Roundup: Battle shaping up between Alabama cities, county commissioners over online sales tax
A new point of contention is emerging over the state’s internet sales tax system. While multiple cities in the state…
Roundup: Cost to remove confederate statues could rise significantly
A pre-filed bill for the 2026 legislative session seeks to increase sanctions for Alabama cities removing or renaming historical monuments…
Alabama parole board finalizes long-awaited guidelines
Alabama’s Board of Pardons and Paroles finalized and issued their new parole guidelines on Thursday, following years of delays. There…
State library board bans books related to ‘gender ideology’
The chair of the Alabama Public Library Service board, John Wahl, issued a letter to library directors across the state…
Families begin receiving inaugural CHOOSE Act funds subsidizing private education
Alabama families who applied to receive funds through Alabama’s new voucher-like school choice program — created by 2024 legislation, the…
Roundup: Millions in federal grants for Alabama schools frozen under Trump administration directive
Alabama schools stand to lose $68 million in federal grant money, following the Trump administration’s calls to freeze $6.8 billion…
Roundup: UA professors, students challenge Alabama’s anti-DEI, ‘divisive concepts’ bill in court
University of Alabama professors and students spent time in court this week, asking a judge to file a preliminary injunction…
Proposed Bessemer data center rallies residents, threatens endangered fish
A proposed 4.5-million-square-foot data processing center has Bessemer residents worried about its ramifications, and could also threaten an already endangered…
Roundup: Alabama planning third Supreme Court appeal in congressional redistricting suit
The Alabama Attorney General’s Office has announced its plans to return to the U.S. Supreme Court for the third time…