Alabama Department of Public Health holds hearing on marijuana rescheduling
A group of conservative activists Wednesday registered objections to the federal rescheduling of marijuana with the Alabama Department of Public Health.

A group of conservative activists Wednesday registered objections to the federal rescheduling of marijuana with the Alabama Department of Public Health.

A professor who reached a settlement with the University of Alabama after being fired following the assassination of far-right commentator Charlie Kirk has cited a "conflict of interest" with her prior attorney over the settlement.

The University of Alabama appears to have settled a lawsuit with a former employee who said she was fired for comments made about political commentator Charlie Kirk after his death last year.

Alabama's May 19 primary saw a decrease in Republican turnout from four years ago and an increase in Democratic voting, though a majority of voters chose to vote in the GOP primary.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday allowed the state of Alabama to use 2023 a congressional map that had previously been ruled racially discriminatory against Black voters. The move, which is still being litigated in courts, led state officials to call new primary elections in a handful of congressional districts.

U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Mobile, said at a Montgomery town hall Thursday evening that he did not expect the U.S. Supreme Court to lift an injunction barring Alabama from changing district lines before 2030.

Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling significantly limiting majority-minority districts should not have an immediate effect on Alabama's legislative and congressional districts. But that could change in the future.

A new report praised the quality of Alabama's Pre-K program for a 20th consecutive year, though the National Institute for Early Education Research did have criticisms for the state.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill requiring school districts to display the Ten Commandments in various locations in schools.

The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill that would allow the state Board of Pardons and Paroles to use sanctions other than parole revocations for certain violations.
