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U.S. Rep. Martha Roby will not seek re-election in 2020. A five-term Congresswoman, Roby made the announcement on Friday through her press office, as...
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- Elections
Opinion | Ugly tactics cloud House race that should’ve been about service
ALGOP announces qualifying for HD12 Special Election
Clint Hollingsworth announces candidacy for House District 12
Ainsworth draws strong support on Facebook as Tuberville eyes governor’s race
Gov. Ivey calls special election for Alabama House District 12
- Governor
Alabama Big 10 Mayors praise public safety legislation signed by Governor Ivey
Gov. Ivey highlights legislative wins, pushes to relocate Space Command HQ to Huntsville
Gov. Ivey proclaims National Small Business Week in Alabama
Gov. Ivey shares message for the 74th National Day of Prayer
Gov. Ivey appoints Montgomery County District Judge
- Legislature
Senate passes portmanteau bill making major restrictions on CBD products
Alabama House sends bill to reshape Archives board to Ivey’s desk
Senate passes bill to restructure Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles
Alabama bill criminalizes genetic theft, protects DNA privacy rights
Gov. Ivey signs “Lulu’s Law” to create shark alert system for Alabama beaches
- Economy
Alabama launches Development Fund to drive long-term economic growth
Gov. Ivey proclaims National Small Business Week in Alabama
Huntsville Starbucks workers file for a union election
March 2025 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Birmingham Starbucks workers describe a concerted anti-union campaign
- National
- Education
In Spanish Fort, LGBTQ picture books housed in adult section
Tuberville introduces “Understanding the True Cost of College Act”
Students protest Trump’s commencement address at University of Alabama
UA College Democrats to hold “Tide Against Trump” protest
Alabama’s first class Pre-K ranked best in the nation for 19 straight years
- 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 SAVE Act doesn’t save voting rights
Opinion | HB202 is Alabama’s chance to lead the nation on backing the blue
Opinion | Remembering George McMillan
Opinion | Reduced port traffic, disrupted supply chain means economic troubles ahead
Opinion | Don’t punish responsible retailers: Keep vape products in convenience stores
Featured Opinion
There is a problem in Alabama. Well, actually, there are a lot of problems in Alabama, but this one problem is an encapsulation of...
Featured Opinion
I feel bad for Rep. Martha Roby. Whenever Roby pops up on screen at one of the now-common House hearings about whatever set of...
Featured Opinion
The people in Washington County who oppose a planned charter school are not bigots. They’re not against the charter school because a Muslim guy...
Featured Opinion
There was an extremely unpopular gas tax. There was the felon in the White House. There are tiny children held in cages in America. ...
Featured Opinion
Growing up in Alabama, pictures from the Civil Rights Era were an almost daily part of life. Hardly a day in school went by...
Featured Opinion
Mark Chambers is what’s wrong with Alabama. Every week — sometimes, every day in a week — I get messages from people from all...
Featured Opinion
Our insurance stinks. My wife and I have a 1-year-old daughter, and the family health insurance plan that we signed up for through her...
Corruption
The name might be different but the corruption is the same for HealthSouth/Encompass. Last week, the Department of Justice announced that it had reached...
Featured Opinion
Lock ‘em up! That seems to be Alabama’s answer to every problem. Well, every problem but public corruption, in which case we find every...