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Dodd, Pappas appointed to Alabama Ethics Commission

The Alabama Senate approved two new appointments to the Ethics Commission this week.

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Bill allowing some illegal immigrants to attend college stalls in Senate, doesn’t become law

Legislation allowing illegal immigrants to attend college in Alabama stalled in the Senate in the final days of the 2024 legislative session and didn’t become law.

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Solar storms now through weekend could cause Northern Lights in Alabama, electrical problems

An unusual solar storm hitting this weekend could cause Northern Lights over Alabama and electrical problems.

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SCOTUS rules in favor of AG Marshall following seizure of cars involved in alleged drug crimes

The U.S. Supreme Court took up two Alabama cases where plaintiffs loaned their vehicles to people who were arrested on drug charges.

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Ivey signs ranked-choice voting ban into law

Gov. Kay Ivey signed Senate Bill 186, sponsored by State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur), to protect the integrity of Alabama elections by banning the use of ranked-choice voting on Friday.

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House Speaker Ledbetter not interested in pursuing gambling next year – 'We gave it every effort we can'

After a bitter and contentious battle in the legislature over a proposed gambling package that ultimately died in the Senate, House leadership has no interest in pursuing the issue in the next session. 

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Update: Impact spreads in Jefferson County after major water main ruptures

A major water main ruptured in Forestdale, Alabama Friday and is off. Northern Jefferson County is impacted. The biggest concern is water pressure for fire hydrants.

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'Unwarranted,' 'Unacceptable': Tuberville, Britt pen letter to Mexican government over mistreatment of Alabama-based Vulcan Materials Company

Alabama's U.S. Senators are demanding action regarding the Mexican government’s mistreatment of Alabama-based Vulcan Materials Company two years after the Mexican government illegally invaded and shut down Vulcan’s deep-water port in Quintana Roo.

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Gambling constitutional amendment dies with the Senate declining to vote before sine die

The 2024 legislative session ended on Thursday without the Senate taking another vote on a gambling constitutional amendment developed by a conference committee last week.

House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter. Alabama News
RIP GAMBLING 2024: House closes session by approving the education budget after a last-minute gambling push

The Alabama House of Representatives closed out the 2024 regular legislative session Thursday after briefly holding up the Education Trust Fund budget in hopes of securing a compromise on the now-dead gambling package.

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Library obscenity bill dies in Senate: ‘The problem is not going to go away’

A bill removing school and public library obscenity exceptions died in the Senate without receiving a vote on the final day of the session Thursday.

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Advocacy groups sue Prattville Library board over sexually explicit books policies

A collection of groups and individuals have filed a lawsuit against the Prattville-Autauga Library Board over its policies for regulating and placing potentially obscene or sexually explicit children’s books.

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'The Funniest Man in America,' James Gregory, dies one day before scheduled Hoover performance

Comedian legend James Gregory, also known as "The Funniest Man in America," died Thursday of cardiac complications. He had just turned 78 on Monday.

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Home of Vietnam veteran and his family destroyed in east Alabama storm

A line of storms tore through central Alabama Thursday leaving behind significant damage in Randolph County and destroying at least one home in the Swagg community

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Freedom From Religion Foundation strikes again; Outraged over faith-based recovery program director speaking at Elmore County school

For the second day in a row, the national group, Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF), is going after an Alabama entity.

State Rep. Chris Blackshear. Alabama News
House passes ETF supplemental after bashing Senate for killing gambling package – 'This House bows down to the Senate too often'

The Alabama House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve the Education Trust Fund supplemental appropriations conference substitute, but not before several lawmakers followed a session trend of blasting the Senate for its failure to pass gambling legislation.

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Alabama bans lab-grown meat: 'Take your fake meat elsewhere'

Alabama became the second state in the nation to ban lab-grown meat after Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill yesterday prohibiting and providing criminal penalties for anyone who sells, manufactures, or distributes lab-grown meat. 

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Britt introduces MOMS Act, aims to strengthen families, require child support during pregnancy

U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) was one of three Senators who introduced the More Opportunities for Moms to Succeed (MOMS) Act ahead of Mother’s Day.

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American Idol Top 5 Triston Harper takes center stage back home in Alabama May 12-14

15-year-old Triston Harper of McIntosh, Alabama will compete in American Idol’s Top 5 on Sunday, May 12 at 7 p.m. on ABC. He will be feted with three events back home in Alabama.

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Elmore County's Deborah Stringfellow named Alabama 2024 ‘Teacher of the Year’

First of her family to graduate college, and first to graduate high school. Now, Deborah Stringfellow of Elmore County has been named Alabama Teacher of the Year.

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'The word 'boy' has become toxic to the left': Britt slams the Boy Scouts of America over 'woke' rebrand

As a mother of two children, U.S. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) said it was “a sad day” when the Boy Scouts of America announced it would be rebranding to be more “inclusive.”

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Senate kills post-election audit bill

The Alabama Senate voted to carry over legislation requiring post-election audits on Wednesday.

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Senate approves Carlee Russell-inspired bill increasing penalty for false reporting of a crime

The Alabama Senate passed House Bill 82, a bill enhancing the penalties for falsely reporting a crime to law enforcement, on Wednesday.

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Ivey signs public records reform bill into law

Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed a bill to set specific timelines that public entities in Alabama must follow when responding to public records requests into law on Wednesday.

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Alabama’s second nitrogen hypoxia execution scheduled for September

The nitrogen hypoxia execution of Alan Eugene Miller is scheduled to take place between 12 a.m. on September 26 and midnight on September 27.

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House passes Farm Center bill after lawmakers voice frustrations with Senate

The Alabama House of Representatives voted to concur with a conference committee substitute creating a corporation to govern an Alabama Farm Center property in Jefferson County after a brief standoff surrounding votes on the likely-dead gambling legislation.

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Lawmaker skeptical after reports of hundreds of Haitians bussed to Cullman for work

Citizens in Cullman want to know what is going on after news that hundreds of Haitians lined up this week at the Cullman Career Center for jobs.

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