In 2021, an amendment was passed that states after Oct. 1, 2021, newly elected or appointed district attorneys would start at a salary of $140,000, which can increase upon each reelection by 7.5%, which is an amount that the law saws "shall be adjusted to reflect any cost-of-living adjustment."

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Two new safety laws will bring changes to boating for non-Alabama residents later this year. One new law requires boats on Lake Martin and Weiss Lake to maintain idle speed when traveling within a hundred feet from the shoreline.

New Alabama laws take effect Jan. 1, 2026, tightening hemp product rules and revising nonresident income tax. The laws set new rules for the sale and packaging of consumable hemp, as well as tax obligations for short-term workers. Here is what we know.