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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers As the legislature and governor prepare for the upcoming initial legislative session of the quadrennium, they are facing...
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- Governor
Gov. Ivey releases video for National Day of Prayer
Gov. Ivey celebrates Alabama’s exporting success
Gov. Ivey signs bill making Alabama’s anti-human trafficking law toughest in the nation
Southern governors denounce UAW unionization campaign
Gov. Ivey announces Two Rivers Lumber plans $115 million sawmill project
- Legislature
Speaker Ledbetter appoints Rep. Wilcox to Energy Council Exec Committee
Senate stalls gambling bill, silences voters: Who’s blocking the vote?
Ivey signs bill to allow Biden on the ballot, fix recurring technical flaw
Senate passes $9.3B education budget; must settle differences with House
Alabama House passes $3.4B budget, aiming for economic stability
- Economy
Addressing a different kind of infrastructure: child care
Alabama Realtors release March 2024 Economic and Real Estate Report
March marks third highest container volume on record for the Alabama Port Authority
Partners join team developing new strategic economic growth plan
Mercedes workers set to vote for union in May
- National
National Park Service awards $3 million to preserve historic Civil Rights sites in Alabama
Rep. Sewell honors award-winning small businesses
Rep. Sewell honors the retirement of Lt. Gen. A.C. Roper
Caroleene Dobson pledges to support term limits on Congress
Jonathan Barbee’s legal ordeal highlights prosecutorial excess
- Education
Alabama A&M plans to buy, transform BSC campus into branch
TROY Football Hall of Famer Freddie Thomas named to Board of Trustees
Alabama leads nation in preschool quality, behind in enrollment
Alabama’s First Class Pre-K leads the nation in quality for 18th year
Hoover schools block library app to find, remove “sexual content”
- Health
Montgomery psychiatrist named president of Alabama Medical Association
Alabama doctors unveil “Your Care is at Our Core,” emphasizing personal connections
Medical center in Mobile resumes IVF services
ALFA Insurance targets health sector amid regulatory debate in Alabama
Judges choose two Alabama Performance Excellence winners
- Opinion
Opinion | The progressives won again
Opinion | Agreement on Foley Beach Express Bridge is victory for all Alabamians
Opinion | Capitol Hill, please do not take away my employees’ prescription discounts
Opinion | Bill to jail librarians appears to also make many stores “public nuisances”
Opinion | Alabama defies new Title IX rules, jeopardizes LGBTQ+ student rights
Featured Opinion
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers The legislature completed their week long organizational session last month with very little fanfare or controversy. They will...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers The most pressing problem facing the governor and legislature as they enter this new quadrennium is the financial...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers Dr. Robert Bentley was inaugurated Monday as our governor for the second time. He and his lovely wife,...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers Throughout Alabama political history, certain cities, counties and enclaves have had a proclivity for having an inordinate number...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers During the 2010 Governor’s Race, I continuously made the statement that whomever won the 2010 Governor’s Race would...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers As we approach the end of the political year, a few thoughts and observations on 2014 political happenings...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers The GOP takeover of the U.S. Senate has a silver lining for Alabama. We came out like gangbusters...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers The 2014 elections were quite uneventful. The seven statewide constitutional offices were all retained by Republicans. In fact,...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers This was probably one of the dullest and least interesting gubernatorial election years in memory. It stemmed from...