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On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee voted to carry over legislation authorizing the State Superintendent of Education to issue subpoenas and summon witnesses to testify in a subcommittee after several lawmakers expressed concerns.

The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency identified three boaters killed early Wednesday during a Major League Fishing tournament on Lewis Smith Lake.

Legislation that would annex an area of Cullman County by Smith Lake to set up a framework to attract a resort to the area passed the Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development committee on Wednesday.

Alabama could lose one of its seven seats in Congress after the 2030 Census, according to State Rep. Chris Pringle (R-Mobile).

Members of the Senate Education Policy committee passed legislation on Wednesday allowing K-12 off-campus religious instruction.

On Wednesday, House Education Policy committee lawmakers approved legislation by House Majority Leader Scott Stadthagen (R-Hartselle) prohibiting public school and university employees from using alternative names and pronouns without parental consent while protecting teachers and students who refuse to do so.

Judge Matt Fridy suffered a major heart attack Wednesday and is in intensive care. He is a former state representative from Pelham.

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is urging corporations to stop discriminatory DEI practices.

In a joint effort, the Montgomery City Council and the Montgomery County Commission approved a total sum of $7 million to allow the Alabama Farmers Federation to move its headquarters to the East side of the city.

The Alabama Senate is currently working on the House-passed tax cut package to “make it even better,” according to State Sen. Pro-Tem Garlan Gudger (R-Cullman).

State Rep. Corey Harbison (R-Good Hope) announced his resignation from the Alabama House of Representatives on Tuesday after spending over a decade in the legislature.

A Major League Fishing angler was among several involved in a crash early Wednesday on Lewis Smith Lake.

After brief debate, the Alabama House of Representatives passed legislation designed to protect Alabama’s game breeders from allegedly “punitive” actions from the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and other agencies.

A two-day songwriting workshop will be held April 26-27 on Dauphin Island.

A local bill regulating off-road vehicle parks is starting to generate more buzz around the State House in recent days.

The Alabama Policy Institute's new Alabama Department of Government Efficiency report found that Innovate Alabama awarded millions of taxpayer dollars to companies statewide. Some of those awards caused concern.

Legislation legalizing historical horse racing gambling machines in Greene County is unconstitutional, according to Eric Johnston, president of the Southeast Law Institute.

A new cruise line will be stopping by for excursion trips to Mobile next year.

Jacob Couch and his wife Kristen were traveling back to Arab after spending nearly a year in Los Angeles coping with the loss of their stillborn son. But before they could make it home, Jacob Couch was violently attacked by a hatchet-wielding assailant.

A luncheon featuring U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) could be interrupted Thursday due to dueling demonstrations planned outside the event in Foley.

During an appearance on Mobile radio's FM Talk 106.5's "The Jeff Poor Show," Johnson commended the legislation and highlighted that taxpayer money was going toward funding "the affirmation of mental disorders on children."

The Alabama Environmental Management Commission voted to narrow its search for a new Alabama Department of Environmental Management director on Friday.

Georgia recently joined the growing number of Southern states either cutting back or eliminating the state income tax, while Alabama leaders face continued criticism for letting its overtime tax cut expire.

She is known for changing Mobile's system of government and for leadership in the Boys and Girls Club. Former State Rep. Mary Zogbhy has died in Mobile.

On Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed a joint resolution passed by the State Senate calling on President Donald Trump “to immediately proceed in establishing a permanent headquarters for United States Space Command at Redstone Arsenal" in Huntsville.

Alabama might or might not get a view of heavenly lights April 15 and 16. A geomagnetic storm is headed for Earth from the sun.

Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation regulating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) into law on Tuesday.