U.S. Supreme Court Death Penalty: The high court blocked Alabama’s last-minute nitrogen gas execution of Jeffery Lee, leaving the state unable to use nitrogen hypoxia even as it signals the fight over lethal methods isn’t over. Capital Punishment Legal Fallout: Alabama’s AG Steve Marshall vowed to keep pursuing the “lawful sentence,” while Lee’s team urged Gov. Kay Ivey to restore the jury’s life verdict. GOP Party Process: The Alabama Republican Party will allow credentialed press into a hearing contesting Gov. nominee Tommy Tuberville’s candidacy, after earlier plans for a closed proceeding. Local Public Safety: Selma’s interim police chief told the city council the department needs more vehicles and major station repairs as officers make arrests but equipment wear mounts. Labor/Construction Watch: A foreign-worker probe into Montgomery-based Caddell Construction alleges workers building a $350M U.S. consulate in Milan were paid under $2 an hour after deductions. Coastal Funding: Gov. Ivey announced $87M in RESTORE Act money for Gulf Coast restoration projects in Alabama. State Politics & Education: The State Board of Education reviewed proposed world language updates, including adding “critical languages” like Chinese, Korean, Russian and Japanese. Health Policy: Alabama’s first medical cannabis dispensary reported 102 patients and about $14,600 in pre-tax sales in its first week.