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- Elections
Albritton announces re-election bid for Alabama Senate District 22
Ainsworth won’t seek governor’s office, opening door for Tuberville and others
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell resigns to run for attorney general
Mike Elliott announces candidacy for House District 13
ABC of Alabama endorses Matt Woods in Senate District 5 special election
- Governor
Gov. Ivey shares statement on the 2025 Regular Session ending
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles officers officially recognized as law enforcement
Gov. Ivey signs House Bill 202 and House Bill 199
Gov. Ivey signs “Powering Growth” plan into law
Gov. Ivey signs FOCUS Act banning cell phones in Alabama schools
- Legislature
Gov. Ivey signs bill protecting physician-patient communication
Alabama midwives talk birth center ruling, 2025 session, next steps
Read Freely celebrates legislative wins as bill to criminalize librarians dies
Final Alabama 2025 Legislative Report
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles officers officially recognized as law enforcement
- Economy
Alabama home sales dip slightly in April but outpace last year
Opinion | A cakewalk for lawmakers, a crackdown on workers, businesses
Poll: Trump voters back vape access, reject Biden rules, as Alabama ban sparks backlash
Third Alabama Starbucks votes to unionize in Huntsville
Gov. Ivey salutes Alabama exporters with Trade Excellence Awards
- National
Alabama’s Democratic delegation responds to Trump’s tax bill passing House
Sen. Britt calls for streamlined federal permit process, EPA regulation cutbacks
NFIB launches new tools to highlight benefits of 20 percent Small Business Tax Deduction
Rep. Strong chairs Homeland hearing focused on mass gathering events
Rep. Sewell proposes budget bill amendments to expand healthcare, cut voucher funding
- Education
ALFA awards new vehicle to Alabama’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year
Alabama Library Association slams APLS board’s “dismissive” tone
Moms for Liberty calls for APLS board to help get librarians fired
Kathy Murphy named new president of Wallace Community College in Dothan
Charter commission talks HBCU collaborations, hears school proposals
- Health
Britt reintroduces the MOMS Act
Opinion | Opioid plan positions Alabama to curb addiction, support recovery for veterans
Opinion | Alabama’s rural hospital crisis is a threat to health — and our economy
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Alabama Senate passes bill loosening regulations for religious vaccine exemptions
- Opinion
Opinion | The 5 best bills passed during the 2025 Legislative Session
Opinion | Feeding the Gulf Coast warns of serious impacts from proposed federal cuts
Opinion | The debt is real — and so is the hypocrisy
Opinion | The 5 worst bills passed during the 2025 Legislative Session
Opinion | The door to the Alabama governor’s office is open
News
Alabama Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon and Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh have said that lawmakers will address state prisons in the...
Featured Opinion
Over the last ten years, the political influence of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has grown so powerful that they can kill any...
Economy
Poarch Band of Creek Indians is offering the state a billion dollars for a state-guaranteed monopoly on its gambling operations and allowing it to...
Legislature
Thousands in taxpayer money will go to hiring outside legal counsel to advise various committees of the state legislature during the upcoming 2020 Legislative...
Featured Opinion
An Alabama solution to an Alabama problem is often how Gov. Kay Ivey frames her policy initiatives. Ivey’s position is unique in an era...
Featured Opinion
The problems that lay before the Alabama Legislature in the coming 2020 session are complex but not so Byzantine as to be unsolvable. Of...
Elections
In what might seem surprising to some, The Cook Political Report, last week, moved U.S. Senator Democrat Doug Jones’ re-election bid into the “Toss-up” category....
News
He was accused of cheating prisoners, sexually molesting an underage girl and violations of the ethics statutes, but none of it was true. But...