7. Alabama is home to two of the fastest-growing metros in the entire nation, with strong job growth and a highly educated workforce, and now two North Alabama counties have nearly half of all new residents to the state.

6. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall issued cease-and-desist orders targeting illegal kratom products being sold to “unsuspecting” consumers, warning that certain formulations contain dangerous synthetic compounds that violate state law.

5. Mayor Randall Woodfin and city officials are pushing a bill that would make negligent property owners, not taxpayers, responsible for the cost of fixing blighted properties, to shift the financial burden from the city to absentee landlords and encourage faster remediation of abandoned or deteriorating structures.

4. “No Kings” protests are scheduled across multiple Alabama cities on March 28 as part of a nationwide movement opposing the Trump administration, with events planned in Montgomery, Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, and other locations.

3. The soon-to-end partial government shutdown has led to TSA staffing shortages and airport delays, but now the U.S. Senate has passed partial funding for DHS, excluding full ICE enforcement funding… kinda

2. U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) likened U.S. Senate Democrat “obstructionists” to Iranian combatants during floor remarks, stating “we’ve got two groups here that are working kind of similar” in their resistance to key legislation, while criticizing delays on border security and election integrity bills.

1. President Donald Trump has extended the strike deadline on Iran by ten days while signaling conversations are continuing, but the U.S. and Iran are still exchanging conflicting messages on potential talks; Trump has highlighted a “prize” related to oil and the Strait of Hormuz where non-hostile ships can now traverse more freely, with ongoing regional instability and economic concerns over energy flows.

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Dale Jackson is a thought leader for Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 5-9 a.m. weekdays on WVNN.