The Alabama Senate passed the $2.38 billion general fund budget Tuesday.

This is the third protest in Montgomery from those who want the state to reopen immediately.

An Alabama House committee passed a bill Tuesday morning that seeks to increase Montgomery County property taxes to benefit Montgomery Public Schools.

Located in the RSA Tower in downtown Montgomery, Alabama’s Unified Command for COVID-19 Response is a team comprised of four state agencies.

Rep. Rod Scott, D-Fairfield, was the only Democrat out of the 28 Democratic lawmakers who attended.

A bill that would increase property taxes in Montgomery County could be presented to an Alabama House committee as early as Tuesday.

Some businesses had their hopes set high on reopening once the governor’s ‘stay at home’ order expired April 30th at 5 p.m.

Alabama’s “safer at home” order went into effect at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Alabama legislative leaders plan to resume the session on May 4. They said the priority will be passing the two state budgets for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.

As businesses prepare, a top priority for businesses includes proper sanitation practices. The order requires these businesses frequently wipe down surfaces.

The Republican leader of the Alabama Senate on Tuesday said he would like to use a large portion of the state’s coronavirus relief funds to establish broadband through the state.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey says she will allow for the reopening of the state’s economy through a phased-in approach.

Some Republican state lawmakers have spoken out against the current stay at home order.

An estimated 407,395 Alabama school children will have access to meals that normally would have been provided at school.

Lawmakers will not meet for the legislative session next week, House and Senate leaders announced Thursday. Instead, the session is scheduled to begin May 4.

Alabama’s congressional delegation was tasked by Gov. Kay Ivey to send in recommendations individually on when and how to reopen the state’s economy.

The economic fallout from the coronavirus shutdown continues to unfold.

The Alabama Attorney General said in a press conference Monday that victims of violence can reach out for help during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The program, which ran out of money Thursday, provided loans at ultra-low interest rates to businesses with fewer than 500 employees to incentivize them to keep staff on payroll or rehire workers who have already been laid off as a result of the virus outbreak.

There is a renewed push for Medicaid expansion from more than 60 groups amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Americans are looking forward to their coronavirus stimulus payments as thousands of people struggle to pay their bills.

Thousands of Alabama health care workers are losing their jobs or being furloughed because health care facilities are not allowed to provide elective procedures.

The ruling comes nearly four years after a jury convicted Hubbard on multiple ethics violations.

Under the Act, anyone receiving unemployment compensation benefits is eligible for the additional $600 a week stimulus payment called the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation benefit, according to ADOL.

Last week the department had 15,261 internet applications for SNAP benefits. The week prior they had 9,170.

Alabama Department of Labor preliminary numbers show about 98,000 unemployment claims were filed between March 29 to April 4.

The deadline to submit proposals for Alabama prison infrastructure improvement has been extended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Davis said some students will receive paper packets if they don’t have internet. Some districts like Pike Road School District are providing internet hotspots for families who do not have access.

President Donald Trump’s campaign has sent a letter demanding his former attorney general Jeff Sessions stop tying himself to Trump in campaign materials.

Ivey says if Alabama’s count falls shy of the 72 percent participation rate recorded in the 2010 Census, the state would likely experience reduced representation in Congress, the loss of millions of dollars in Census-derived community funding, and reduced economic development opportunities.

The Senate and House chambers were quieter than usual Tuesday afternoon during session with only some state lawmakers filling the seats.

In a rare moment the House floor stood nearly empty as Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon gaveled in the chamber Thursday morning.

Some Alabama rural hospitals laid off workers after the statewide health order prohibited elective procedures.

The influx of unemployment claim filings put a strain on the Alabama Department of Labor’s system causing some people not to be able to file.

Marsh and some others are voicing concerns about how the effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus will impact the economy. President Donald Trump early this week on social media said the coronavirus cure “can’t be worse than the problem itself.”

The Alabama State Department of Education created a task force that would recommend solutions for future school decisions as the coronavrius outbreak continues.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has the authority to postpone the state’s primary runoff election, Attorney General Steve Marshall concluded in an opinion released Tuesday

Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is seeking an emergency legal opinion about the possibility of postponing the March 31 primary runoff because of the threat of coronavirus.

The National Rifle Association is endorsing Jeff Sessions in the U.S. Senate race in Alabama.

Some of Alabama’s courts are suspending jury trials or court dockets as a way of preventing the possible spread of COVID-19, commonly referred to as coronavirus.

The Alabama Senate approved a medical marijuana bill with a 21-10 vote Thursday.

State lawmakers will send a supplemental appropriation of $5 million for COVID-19 preparedness to Gov. Kay Ivey, who has promised to approve it.

State law currently does not mandate workers' comp for mental illness.

President Donald Trump has endorsed Tommy Tuberville in the GOP Senate nomination runoff.

If passed, the bill would go to the ballot as a constitutional amendment for people to vote on.

The Alabama House passed a bill Tuesday that would allow school boards to offer yoga classes in K-12 public schools.

House Bill 373 outlines that body camera video would no longer be public.

Currently, if you as a taxpayer ask the state or local government for public information, they have to respond in a reasonable amount of time. But what "reasonable"?

Alabama House members plan to debate the bill on the floor Tuesday.

The bill criminalizes noncompliance with federal immigration law enforcement.

Alabama lawmakers might lift a decades-old ban on yoga in public schools.

Alabama lawmakers might lift a decades-old ban on yoga in public schools, though the bill would keep the greeting “namaste” on the forbidden list.

Pickens County Medical Center Friday became the 17th privately-run hospital to close in the state over the last decade.

The legislation now moves to the state’s House of Representatives, where a similar bill was also approved by a health committee last month.

Gov. Kay Ivey’s study group on gambling policy held its first meeting Thursday morning.

Supporters say it is their constitutional right to carry a concealed weapon without buying a permit from the government.

Attorney General Steve Marshall is pushing back against some calls to halt an execution that’s set for Thursday.

One side has been determined while another will have a runoff in the U.S. House District 2 race.