Opinion
Mike Ball reflects on Alabama’s Senate race, political corruption, and whether moderate conservatives still have a place in either party.
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- Elections
Opinion | When faith becomes exclusion in public life
McCaney pledged no dark money before sharing attack ad
Committee OKs state Senate special primary bill, drawing public’s opposition
Opinion | Alabama Republicans are trying to steal your voting power. Fight like hell!
Senate candidate Dakarai Larriett attacks primary opponent over Republican voting record
- Governor
Advocacy orgs deride special session to delay primary for new maps
Gov. Ivey awards grants in support of sexual assault victims
Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm retires
Gov. Ivey awards funding for programs assisting victims of domestic violence, sexual assault
Gov. Ivey awards funds to south Alabama organizations assisting victims
- Legislature
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
ACLU vows to take Alabama to court over special session bills
Terri Sewell condemns Alabama redistricting election law
Committee OKs state Senate special primary bill, drawing public’s opposition
House advances bill to provide special elections in case court allows old Congressional maps
- Economy
- National
- Education
Gov. Ivey introduces another CHOOSE Act family
Emmett Till exhibit opens at Civil Rights Memorial Center
Figures unveils rural bill package focused on health, land-grant universities
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
Stillman announces Magic Johnson as 150th anniversary commencement speaker
- Health
Marilyn Lands talks contraception, IVF legislation, reelection bid
Rep. Aderholt applauds new Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
Free healthcare clinic served more than 465 patients in Montgomery
Opinion | Are we eating ourselves to death?
- Opinion
Opinion | When faith becomes exclusion in public life
Opinion | Don’t fall for the GOP spin on the Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling
Opinion | Why does Rep. Ernie Yarbrough hold such contempt for public education?
Opinion | Mike Ball: The vanishing home of the moderate conservative
Opinion | Alabama Republicans are trying to steal your voting power. Fight like hell!
Opinion
I can think of nobody more divisive, or anyone who revels more in the heat of political fires, than Donald Trump.
Opinion
Lady Justice has long stood as the symbol of an ethical judicial system. But if she is not strong, politics will overwhelm her.
Opinion
A former lawmaker reflects on illusion, power, and the growing divide between justice, truth and spectacle in modern politics.
Opinion
Former Representative Mike Ball reflects on faith, loss and why independence—not party loyalty—ultimately shaped his path through politics.
Opinion
Politics is an ugly, messy game, and there are those who absolutely love it.
Opinion
Thinking for yourself is not an easy thing to do. It is usually lonely and labor-intensive.
Opinion
We might be better off without them, but as long as one party holds power, we need another to slow it down.
Opinion
We must force ourselves to look beyond slogans, stigmas and slurs, and instead seek those motivated by service.
Opinion
I witnessed and experienced the glory and the power of the Lord as it melted hearts and changed minds with truth and grace.