MONTGOMERY – Saying Alabamians are “tired of the Legislature’s lack of action,” members of the House Gaming Study Group presented details Wednesday on gaming legislation, which will be introduced in […]

MONTGOMERY – As a former educator, Gov. Kay Ivey has focused on education during her time as governor. In her State of the State Address, Ivey emphasized that when she […]

GUNTERSVILLE — It may have been raining Tuesday, but it didn’t rain on state Sen.-elect Wes Kitchens’ election day parade. Kitchens emerged as the winner in a three-candidate Republican special […]

HUNTSVILLE — A newly released poll shows a tight contest in the Alabama House District 10 race between Democrat Marilyn Lands and Republican Teddy Powell. The internal poll released by […]

GUNTERSVILLE — Polls are open today for the state Senate District 9 Republican special primary. They opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m. District 9 includes parts […]

MONTGOMERY — There’s been quite a political shakeup in Montgomery with repercussions felt in the Tennessee Valley. In the wake of State Sen. Clay Scofield’s resignation Monday, State Rep. Wes […]

State Representative David Cole was booked into the Madison County Jail on Tuesday. Sources informed 256 Today last week that Cole was expected to be indicted on charges in connection […]

MONTGOMERY — Seven members of the Alabama House of Representatives were appointed to committees following the vacancy left by Rep. Kyle South (R-Fayette) at the end of the 2023 legislative […]

MONTGOMERY — State lawmakers are gearing up for a special session to redraw the state’s congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the current map violates the Voting […]

  Off The Record: The latest rumors and rumblings in North Alabama End of the road for Cooper?  In light of the many ongoing troubles plaguing Alabama Department of Transportation […]

MONTGOMERY — With the booming population growth in North Alabama, comes growing court dockets. To meet the demand, the Legislature approved adding judgeships to areas needed most, marking a compromise […]

  The taxpayer wins  Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth and House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels will be on the Mount Rushmore of Alabama tax cuts. They both brought bold, bipartisan proposals […]

MONTGOMERY – Calling the Education Trust Fund a “historic investment,” Gov. Kay Ivey signed the state’s budgets Thursday, including the General Fund and the supplemental and the Education Trust Fund […]

MONTGOMERY — State lawmakers reached a final agreement Thursday on how to cut the grocery tax.  As prices have risen across the board, Alabama’s 4% sales tax on food has […]

MONTGOMERY — As tax cuts continue to carry the thunder of the legislative session’s final days, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle made a timely push to become the […]

Off The Record: Latest rumors and rumblings in North Alabama Clock strikes 2 for lawmakers The most productive day of the 2023 legislative session took place yesterday. And last night. […]

HUNTSVILLE — With Redstone Arsenal in his House district, State Rep. James Lomax has a special interest in keeping Chinese-made drones out of the state. Lomax (R-Huntsville) has introduced House […]

MONTGOMERY — A bill has been introduced by a Decatur legislator that would give local school boards more flexibility over required instructional days throughout the year. If passed, districts would […]

As we round out the month of April, which marks National Financial Literacy Month, we were proud to see the Alabama Legislature pass legislation requiring public school students to complete […]

HUNTSVILLE — Former state legislator Mike Ball is kicking off his book campaign at an Author Talk event Thursday at the Madison Public Library. Speaking to 256 Today, Ball said […]

MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey delivered a message of the future Tuesday in her annual State of the State address. “Folks, our students…our young people are why our work today […]

MONTGOMERY – A bipartisan, joint legislative panel has recommended the state reauthorize economic development incentive programs before they expire next year. The Joint Legislative Study Commission on Renewing Economic Development […]

MONTGOMERY — State Rep. Rex Reynolds of Huntsville has been named to chair the House Way & Means General Fund Committee, according to Rep. Nathaniel Ledbetter, the GOP Caucus nominee for House […]

The final day of the Alabama Legislature’s 2022 regular session saw the passage of a bill similar to Florida’s controversial “Parental Rights in Education” law, which has been dubbed by […]