24 states, including Alabama, ask the Supreme Court to block new EPA rules on coal and gas power plant emissions ..read more

Recently recognized as the “Crime Stopper of the Year,” Rep. Treadaway will sit on a new committee on urban crime ..read more

Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville ignited controversy when he referred to recent immigrants as "garbage ..read more

The state is administering the grant using funds made available by the U.S. Department of Justice ..read more

The updated policy bars sexually explicit content from shelves designated for minors ..read more

Sen. Vivian Figures said state legislators “need to spend some time in these prisons ... without any protection ..read more

Governor Kay Ivey awarded over $3 million in grants to help lower energy costs for low-income residents, giving priority to the elderly, people with disabilities and families with children. The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs administers the grants from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  The funds will go toward the Weatherization Assistance Program, which helps residents lower their bills by making their homes more energy efficient.  This could include anything from assisting with code compliance to installing carbon mono ..read more

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday. Alabama’s entire Congressional delegation was in attendance. In what Alabama Congressman Gary Palmer called a “great speech,” Netanyahu maintained that “Israel does not seek to resettle Gaza.” But immediately after stating this, he declared that “for the foreseeable future, we must retain overriding security control.” Netanyahu has also tacitly and explicitly supported illegal settlements in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as prime minister. In his speech, the Israeli Prime Minister called pro ..read more

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall cut a ceremonial ribbon on Wednesday, as attendees celebrated both the park enhancements at Garden City River Park and the new Garden City Fire Station, the first major projects completed with funds from the Tyson Settlement. The park improvements include a new kayak launch, restroom facility and trails, as well as expanded parking and better public water access. These were funded through the court settlement reached by the state and Tyson Farms after an illegal wastewater discharge at the company’s facility in Hanceville in 2019. “T ..read more

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management Dr. Steve Feldgus traveled to Alabama Wednesday to announce more than $20.4 million in fiscal year 2023 funding from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to address dangerous and polluting abandoned mine lands (AML), create good-paying, family-sustaining jobs, and catalyze economic opportunity in Alabama.   Yesterday’s announcement builds on more than $20.4 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda allocated to the Alabama in fiscal year 2022. In addition to today’s announcement, more tha ..read more