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In celebrating the decision, nearly everyone acknowledged that Britt spearheaded the effort through her role as chair of the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee, which funds DHS and USCG.

On Friday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced a major update to military civilian college programs, identifying Auburn University as a potential new partner institution.  

Indivisible Baldwin County, the local chapter of the group that plans “No Kings” rallies nationwide, plans to support one of the protesters arrested last October.

State Rep. Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) introduced House Bill 475 last week, requiring the PSC to hold a public rate case hearing once per year. On Wednesday, he presented a substitution that would require a meeting once every three years, which he said was similar to other states.

State Rep. Ernie Yarbrough (R-Trinity) has now responded to allegations from an opponent regarding his perceived "improper" influence on the Alabama Republican Executive Committee.

During a Wednesday appearance on Huntsville WVNN's "The Yaffee Program," U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) pushed back against the notion that the United States' strikes that resulted in the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei violated the War Powers Act.

Members of the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday passed legislation allowing Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama to create a holding company. 

A suspect arrested in a Cullman sex sting operation has ties to the Mexican cartel, according to investigators.

Auburn police are searching for the suspect in a shooting that left one person injured Monday.

The Alabama Senate Republican Caucus voted not to move forward with proposed ready-to-drink cocktail legislation on Tuesday.

Legislation mandating minimum reimbursement rates for health insurers to pay emergency ambulance services passed the Senate by a 27-2 margin on Tuesday.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed a constitutional amendment on Tuesday requiring the weekly broadcast of the Star-Spangled Banner in public schools.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed legislation on Tuesday requiring the state to apply for a waiver from the federal government to exclude candy and soda as eligible purchases under the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Alabama drivers are seeing price increases at the pump this week due to the conflict between the United States and Iran causing uncertainty in the Middle East.

A man sentenced to death in the 1988 killing of a Montgomery County Sheriff’s deputy could get a new trial after the United States Supreme Court declined to review a ruling from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

On Tuesday, the Alabama House passed a consumer protection bill to ban the distribution of illegal sexualized content via artificial intelligence and provide remedies for victims.

Two people are facing federal charges after a grand jury indicted them in two separate child exploitation cases.

The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill on Tuesday requiring all licensed day care centers to adopt anaphylaxis response policies and to receive training in administering emergency allergic reaction interventions.

The Freedom Foundation, a national non-profit organization that has defended and represented public union employees nationwide, has come to Alabama ready to take on the Alabama Education Association (AEA).

State Rep. Reed Ingram (R-Pike Road) is moving forward with his effort to restore voluntary prayer and devotion time in schools. House Bill 511 (HB511) will be up for a vote in the House State Government Committee on Wednesday.

The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Chickasaw man in connection with a possible child porn case.

R.B. Walker resigned recently as Alabama Power’s governmental affairs director to pursue other opportunities.

With combat operations against Iran now intensifying daily, Americans are expressing concerns about the possibility of placing U.S. troops in the Middle Eastern country for an extended conflict.

Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) applauded Alabama Attorney General and Senate candidate Steve Marshall for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to the voters of Alabama to oppose and vote against tax hikes.

Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed the next chairman of the Madison County Commission, following the retirement of former chairman Mac McCutcheon on March 1.

The Oxford Police Department arrested two men in connection to the Quintard Mall shooting Saturday.