Tense final days of session have Alabama Senate GOP considering rules changes
May 21, 2025
The Alabama Senate is likely to consider changing the rules on how long senators can debate and delay legislation.
State audit finds 29 ‘significant’ issues with Alabama Music Hall of Fame, referred to AG
May 20, 2025
A recent audit of the state-run Alabama Music Hall of Fame found 29 significant issues with spending, including thousands spent on travel and meals, an improperly awarded bonus and other matters of noncompliance with state laws.
‘Stranded’: Alabama education bills that ran out of time
May 20, 2025
Nearly two dozen education-related bills were stranded without needed votes in the final days of the legislative session.
New laws expanding police immunity, electronic monitoring of delinquent juveniles
May 19, 2025
Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed the last two of three remaining bills in her anti-crime bill package.
Ivey signs THC product regulation bill into law
May 16, 2025
Carried by Rep. Andy Whitt, R-Harvest, the bill will impose a THC cap of 10 milligrams per serving for edibles and beverages, will ban any smokable hemp products and prohibit use for those under age 21.
Craig Carlisle to be nominated for SBC 2nd vice president
May 16, 2025
Craig Carlisle, Alabama Baptist State Convention president and director of missions for Etowah Baptist Association, will be nominated for Southern Baptist Convention second vice president by Pastor Jared Cornutt in June.
New law to boost energy infrastructure, industrial development in Alabama
May 16, 2025
Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law Wednesday the Powering Growth Act, a bill designed to accelerate energy infrastructure projects to boost industrial development in Alabama, particularly its rural areas.
Bills on religious instruction, pronouns and prayer fail to pass in Alabama’s 2025 session
May 15, 2025
Alabama lawmakers did a lot of new things for K-12 and higher education during the 2025 legislative session, but they also left several high-profile proposals on the table.
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