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The Alabama House of Representatives passed Senate legislation allowing participants in a new school choice program to sue the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) in certain eligibility disputes.

Members of the Alabama House of Representatives passed on Thursday legislation barring online political contributions from sources whose billing addresses are not in the United States.

Legislation establishing an up to $1,000 state tax deduction for overtime compensation and a two-month grocery tax holiday passed the Senate on Wednesday.

A bill that would allow voters to amend the state constitution to mandate a daily Pledge of Allegiance and student-led voluntary prayer time in Alabama schools passed the Senate.

The Alabama Senate will consider legislation on Thursday requiring party registration to participate in the state's partisan primary elections.

The developers of a proposed solar facility in Stockton met with community members Wednesday to discuss plans for the 4,500-acre site.

The Alabama House of Representatives will meet on Thursday for the final time in the 2026 legislative session, where lawmakers will vote on a handful of consequential bills before the day’s end.

Governor Kay Ivey on Wednesday announced that Alabama’s education savings account program — the CHOOSE Act — had a record number of applicants in its second year.

On Wednesday, the Alabama House of Representatives advanced a bill that would ban the use of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to buy unhealthy snacks, such as candy and sugary sodas.

On Wednesday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed SB361, also known as Beau's Law, with multiple amendments.

Alabama’s next lieutenant governor will have less responsibility than in years past due to a recent Senate rules change, but candidate John Wahl said he’s “not that concerned” that the change will impact his influence.

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education released a statement pertaining to the successful efforts by the Trump administration to root out Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives in institutions of higher education.

On Tuesday, left-wing news source AL(dot)com reported on a recently released poll allegedly showing that most conservative voters in Alabama are against legislation closing Alabama's primary elections.

The Anniston Police Department worked with multiple agencies to arrest eight individuals in connection with reports of homes and vehicles being struck by gunfire.

Outlaw country music legend Willie Nelson is making two stops in Alabama this spring.

Recent caterwauling by the University of Alabama chapter of the American Association of University Professors in response to legislative efforts to regulate university governance would have you believe UA’s faculty numbers have dwindled after anti-DEI legislation, but the numbers tell a different story.

On Wednesday, the Alabama legislature granted final approval for legislation establishing a scholarship program for children and spouses of long-serving law enforcement officers.

Legislation that would allow businesses to round cash transactions at Alabama businesses to the nearest five cents passed the Senate on Thursday.

Baldwin County election school is underway as poll workers prepare for the May 19 primary.

The City of Mobile announced a new partnership with Regions Bank with the naming rights of Mobile’s new arena: Regions Arena.

Legislation altering the state’s guidelines for sex education curriculum in the state’s public K-12 schools passed the House of Representatives without much of the expected pushback from Democratic lawmakers.

A second International Motorsports Hall of Fame employee was arrested on Monday.

The Alabama Senate confirmed the appointment of retired Democrat Jefferson County Circuit Judge Carole Smitherman to the Alabama Ethics Commission on Tuesday.

A political action committee backed by out-of-state gambling interests has been flooding parts of the state with campaign mailers and TV ads without filing regular financial reports with the Alabama Secretary of State’s Office.

Moore spoke Tuesday evening at a Republican club meeting in Guntersville, just one night after his opponent, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, held a rally nearby in Albertville, where he accused Moore of being “bought” by “out-of-state crypto billionaires.”

The Leeds Police Department arrested a woman for child abuse after she was accused of spraying her children with bear spray.

Regional Medical Center (RMC) in Anniston will soon be under new leadership after an agreement between the city and Orlando Health.