham Water Works Board called another special-called meeting related to legislation that would change its governance if signed into law.

Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth lambasted some House lawmakers on Wednesday, after the State House Government Committee voted down a bill allowing public school students to participate in off-campus religious and character instruction during school hours.

Amended legislation by State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine) changing how vacancies are filled on the Alabama Department of Archives and History board was sent to a conference committee after three hours of Democrat filibustering on Wednesday.

Heather Moore, the wife of U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) showed up in the Montgomery State House on Tuesday, speaking alongside State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) and other state lawmakers to advocate for legislation prohibiting employers and other entities from retaliating or discriminating against an those who refuse to receive vaccines or wear facial coverings.

You can become a qualified bidder and purchase state surplus items now through Sunday, May 11.

Former Democratic candidate for governor Christopher Countryman, 46, and his partner, Bruce Ryan Countryman, 32, were arrested on Monday and charged with methamphetamine possession near Cottonwood Road in Dothan.

Alabama Public Library Service (APLS) Chairman John Wahl weighed in on the library controversy unfolding in Fairhope on FM Talk 106.5’s “The Jeff Poor Show.”

A national abortion abolition organization is calling out Alabama’s House Health Committee Chairman Paul Lee (R-Dothan) for allegedly preventing a bill to fully criminalize abortion in the state from receiving a vote or a hearing.

After some pushback from Democratic lawmakers, the Alabama House of Representatives sent one bill addressing illegal immigration to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for her signature and another to the Senate to agree on changes.

The Alabama Senate passed legislation on Tuesday that increased the age customers in Alabama could purchase vaping products from 19 to 21 years old.

The Alabama Senate passed legislation banning hemp products from being sold at gas stations on Tuesday by a 19-13 margin.

The Alabama Senate passed a one-cent grocery sales tax cut on Tuesday.

A vote on a bill that would require law enforcement agencies to submit officer counts to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency didn’t happen on Tuesday.