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Japan PM Takaichi dissolves parliament for snap election
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Japan PM Takaichi dissolves parliament for snap election

  • Kyoko Hasegawa and Julien Girault AFP
  • Updated 41 mins ago

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi dissolved parliament on Friday ahead of a snap election on February 8, counting on her cabinet's high poll numbers to steer her otherwise unpopular ruling party to victory.

National News

Report: Third-party litigation funding affects affordability

  • By Chris Dickerson | Legal Newsline
  • Updated Jan 22, 2026

WASHINGTON – A new report shows how third-party litigation financing is driving up costs for American consumers and families more than $600 per household annually when affordability remains a top concern across the country. 

WATCH: Trump says he plans to send out $2,000 tariff checks without Congress
National News

WATCH: Trump says he plans to send out $2,000 tariff checks without Congress

  • By Brett Rowland | The Center Square
  • Updated Jan 20, 2026

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he could bypass Congress to send $2,000 tariff rebate checks to some Americans.

Ivey signs order to participate in federal education tax program
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Ivey signs order to participate in federal education tax program

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Jan 19, 2026

Last week Governor Kay Ivey signed an executive order for Alabama to participate in the new Federal Education Freedom Tax Credit program, also…

National News

Report: Americans pay for 96% of Trump's foreign tariffs

  • By Brett Rowland | The Center Square
  • Updated Jan 19, 2026

(The Center Square) – New research shows Americans are paying almost the entire cost of President Donald Trump's tariffs, directly challenging his repeated assertion that foreign nations absorb the burden.

Whitfield reaches $750K cap for donations in state's new Rural Hospital Investment Program
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Whitfield reaches $750K cap for donations in state's new Rural Hospital Investment Program

  • Cindy Fisher
  • Updated Jan 19, 2026

Whitfield Regional Hospital in Demopolis has reached the $750,000 threshold for donations as part of the state’s new Alabama Rural Hospital In…

Selma hires Alabama Department of Revenue to handle its tax collections
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Selma hires Alabama Department of Revenue to handle its tax collections

  • By Brad Fisher
  • Updated Jan 19, 2026

The city of Selma is $1.7 million behind on collecting taxes, and they’ve hired the state to bring the money in.

Eyes on elections, legislative leaders expect to move quickly this session
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Eyes on elections, legislative leaders expect to move quickly this session

  • By Mary Sell
  • Jan 12, 2026

Senate Majority Leader Steve Livingston says the Alabama Legislature has a concise list of objectives for its annual session that starts Tuesday.

Montgomery County Commission tables plan to divert part of one-cent sales tax from public schools
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Montgomery County Commission tables plan to divert part of one-cent sales tax from public schools

  • By Nathan Prewett
  • Updated Jan 11, 2026

The Montgomery County Commission tabled a proposal to divert a portion of sales tax revenue from Montgomery Public Schools at their Jan. 6 meeting.  

Montgomery, Greene counties defend SSUT against ongoing lawsuit
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Montgomery, Greene counties defend SSUT against ongoing lawsuit

  • Nathan Prewett
  • Jan 9, 2026

The Montgomery and Greene county commissions have spoken out in favor of the state Simplified Sellers Use Tax or SSUT amid a lawsuit that seek…

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