MONTGOMERY — Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill is joining a growing field of Republican primary candidates competing for a chance to unseat Democratic Sen. Doug Jones next year.

MONTGOMERY — In the last days of the legislative session in late May, lawmakers quickly and quietly transferred a tax revenue source worth nearly $31 million a year from the state’s education budget to the General Fund budget to fill a "hole" created by other financial commitments.

MONTGOMERY — A new state law will make it easier for Alabama's Medicaid program to recover money it spent on some enrollees, including for nursing home and medical care, after their deaths.

Decatur Fire Chief Tony Grande says the members of his department are cognizant of the risks they face battling fires. Not just the immediate, obvious danger of a blaze, but the long-term threats.

A north Alabama lawmaker says telecommunications companies’ ability to offer 5G service has been stalled by cities that want too much money for access to their existing infrastructure, including utility poles.

MONTGOMERY — Conservative lightning rod Roy Moore of Alabama will announce this week if he is running for U.S. Senate in 2020.

MONTGOMERY — Some Alabama sex offenders who abuse young children will have to undergo "chemical castration" while on parole, under a new law, but the requirement has prompted legal concerns and it appears to be rarely used in some states that allow it.

Alabama legislators passed hundreds of new laws this year, but they also sent several decisions to Alabama voters in the form of proposed constitutional amendments.