Trump Jr. tipped his cap to the Alabama volunteers who flocked to swing states to put his father over the top.

Lawmakers, emboldened by their safe seats in gerrymandered districts, have actively limited engagement with their constituents.

Lynyrd Skynyrd once crooned in “Sweet Home Alabama” that since the state’s skies are so blue, missing it would be a sin. But in Alabama politics, some candidates and incumbents seem to ignore the very idea of “home” by showing little regard for actually living in the state or the districts they aim to represent.

The City of Tuscaloosa municipal election for the District 1 City Council runoff will be held Tuesday. Incumbent Matthew Wilson will face Joe Eatmon for the District 1 seat on the Tuscaloosa City Council. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. in Tuscaloosa.

The bill would require an audit to be performed in a randomly selected precinct in each county after any general election.

HB 30, sponsored by Rep. Debbie Wood, R-Valley, requires local probate judges to conduct a post-election audit after every countywide and statewide general election to verify accuracy. One race from the entire election, selected at random, will be audited.

Governor Kay Ivey on Monday reminded Alabama families that the application period for the Creating Hope and Opportunity for Our Students’ Education Act – the state’s new education savings account initiative – will close at midnight on Monday, April 7. Governor Ivey championed the CHOOSE Act last year before singing it into law in March 2024.