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ALDOT: Bill would cripple Alabama roads and bridges, endanger public safety

MONTGOMERY -- The Alabama Department of Transportation has come out against proposed legislation allowing heavier truck axle weights for large trucks. According to ALDOT, Senate...

Tuberville pushes bill to bolster rural broadband, prevent taxation of deployment grants

WASHINGTON – As access to broadband advances through the state and the country, Sen. Tommy Tuberville reintroduced legislation to ensure rural communities can take...

Pharmacies across Alabama to participate in walkout for PBM reform

MONTGOMERY -- In what they are calling a "necessary" move, pharmacists around the state are staging a walkout Tuesday in support of pharmacy benefit...

Aderholt cosponsors bill requiring US to fly American-made flags

WASHINGTON – In what he calls a "commonsense step in putting American manufacturing first," U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt is cosponsoring legislation that would require...

Britt boosts bipartisan legislation that would allow clergy to opt in to Social Security

WASHINGTON — In a move to provide a "dignified retirement" for clergy, Sen. Katie Britt joined Sen. Maggie Hassan in reintroducing the bipartisan "Clergy...

Guest opinion: Tax breaks for athletes? NIL exemption should be punted

Last week, State Rep. Joe Lovvorn filed a bill that, if passed, would make earnings of college athletes in the state of Alabama through Name,...

Strong, Tuberville legislation aims to protect America’s agricultural land from China, other adversaries

WASHINGTON — Citing agriculture as a key part of national security, U.S. Rep. Dale Strong reintroduced today the Protecting America’s Agricultural Land from Foreign...

North Alabama school systems support Strong legislation to ‘promote patriotism’

WASHINGTON — School districts across North Alabama have endorsed proposed legislation requiring a daily Pledge of Allegiance and the American flag to be "prominently...

Tuberville legislation would eliminate Reagan-era tax on Social Security

WASHINGTON – In a move to erase a law signed by former President Ronald Reagan, U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville and Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.) introduced...

Bill would continue state wiretapping program named for fallen Huntsville police officer

MONTGOMERY -- A bill to continue the state wiretapping program first enacted in 2022 has been introduced in the Alabama House. The legislation (HB137)...