Saturday, June 13, 2026

ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns Supreme Court blocks state’s plan to carry out nitrogen hypoxia execution Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant

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Legislature

Senate committee advances bill to rename Gulf of Mexico despite Democratic pushback

Lawmakers voted Tuesday to align Alabama with federal naming conventions, adopting the name Gulf of America despite concerns over historical accuracy.

March 4, 2026

Voting challenges and election problem or voter suppression and campaign vote concept as ballots at a polling station as a maze blocking and disenfranchise a democratic right in a democracy

Senate Judiciary Committee passes bills on voting rights restoration, increased criminal penalties

The Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee approved measures streamlining voting rights restoration for felons and increasing penalties for reckless endangerment and illegal handicap parking.

January 22, 2026

Alabama Senate committee passes bill to limit protest in the state

The bill, SB247, would effectively outlaw protesting outside of an individual's residence in Alabama.

April 3, 2025