Our Political Analyst Steve Flowers was on Alabama News Network to look ahead to the special session that will be needed to pass a General Fund budget.

The Special Olympics Torch made its way through the streets of Montgomery as it travels to the Summer Games in Los Angeles, California.

In an eye opening ad campaign the Alabama Drug Abuse Task Force is not holding back when it comes to talking about the reality of drug abuse

Despite the governor's optimism, lawmakers are still feeling the heat as they work with a budget focused on deep cuts. The court system says if a fix isn't found before the special session, it might have to shut down.

Lawmakers have called it quits for the regular session one day early, passing the general fund budget early Thursday. That's a general fund budget that was quickly vetoed by the governor, so lawmakers will definitely be returning for a special session.

The Alabama Department of Tourism is trying a new method of connecting Alabama makers to business owners who can sell their products.

The Alabama Tourism Department wants to help get more Alabama made products in gift shops across the state.

Another day in the state house and still no general fund budget has been brought up in the senate. That caused a lot of confusion for lawmakers today.

Renovations are set to begin on the historic Mount Vernon Theatre in July. Volunteers raised nearly half a million dollars for the project. Now people who live there are turning their attention to the abandoned buildings just blocks away from the theatre and Hotel Talisi, which shut down after an arson in 2009.

As the 2015 legislative session draws to a close, there are several bills introduced this session that don't look like they will make the cut.

We begin with the push to erect a statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. In Montgomery.

Lawmakers focused today on amending the Open Meetings act. It's a law that requires elected officials to make all important meetings public and open to everyone.