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…

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A pre-filed bill for the 2026 legislative session seeks to increase sanctions for Alabama cities removing or renaming historical monuments…
The Alabama Securities Commission has opened an investigation into the possible impact of a Ponzi scheme run by Brant Frost…
Alabama’s Board of Pardons and Paroles finalized and issued their new parole guidelines on Thursday, following years of delays. There…
The chair of the Alabama Public Library Service board, John Wahl, issued a letter to library directors across the state…
Alabama families who applied to receive funds through Alabama’s new voucher-like school choice program — created by 2024 legislation, the…
Alabama schools stand to lose $68 million in federal grant money, following the Trump administration’s calls to freeze $6.8 billion…
University of Alabama professors and students spent time in court this week, asking a judge to file a preliminary injunction…
A proposed 4.5-million-square-foot data processing center has Bessemer residents worried about its ramifications, and could also threaten an already endangered…
The Alabama Attorney General’s Office has announced its plans to return to the U.S. Supreme Court for the third time…
The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” a megabill seeking to enact much of President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda, could…