The state’s General Fund budget was in trouble in 2012. Expenses were up, revenues were down and the economy was still trying to shake off the hangover of the Great Recession. A huge hole had opened in the General Fund,

MONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WIAT) — Alabama Senate Democrats sent a letter to Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday asking for her to call a special session. The SNAP food assistance program is set to shut down Saturday. Until the federal government reopens, some leaders said the state can help provide those food benefits.

Alabama Supreme Court Justice Bill Lewis has been appointed to serve as a federal judge in the Middle District of Alabama. The U.S. Senate voted 58-40 on Oct. 27 to confirm the appointment, said U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama.

And if former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones does throw his hat into the ring as a gubernatorial candidate, he may end up facing the man who unseated him five years ago: current U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday ordered Alabama lawmakers to draw new state Senate districts after ruling the state violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the influence of Black voters around the capital city. U.S. District Judge ...

M ONTGOMERY, Ala. ( WHNT) — Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-AL, teased a run for governor at a town hall in Birmingham over the weekend. With U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-AL, in the race, state leaders discussed what it would take for a Democratic candidate to pull out a win.

U.S. Senators Klobuchar and Smith from Minnesota reject the shutdown deal, arguing it fails to address health care costs.