Alabama Politics
TikTok to pay Alabama $116 million in lawsuit settlement
Alabama’s attorney general settled claims that TikTok’s algorithm addicted children and misrepresented its safety features. TikTok must add parental controls and restrict teen access overnight, and pay $116 million now with up to $183 million more if it violates the deal.
Source: Alabama Reflector
Trump to hold rally in Mobile amid Alabama GOP turnout concerns
President Trump plans an Oct. 2 rally in Mobile as part of a midterm campaign swing, with state Republican leaders privately worried about lagging voter enthusiasm heading into November.
Source: Alabama Reflector
Alabama Education
Federal courts end 3 Alabama school desegregation cases; 8 more seek dismissal
The Justice Department is winding down decades-old desegregation orders against Alabama school systems — three have already been dismissed, and eight more districts, including Morgan County and Athens, are asking courts to end oversight.
Source: Alabama Daily News
Alabama HBCUs receive $21M in federal funding
Alabama’s historically Black colleges and universities secured a fresh $21 million round of federal support, part of a broader push to expand funding access for HBCU campuses.
Source: Alabama Daily News
Economic Development
$18.49M Pentagon grant awarded to Anniston Regional Airport
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers announced a federal Defense Community Infrastructure grant that will fund runway improvements at Anniston Regional Airport, supporting operations at the nearby Army depot.
Source: Alabama Daily News
RESTART initiative expands workforce training for justice-involved Alabamians
A $3.99 million federal grant will train about 550 people recently released from Alabama prisons for jobs in Gulf Coast shipbuilding and maritime trades, aiming to connect them to steady work and cut repeat offenses.
Source: Alabama Political Reporter
Rural Health
Alabama overdose deaths fall 46% as opioid response expands
Marking National Opioid Awareness Day, state officials reported a 46% drop in overdose deaths over two years, crediting more than $720 million in opioid-settlement funds now reaching prevention and treatment programs in all 67 counties — including rural areas hit hardest by treatment-access gaps.
Source: Alabama Political Reporter
