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Gulf State Park is continuing to grow as part of Alabama’s broader $85 million investment in state parks approved by voters in 2022. This week, state leaders celebrated the opening of a brand new RV resort in Gulf Shores featuring more than 100 additional premium campsites and upgraded amenities. Tune in tonight at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at noon for @CapitolJournal on Alabama Public Television.

Really great piece from Alex on the state of Alabama's U.S. Senate race with less than a week to go. Those undecided voters are going to be awfully decisive come Tuesday. #alpolitics #ALSEN

President Trump said he doesn't think about Americans' financial situations as he negotiates with Iran, "not even a little bit," as he took questions from reporters before leaving for China. "The only thing that matters when I'm talking about Iran, they can't have a nuclear weapon. I don't think about Americans' financial situation, I don't think about anybody," Trump said.

The first time President Obama met with his US Attorneys, he told us, “I appointed you but you don’t serve me. You serve the American people. And I expect you to act with independence & integrity.” None of us ever forgot that.

Wasting no time, @GovernorKayIvey has called a special primary election for the AL-1, AL-2, AL-6 & AL-7 under the legislatively-enacted map from 2023. Those are the districts that changed back. Election will be Tuesday, August 11. No runoff. #alpolitics

Rhett Marques will run in AL-2 and Jerry Carl will remain in AL-1 should the 2023 congressional map be allowed. Both were frontrunners for the 1st District. #ALPolitics

This is an incredibly unfortunate decision by the Supreme Court that not only continues their trend of breaking from the norms and precedents set by the Court, but also sets the stage for Alabama to go back to the 1950s and 60s in terms of Black political representation in the state. The conservative justices on the Supreme Court just literally substituted themselves in to be the defense lawyers for the State of Alabama. The Court just gave the state the benefit of an argument the Supreme Court acknowledged just a week ago that the State did not even present in defending its maps. This Supreme Court did not dismiss the case, so the litigation will certainly continue. My hope is that this is a temporary setback and that three-Republican appointed judges will again find what they found the first time: that the State of Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black voters in drawing its congressional district lines. I ran for this seat to be a voice for all of Alabama, and I'm not backing down from that mission now. The fight must and will go on. Beyond the courts, we know what has to be done. We will organize, we will register, and we will turnout people in record numbers at the polls.

Breaking News: The Supreme Court cleared a path for Alabama to use a new voting map for the midterm elections, in a victory for Republicans. nyti.ms/48QJs74

Thank you, Bobby. We love you. ❤️

Haven’t posted on social in quite some time but can’t stay quiet in this time of loss. I’m struggling to tell all what Bobby Cox meant to me and so many others in Braves Country. He was the leader of men and a second father to so many Atlanta Braves thru the yrs. I’m so sad today, but as I sit here watching my two youngest boys play in their championship games on the day he passed, I can’t help but shout the same things he did from the corner of the dugout. ‘Come on kid, u got this!’ We are gonna miss him so much, but his legacy is forever cemented with the success of this franchise for the last 35+ yrs. He started it as GM, continued as manager, and passing the torch to others, the Atlanta Braves will continue to be force that Bobby Cox always wanted us to be. We love you Skipper. You were our rock. I love you more than words can express. My boys won both of their games…..Bobby had a hand, I have no doubt!

TONIGHT: We're covering the Alabama Legislature's special session from soup to nuts. Plus we have polling to share ahead of the May 19 primary. Todd's guests: -Rep. Chris Pringle -Sen. Merika Coleman -AG candidate Jay Mitchell 7:30 on Alabama Public Television! #alpolitics

I have a feeling this battle is not over yet.

The Alabama Senate stands adjourned Sine Die, bringing the First Extraordinary Session of 2026 to an end.

The Alabama House of Representatives has adjourned its Special Session and put a contingency plan in place if SCOTUS or a lower court lifts its injunction. The moment we get relief, Alabama will be ready to act. Full statement below: “For the last five days, House Republicans have stood firm on the fact that our state’s current, court-imposed Congressional Map is nothing more than a racially gerrymandered disgrace that does not represent the conservative values held by Alabamians. We have fought back against insults and attacks on our character from the left, not by feeding into their rhetoric, but by sending a loud and clear message with our votes. Our combined efforts have yielded real results. If Alabama’s unlawful injunction is lifted by SCOTUS or a lower court before the federal primary election deadline, the state now has a plan in place to revert to the Legislature’s 2023 map. This guarantees that the Second Congressional District – which was wrongfully handed to democrats on a silver platter by the courts – is flipped back to republican control while also putting the Seventh Congressional District in play. As much as we would have preferred to draw a new map like our neighbors in Tennessee, the legal constraints created by Allen v. Milligan make that impossible today. Any other course of action would have all but guaranteed Alabama sends two Democrats to Congress at a time when control of the U.S. House could be decided by only a handful of seats – an outcome that our country cannot afford. Alabama has done its part in helping President Trump maintain a republican Congress, and we will continue fighting to ensure that our elections are decided by Alabamians, not activist judges.”

The protest continues on on the steps of the State House. @abc3340

Senate Bill 1 has passed the house, that’s final passage in the legislature. @abc3340

Anyone that leaves the gallery is not allowed back in. Everyone is being directed to watch or listen in a separate room. Only legislators, law enforcement, and press can move in and out. @abc3340

Bills to set up special primary elections for certain districts are close to final passage, but neither will hold weight unless the courts act. #ALPolitics aldailynews.com/special-primar…