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Mobile Baykeeper responded to a bill signed into law that restricts an agency from adopting environmental protection rules more stringent than federal regulations.

Jesse Battles, a former Republican candidate for Senate District 10, asked the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP) Steering Committee to restore his ballot access in the upcoming May primary.

Cason Williams, a six-year-old from Bay Minette, has made the big time.

Members of the Alabama Senate passed legislation on Thursday creating a new extracurricular religious instruction program in public schools.

Doug and Marinella Davis are sharing their homeschool story as part of an ongoing series from Governor Kay Ivey’s office spotlighting those using the CHOOSE Act.

Former Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is considering running for chairman of the Alabama Republican Party (ALGOP).

A Montgomery Police vehicle crashed into a Montgomery Academy student’s vehicle on Wednesday.

A competitive freight rail system is essential to keeping agriculture moving, prices stable and rural economies strong.

Thursday, State Rep. Mack Butler (R-Rainbow City) introduced legislation requiring the Alabama Public Service Commission to hold annual hearings.

On Thursday, Gov. Kay Ivey signed the "App Store Accountability Act."

The last portrait of the Alabama House of Representatives in the current Alabama State House was taken on Thursday.

Southern Company on Thursday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $416 million, or $0.38 per share, in 2025 compared with earnings of $534 million, or $0.49 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2024. 

America will find it’s way back to marriage and families if the younger generations are simply willing to embrace sacrificial love. Aside from the Biblical truth that marriage is a covenant made before God, sanctioned by God, and blessed by God, marriage also enables two selfish human beings to become more selfless.

The Alabama House Ways and Means Education Committee met on Wednesday and approved bills, including tax exemptions for nonprofits, college funding for veteran dependents, and a bill to support living organ donors.

Jeffrey Epstein was invited to the 2013 University of Alabama commencement ceremony by the family of John Alexander, a former UA student. Epstein also previously invited Alexander’s family to his island in 2011.

The House County and Municipal Government Committee gave a bill giving local control over library board appointments and removals a favorable report, with two amendments.

Gov. Kay Ivey was among state leaders at the grand opening of the Alabama Veterans Resource Center on Wednesday.

The Wedowee Utilities Board unanimously approved the termination of the employment of bookkeeper Brenda Boone during a meeting held on Wednesday.

Montgomery City Councilman Ed Grimes said on Wednesday he supports recently-filed legislation setting minimum staffing standards for law enforcement agencies in Montgomery.

The Senate Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development Committee took up and passed Speaker Pro-Tem Chris Pringle's (R-Mobile) bill authorizing appointees to remove and replace their appointments to boards and commissions.

After clawing back from an 18-point deficit, Auburn briefly held a lead, but the Tigers couldn’t finish as they dropped their fifth straight game to Mississippi State at Humphrey Coliseum on Wednesday night 91-85. 

No. 25 Alabama kept their win streak alive with a 117-115 double overtime thriller over No. 20 Arkansas.

U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) has secured another major endorsement in his campaign to become Alabama's next U.S. Senator.

Let Canada serve as a lesson. The government we elect must continue to fight for our way of life. If we let down our guard, someone will try to destroy everything we’ve built in our great state and country.

On Wednesday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall argued that sanctuary state laws have been largely to blame for the violent disorder in many major cities.

The Alabama House Ways and Means Education committee passed multiple bills on Wednesday that would allow activity from nonprofit programs to be tax-exempt.

During Tuesday's broadcast of Talk 99.5 FM's "Leland Live," Jeff Brumlow, a board member with Central Alabama Water, spoke with fill-in host Apryl Marie Fogel about the new water works board.