If you’re a state politics junkie, listen to today’s podcast episode to prep for the home stretch of the legislative session.

The rest of today’s report is beneath.

Did you move recently?

You may have recently received a notice from the Alabama Secretary of State’s office because it thinks you may have moved.

AL.com’s Mike Cason reports that nearly a half million Alabamians did receive that notice.

It asks those who received the notices to respond within 90 days. Otherwise, you could have to update your registration and, after the 2028 general election, have it canceled.

The state is trying to identify voters who have moved out of state and those who have moved into an area where they’d use a different voting place. It’s another way to try to maintain accurate voter rolls.

The system they’re using identifies possible movers through the post office’s National Change of Address file as well as the credit bureau Experian’s TrueTrace system.

Some groups have criticized the use of the Experian database because, they say, there are multiple reasons that addresses there may not jibe with your actual current address.

The secretary of state’s office provided links to a study from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission on the use of Experian and other counties and states that also use that database.

A tarmac layover

Surely somebody in our audience has been stuck in Montgomery longer than you intended. Maybe there was gridlock on I-85. Maybe the Biscuits went extras at Riverwalk Stadium.

Turns out, it could’ve been worse.

You could’ve been one of the 300-some-odd Delta passengers who had to spend this past Thursday night on the Montgomery Regional tarmac.

AL.com’s Heather Gann reports that Two flights from Mexico — one from Cabo San Lucas and one from Mexico City — were on their way to a layover in Atlanta when weather forced them to be diverted to Montgomery.

Complicating their evening was that Montgomery doesn’t have customs. Which means the passengers couldn’t exit the plane. For hours.

After 5 a.m. Friday, arrangements were made to bring the passengers into the airport, under guard until they were able to finally depart later that morning.

Too much DEI, says DOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice is backing off a settlement with the state of Alabama over sewage issues in Lowndes County, reports AL.com’s Margaret Kates.

The sewage and septic problems in the area made big news in recent years as a combination of factors made solutions difficult and expensive — and led to some residents straight-piping their waste into their yards.

The EPA launched investigations into wastewater in Alabama’s Black Belt and whether civil-rights violations were occurring. In 2023, the DOJ and Alabama Department of Public Health reached an agreement in the case: The DOJ would suspend the investigation, and the state would make significant changes including the suspension of criminal penalties for those below-code solutions.

The DOJ ended the agreement in a release that said, “The DOJ will no longer push ‘environmental justice’ as viewed through a distorting, DEI lens.”

From a statement by the Alabama Department of Public Health: “The installation of sanitation systems and related infrastructure is outside the authority or responsibilities conferred upon ADPH by state law. Nonetheless, ADPH will continue working with subgrantees on installation of septic systems as contemplated by the Interim Resolution Agreement until appropriated funding expires. After that time, ADPH will support and be available to provide technical assistance to other organizations that may choose to engage in this work.”

‘Cool’ product

The trade association Manufacture Alabama has named its “coolest thing made in Alabama” for 2025, reports AL.com’s John R. Roby, and the honoree is Boeing’s Patriot Advanced Capability-3 seeker.

That’s a component that allows Patriot interceptors to identify, track and put down threats such as enemy aircraft or ballistic or cruise missiles.

One big house

A home in Birmingham’s Shoal Creek area is on the market for $92 a square foot.

Before you drop everything and drive over, though, you need to know how many square feet we’re talking about.

AL.com’s Amber Sutton reports that the home is Alabama’s largest — and 44th largest in the U.S. — coming in at 54,000 square feet. The total asking price is a mere $5 million.

There are a 25-person theater, a 10-car garage, a wine cellar, 12 grand fireplaces, 15 bedrooms and 22 bathrooms. Although, if you buy it, you still can be in only one room at a time.

Alabama News Quiz results/answers

Overall results:

• Five out of 5: 19.0%
• Four out of 5: 36.8%
• Three out of 5: 26.9%
• Two out of 5: 11.6%
• One out of 5: 5.4%
• None out of 5: 0.4%

Which of these Alabama brands recently sold a significant part of its business?

• Buffalo Rock (CORRECT) 75.6%
• Conecuh Sausage 13.6%
• Vulcan Materials 10.3%
• Fly High Worm Farm 0.4%

Three Alabama state lawmakers got a surprise this week when they checked their mail to find this.

• Pornographic images (CORRECT) 90.1%
• A cash solicitation request from USAID 5.4%
• Surrendered Glock switches 3.7%
• Tickets to a Jason Isbell concert 0.8%

Recent data indicate that Mountain Brook easily has the highest typical home prices in the state at more than $900,000. Who’s in a distant second place?

• Orange Beach (CORRECT) 65.7%
• Vestavia Hills 24.0%
• Equality 9.9%
• Ozark 0.4%

An actor from Birmingham recently had a birthday that we mentioned on the show. In which one of the following did an Alabama native play Trapper John McIntyre?

• M*A*S*H the series (CORRECT) 58.3%
• M*A*S*H the movie 20.2%
• Trapper John, M.D. 19.0%
• Ghosts of Mississippi 2.5%

As per usual in the Springtime, the weather has been as fickle as an equity fund. Try to remember a full week ago to Thursday, April 3. The weather in Montgomery did what?

• Tied the record high for April 3 (CORRECT) 61.6%
• Tied the highest single-day rainfall in April 22.3%
• Tied the record low for April 3 15.7%
• Caused mosquitoes to migrate to Greenland 0.4%

Born on This Date

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