Roundup: State grocery tax break ends this week
After a two-month break, Alabama’s grocery tax will be back in effect starting July 1, meaning that Alabamians can expect…

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After a two-month break, Alabama’s grocery tax will be back in effect starting July 1, meaning that Alabamians can expect…
Community members are questioning the conditions inside Birmingham City Jail after two inmates died within three days at the facility.…
Auburn University’s Board of Trustees has voted to eliminate shared governance of the university between itself and the school’s faculty…
The U.S. Supreme Court weighed in last week on Alabama’s battle to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of the…
Federal judges last week blocked Alabama’s redistricting plans. The state was in the process of implementing a congressional map that…
Alabama’s statewide primary elections took place last week, giving voters the chance to pick the party nominees who will appear…
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last week that Alabama can move forward with congressional redistricting, allowing the state to eliminate…
Next week’s statewide primary elections got more confusing, in light of the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this week that Alabama…
Alabama lawmakers approved a bill during last week’s special legislative session that would allow the state to hold new primary…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced last week she will be calling a special legislative session focused on redrawing the state’s…