Alabama Senate sends bill to limit data center tax breaks to governor
The measure aims to trim generous incentives, while including new language to allow longer abatements for community infrastructure investments.
House approves roting rights restoration transparency bill
SB24 requires the state to post instructions for formerly incarcerated individuals seeking ballot access and publicly notify individuals who've had their rights restored.
House passes bill aimed at discretion, fairness in parole revocation procedures
SB54 would give the state parole board authority to reconsider parole revocations for minor parole violations or new charges that are dismissed.
Alabama leaders mourn attorney, civil rights legend, J. Mason Davis Jr.
Davis, one of Birmingham's first Black attorneys, was a trailblazing civil rights advocate who fought against segregation and voter suppression.
House passes bill to allow repurposing oil wells for alternative energy
Lawmakers passed legislation authorizing the Oil and Gas Board to approve projects which transform abandoned fossil fuel infrastructure into geothermal or hydroelectric facilities.
House committee OKs Alabama Voting Rights Act
Lawmakers advanced a package to guarantee early voting, eliminate absentee ballot restrictions and automatically restore ballot access for some returning from incarceration.
Cancer researchers highlight findings, push for funding at Alabama capitol
University scientists and advocates met in Montgomery to showcase biomedical advancements and request lawmakers work to fund research for future life-saving therapies.
U.S. Navy invests $30M in Alabama maritime workforce training
State leaders celebrated a new initiative expanding specialized curricula at four Alabama community colleges in order to boost submarine manufacturing.
USDA highlights support programs for Alabama farmers hit by severe weather
The federal agency offered technical and financial assistance resources to agricultural workers recovering from recent tornadoes, snow and hail.
Rep. Strong slams Senate for DHS shutdown, drawing opponent’s criticism
Both the Republican incumbent and a challenger vying for District 5's Democratic nomination decried the shutdown, while splitting on the crisis's cause.