WASHINGTON — The U.S House passed the final package of spending bills Thursday, with a close margin on the Department of Homeland Security bill, after most Democrats, including the two from Alabama, opposed it for lacking stronger restrictions on immigration enforcement.
Black ice and slick roads are possibilities as winter weather is projected to strike in Alabama this weekend, said a statement from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).Â
An Alabama House committee Wednesday passed a bill that would implement screen time limits for children under the age of five in licensed child care facilities.
WASHINGTON — As efforts to ban stock trading by members of Congress ramp up this year, one Alabama lawmaker, Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Birmingham, ranked as one of the top portfolio performers in Congress in 2025.
Last week Governor Kay Ivey signed an executive order for Alabama to participate in the new Federal Education Freedom Tax Credit program, also known as the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A proposal in the Alabama Legislature would allow retired state law enforcement officers to work as sheriff’s deputies, city police officers and school bus drivers without disrupting their retirement pay.
An Alabama House committee Wednesday approved two bills that would expand the list of criminal offenses eligible for the death penalty.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – During her final State of the State Address Tuesday evening, Gov. Kay Ivey proposed a 2% pay raise for educators and state employees and more money for the state’s new school choice program.
Senate Majority Leader Steve Livingston says the Alabama Legislature has a concise list of objectives for its annual session that starts Tuesday.
Criminal justice reform advocacy groups plan to support bills targeting parole, prison conditions and the death penalty in the 2026 Alabama legislative session.
Grant applications are open for the Alabama State Council on the Arts' Operating Support program for the fiscal year 2027.Â
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Several Alabama Democratic candidates for Congress gathered Wednesday at the party’s state headquarters to sign qualifying documents for the upcoming midterm elections.
Alabama’s tax collections remain among the lowest in the nation, making it harder for local governments to fund education and other services, according to a recent report from the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA).
An Alabama lawmaker has pre-filed a bill for the 2026 legislative session that would limit screen time for children.
The next two weeks may see a dramatic increase in the number of flu cases following the holiday season.Â
The Senator chair for Alabama’s education budget committee is working on drafting a bill that could change how some higher education institutions are funded.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – This week’s Sunday Night Football broadcast on NBC featured one of the season’s most competitive, high-flying matchups between the San Francisco 49ers and the Chicago Bears.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Applications for Alabama’s CHOOSE Act education savings account program will open Jan. 2 for new families who want to participate in the 2026–27 school year, state officials announced. Families already using CHOOSE Act fund…
Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) has co-introduced a bipartisan legislation with Rep. Adrian Smith (NE-03) that will supposedly expand access to cardiac rehabilitation care.Â
The Alabama Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Board Thursday approved an emergency, temporary rule regulating the sale of consumable hemp products, over the opposition of a state representative who sponsored the law leading to the regulation.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – State Rep. Phillip Ensler, D-Montgomery, is preparing to announce a run for lieutenant governor, according to sources with knowledge of his plans.
Alabama football great A.J. McCarron is no longer running for lieutenant governor, his campaign announced today.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package Monday — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader…
Amid ongoing federal and state attempts to limit access to vaccines or loosen vaccination requirements, data shows that Alabama has fallen below national averages for children being up to date on some vaccines.
The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) has released its report of traffic fatalities and violations for the 2025 Thanksgiving holiday.Â
