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Labor force participation in September unchanged at 57.5%, unemployment up to 2.9%

Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Marty Redden announced on Friday that Alabama’s labor force participation rate for September held steady at 57.5%. 

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U.S. Rep. Strong seeking answers for Biden's 'irresponsibly focused funding' in wake of hurricane damage

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) recently joined other Republican members of the House Homeland Security Committee in demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security for poorly prioritizing federal funds in the aftermath of Hurricanes Milton and Helene.

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Laura Clark: The Reformation and free speech

Thanks to Luther, we are no longer tied to the Catholic church by necessity. We can disagree and not be burned at the stake. We can now all read the Bible for ourselves and interpret it ourselves. But we still face barriers to speaking the truth.

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Football coach who won legal battle over midfield prayer to headline Eagle Forum’s 2024 Banquet

This event is a unique opportunity to hear more about Joe’s journey and the newly restored religious liberties we can now enjoy.

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Former Homeland Security agent discusses human trafficking in Baldwin County

Retired Homeland Security special agent Angelo Fermo spoke to Eagle Forum Baldwin County about human trafficking and what he has witnessed.

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‘Justice has been served’: State carries out lethal injection of man who massacred five

On Thursday evening, The Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) successfully carried out the lethal injection execution of Derrick Dearman, who was convicted of murdering five of his girlfriend's relatives with an axe and gun.

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FBI arrests Athens man for allegedly hacking SEC’s X account to post about Bitcoin

An Alabama man was arrested by the FBI on Thursday in Athens on charges related to the January hack of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s social media account on X.

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Tuberville: Kamala came across 'like a crazy ex-girlfriend' in Fox News' Baier interview

In a recent appearance on Fox Business Network's "Kudlow," U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) blasted Vice President Kamala Harris for her recent interview with Fox News Channel's "Special Report" anchor Bret Baier, saying she came across like a "crazy ex-girlfriend."

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Ken King: Alabama and its cities – a matter of priorities

While Hoover’s leaders are busy cutting ribbons and attending groundbreakings, they are neglecting the needs of the very community they are supposed to serve.

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Allen Keller: A treatise on fall

For some reason, I took notice of a wheat field on the way to work recently, watched it grow from small, green sprouts to taller, much greener stalks, beginning to fade from pale green to yellow and finally to a shade so golden brown you could almost break them off and eat them like a crust of bread.

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Legislative salaries to increase to $62K in 2025, highest in South

Salaries for all Alabama legislators will increase to $62,212 in 2025.

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Linden Bypass project on track for fall 2025 completion

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) reported progress on Gov. Kay Ivey's West Alabama Highway initiative.

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AG Marshall attends murder trial for Lowndes County Sheriff 'Big John' Williams

The trial is underway for William Chase Johnson, the man charged with capital murder in the 2019 shooting death of Lowndes County Sheriff “Big John” Williams.

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AG Marshall files brief opposing EPA emissions restrictions — 'The Biden-Harris Administration has declared war on American energy'

Attorney General Steve Marshall recently filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to stop the Biden administration’s plans to impose emissions standards on truck manufacturers.

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State set to execute convicted mass axe murderer Derrick Dearman Thursday night

The State of Alabama is set to carry out its fifth execution of the year tonight with the scheduled lethal injection of Derrick Dearman, who was convicted of murdering five of his girlfriend's relatives with an axe and gun.

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Another teen charged with Montgomery murder in increasingly troubling trend of teen murder suspects

In an increasingly troubling trend in the state’s capital city, another teenager has been charged with murder in the case of a July shooting that left one 16-year-old dead and another seriously injured.

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Birmingham's Five Points South mass shooting suspect charged in multiple homicides spanning three days

Birmingham Police said a suspect in the deadly Five Points South mass shooting could be responsible for six deaths in three days.

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U.S. Rep. Strong: Americans need to know how the Biden-Harris administration is blocking state attempts to ensure only U.S. citizens can vote

Why is the Biden administration fighting states that try to remove non-citizens from voting?

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More stringent requirements for continued unemployment benefits on the docket for 2025 legislative session

Legislation adding requirements for those collecting unemployment benefits has been filed in the Alabama House of Representatives for the 2025 legislative session.

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Sources: State Sen. Vivian Figures to run for Mobile mayor

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson's announcement last month that he would not seek another term as his city's chief executive shook up the political landscape in the southern part of the state.

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State Sen. Elliott warns of possible ‘unintended consequences’ from Baldwin County Commission’s hearing aid tax cut

The Baldwin County Commission’s recent elimination of sales tax on hearing aids could lead to a larger revenue loss for the county than previously expected, according to State Sen. Chris Elliott (R-Josephine).

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Montgomery Mayor Reed applauds demise of Alabama's non-citizen voter purge — 'Tactics that suppress or intimidate voters'

Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed swiftly came out with full-throated support of a recent decision by a federal judge requiring Secretary of State Wes Allen to halt a state program to purge non-citizen voters from the state’s rolls ahead of the November presidential election.

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SBVA board member disputes claim ADVA commissioner Kent Davis vote was 'manipulated'

State Board of Veterans Affairs members were pressured and "manipulated" into unanimously passing a motion asking Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner Kent Davis to reconsider his plans to resign at the end of the year, according to SBVA vice chair Scott Gedling.

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'It's not Mobile 'City' Library' — Mobile Councilman Carroll backs local library wait-and-see approach on explicit material guideline compliance despite risk to funding

The director of the Mobile Public Library addressed the Mobile City Council Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, explaining the library's purpose and mission, which she said is to inform, entertain and inspire.

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South Baldwin Regional Medical Center renamed following addition of new wing

The South Baldwin Regional Medical Center is now Baldwin Health Hospital.

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Montgomery City Council entertains high school student's proposal to change city's 'culturally insensitive' flag for Confederate symbolism

After collecting over 1,300 signatures on an online petition, a Montgomery high school student asked the city council to approve changing the Montgomery City flag, which he claims harkens to the Confederacy.

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Ivey backs effort supporting state bans on transgender operations for minors — 'Nothing controversial about protecting our children'

Governor Kay Ivey recently joined nine Republican governors in an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in defense of a case before SCOTUS determining the future of a Tennessee law banning transgender surgeries and medications for minors, which will have major implications for a similar law in Alabama.

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