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16 Days Down, 14 to Go: What’s Left for the 2025 Alabama Legislative Session (Alabama Reflector)

Gov. Kay Ivey has accomplished some of her stated goals for the session but still has a slate of bills she’s pushing, including both state budgets.

Over 200 Rally at State House to Push for Grocery Tax Reduction (Alabama Reporter)

A bill that passed the House last week could reduce the state grocery tax from 3% to 2%. Alabama Arise organized a recent rally in Montgomery.

‘I’ve seen it all around’: Birmingham Ranks 39th Among 100 Major Cities for Most Pollen (WVTM)

The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America set out to quantify our annual spring misery by looking at pollen and OTC allergy medicine sales.

Trump Fires Clean Energy Leader From TVA Board Without Publicly Providing a Reason (Inside Climate News)

The president ended Michelle Moore’s appointment to the TVA on Thursday, About a week after two Tennessee senators called for shaking up TVA leadership and criticized the board for focusing on diversity rather than job creation.

Report: Congressional Cuts to Medicaid Could Cost Alabama $800 Million (Alabama Reflector)

The state’s Medicaid program currently covers more than one million Alabamians, including nearly 57% of children and nearly 70% of nursing home residents.

Britt Helps Form Republican Women’s Caucus (Alabama Daily News)

U.S. Rep. Katie Britt, in her first term representing Alabama in Congress, has helped form and become co-chair of the Republican Women’s Caucus.

140 Jobs at Risk as Trump, DOGE Cut $190M Alabama Health Department Grant, Rep. Sewell Says (AL.com)

The cuts were in funding for infectious disease control.

Local Artist Craig Legg Creating Art Book on “History of Birmingham Rock & Roll” (Bham Now)

Legg and a team of supporters are working on a limited-edition book based on his exhibit of 300+ paintings chronicling rock and roll in the city since the 1950s.

Air Force Secretary Nominee Hearing Could Mean Alabama Is One Step Closer to Getting Space Command Headquarters (Alabama Daily News)

Alabama lawmakers say that if Troy Meink were confirmed to lead the Air Force, they would expect to see Space Command headquarters moved to Huntsville from Colorado.