What happened, why it matters and what's next with the Speaker's move; Thinking about special sessions;
Another prominent, long-serving lawmaker not seeking reelection; Dayne Cutrell to Maynard; Watson Donald to Shelby; ACCS shoring up security reporting.
House Speaker Mac McCutcheon will not run again for his House District 25 seat and will therefore also be retiring as speaker after the 2022 elections.
State making progress to reach 500,000 newly credentialed workers; RIP Sonny Callahand; How does moratorium affect high-vacancy Alabama? Bipartisan infrastructure deal appears back on track after Biden walk-back; US airstrikes target Iran-backed militias in Syria, Iraq
Congressional bargainers said Thursday they've agreed to a bipartisan framework for overhauling policing procedures, producing an upbeat but bare-bones statement that provided no details, conceded that disagreements remained and left uncertain their prospects for crafting a compromise that has eluded them for a year.
'Words cannot explain' tragedy of crash; Kids Count: Alabama 47th in nation for child well-being; Sorrell makes Auditor bid official; Supreme Court win for college athletes in compensation case; Fight over filibuster to begin on elections overhaul bill
Term-limited State Auditor Jim Zeigler is forming an "exploratory committee" to “test the water” as a possible GOP challenger to Gov. Kay Ivey next year.
Investigators seek answers in 'horrific' crash; Biden and Congress return for summer grind; Inflation: the policy and the politics; 'Obamacare' survives again: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge; Lee County man shot, killed after pointing gun at police
An Associated Press investigation into firearms missing from the U.S. armed services shows at least 39 guns disappeared or were recovered in Alabama between 2010 and 2019.
Two years ago, the Alabama Legislature passed and Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law a plan to allow utilities to use their existing infrastructure to expand high-speed broadband internet into underserved rural areas of the state. By piggybacking fiber cables on the vast networks of electricity lines, the thought went, it could help allay the costs of running fiber and reduce barriers to expansion.
Club for Growth PAC, the campaign arm of the Washington, D.C.-based conservative group, endorsed Congressman Mo Brooks, R-AL5, in the race for U.S. Senate.
'Retain Alabama' effort looks to keep college grads home; Border wall: Biden returns diverted defense money; SCOTUS could consider case on race in college admissions; What if? College Football Playoff matchups in 12-team format;
State of the State House: Officials consider what to do with building in disrepair; Another COVID side effect: Many kids head to summer school; Biden ends GOP infrastructure talks; In Mexico, Harris defends against criticism over border; Feds gauging interest in Gulf of Mexico wind power
Alabama's lagging vaccination rates a concern; Katie Britt announces run for U.S. Senate; New testing, 'implied consent' law changes target drugged drivers; Harris to Guatemalans: 'Do not come. Do not come'; Saban inks new 8-year deal through 2028 season
In a campaign announcement video released Tuesday, Britt said she would "put Alabama First and never apologize for it, championing pro-jobs policies that increase opportunity for hardworking families in every corner of our state. Because we don’t just need a senator from Alabama, we need a Senator for Alabama.”
Congress returns; Pendergrass to challenge Dismukes for State House; Alabama Air National Guard gets first female general; Testimony: Man led police to son's body after public plea; Selma-to-Montgomery march camps top list of endangered sites
