Latest Alabama state government News

Alabama supreme court grants breastfeeding women exemption from jury duty after public outcry

Jan. 18, 2025 13:50 PM EST

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Breastfeeding women in Alabama will be excused from jury duty, the state's highest court ordered unanimously on Friday, in response to public outcry from a mother who said that she was threatened with child protective services for bringing her nursing infant into court. ...

Lawsuit by college professors and students challenges Alabama's anti-DEI law

Jan. 14, 2025 18:48 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — University professors and students in Alabama filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging a new state law that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs at universities and put limits on how race and gender can be discussed in the college classroom. The...

New Statehouse has small construction delays, expected to be finished in 2026

Dec. 11, 2024 17:46 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Construction on a new Alabama Statehouse has been hit by delays but the new facility is still expected to be ready for the 2027 legislative session. Al.com reports that Retirement Systems of Alabama CEO David Bronner said the a portion of the project had to...

Alabama Senate Republicans pick Garlan Gudger as new Senate leader

Dec. 03, 2024 17:36 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Republicans in the Alabama Senate on Tuesday picked Sen. Garlan Gudger of Cullman to be the next Senate president pro tempore. Republicans named Gudger as their nominee after a closed-door meeting. The full Senate will elect the new pro tempore when...

Man who set off makeshift bomb outside Alabama attorney general's office sentenced to nine years

Nov. 21, 2024 18:14 PM EST

MONTOGMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who detonated a homemade explosive device outside the state attorney general's office was sentenced to nine years in federal prison on Thursday. Kyle Benjamin Douglas Calvert, 27, plead guilty in August to the charge of malicious use of an...

Greg Reed will step down as Alabama Senate leader and join Gov. Ivey's administration

Nov. 19, 2024 20:15 PM EST

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Reed is stepping down and joining Gov. Kay Ivey's administration, her office announced Tuesday. Reed will serve as a senior adviser and lead an overhaul of the Department of Labor, which under legislation passed...