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On Friday, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) unveiled his No More Funding for NPR Act of 2025 to prohibit federal funding for National Public Radio (NPR).

Now to March 14 is the best time for Alabama skywatchers to see an alignment of the moon and planets.

Let’s not kid ourselves – any fee imposed by the government is a tax.

While the ballot box has its season and the campaign trail its purpose, there remains this other, quieter necessity: the patient cultivation of ideas, like gardeners tending delicate shoots that may not flower for years.

Multiple agencies worked an operation Friday in Baldwin County leading to four arrests.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) gave the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) a $1.5 million federal grant to study the pain thresholds of transgenders. 

Northern District of Alabama U.S. Attorney Prim Escalona and three assistant U.S. Attorneys recently withdrew from a lawsuit challenging the state’s transgender minor surgery ban.

Earlier this week, the State Senate Veterans and Military Affairs Committee passed a bill that would change the State Board of Veterans Affairs and how the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs commissioner is appointed by a 5-2 margin.

The Auburn University board of trustees approved Jordan-Hare Stadium updates at their February meeting.

The Alabama House Judiciary Committee advanced legislation on Thursday that would require parental consent before administering vaccines to minors.

Although it is the very preliminary stage of the 2026 election cycle, some of the contests for statewide offices are beginning to take shape, including the race for attorney general.

Coming off a decisive 98-70 win over Oklahoma on Tuesday, the top-ranked Auburn Tigers are set to host another top 10 showdown with No. 6 Florida making the trip to Neville Arena on Saturday. 

The Alabama Senate on Friday announced the appointment of State Sen. Lance Bell (R-Pell City) as chair of the Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee and other committee assignments.

The issue of parental rights is one of the greatest of our political time, for the line between the duties of the state and the duties of parents in relation to children is increasingly blurred.

Two historic murals are being removed from the Mobile Civic Center and preserved.

The University of Alabama System Board of Trustees today appointed Sid J. Trant as chancellor of the University of Alabama (UA) System, granting him a permanent spot after serving as interim chancellor for nearly a year.

U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) will be joining President Donald Trump at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Sunday.

Hoover City Councilman Casey Middlebrooks announced, “It has been an honor to serve on the Hoover City Council, and I humbly ask for your continued trust and support as I seek reelection.”

A child in second grade was in possession of a firearm when it accidentally discharged during afternoon dismissal.

In response to accusations from the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts board, the City of Montgomery denied allegations of wrongdoing by Mayor Steven Reed and his office while making false statements about 1819 News’ coverage of the controversy that brought this conflict to light.

Alabama carried out its first execution of the year on Thursday evening, by putting Demetrius Frazier to death via nitrogen hypoxia for the 1991 rape and murder of a Birmingham woman.

Amid lawmaker shoutouts and multiple mentions of the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, Gov. Kay Ivey made a peculiar declaration during her State of the State address on Tuesday.

Yes, closing the Department of Education may present some challenges. But if it helps us rediscover that parents are some of the best teachers children have, then the children of our nation may be a whole lot better off than they have been in recent decades.

New legislation filed by State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore) would allow a state authority overseeing prison construction to borrow an additional $500 million.

Jackson Healthcare, one of the nation’s providers of healthcare workforce services, announced that its parent company, Jackson Investment Group, will provide a debtor in possession loan to Jackson Hospital & Clinic, enabling it to remain open to serve the Montgomery community as it undergoes Chapter 11 bankruptcy and reorganization proceedings.

Gov. Kay Ivey released her proposed budget recommendations for the 2026 fiscal year on Wednesday, with increased funding for the state’s General Fund (GF) and Education Trust Fund (ETF), while state leaders advised caution due to anticipated revenue slowing.

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Monrovia) announced on Thursday that Ella Sullins has been promoted to chief of staff.