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Two Alabama House committees advanced similar school prayer bills, debating funding penalties, constitutionality concerns and whether schools should mandate daily prayer.
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- Elections
House committees advance school prayer bills
Frontrunners keep raking in campaign contributions ahead of May primaries
Financial records indicate Allen campaign funded Wahl ballot challenge
Alabama Grocers Association endorses Caroleene Dobson for Secretary of State
Opinion | The anti-American stench of closed primaries
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs law opening classroom doors to Alabama veterans
Gov. Ivey awards grant for program to help prison inmates end drug addictions
Governor appoints Rex Vaughn to chair Madison County Commission
Gov. Ivey promotes Read Across America Week in message to students
Bill to rename the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs sent to governor’s desk
- Legislature
New bill would ban Delta THC, remove legal framework for consumable hemp
Alabama’s gambling misinformation problem is costing us about a billion dollars per year
Governor signs screen time limits for early childhood education programs into law
House committee advances bill requiring Ten Commandments displayed in schools
Parkinson’s added to list of firefighter’s occupational diseases advances in both houses
- Economy
Austal, Poarch Creeks sign agreement, will expand Alabama shipbuilding capacity
January 2026 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
House committee advances expansion to seafood labeling regulations
Alabama home sales, median prices soar in 2025 report
German chain manufacturer to invest $34M into new Auburn operation
- National
Former Birmingham-Southern campus selected for new Coast Guard facility
SCOTUS refuses to hear case which struck down anti-panhandling laws
Sen. Britt celebrates new U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
Sen. Britt pushes for expanded women’s heart health screenings
Alabama politicians respond to Trump beginning a war with Iran
- Education
House committee advances bill requiring Ten Commandments displayed in schools
Troy University hosts $10,000 pitch competition and business workshops
Opinion | Would someone please take a stand for public education?
House OKs tax exemptions for Alabama nonprofits, community groups
Rick Pate receives the Alabama School Nutrition Association’s Friend of the Year award
- Health
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
Health committee votes against ER doctor staffing transparency effort
Gov. Ivey authorizes bonds to support Jackson Hospital in Montgomery
- Opinion
Alabama’s gambling misinformation problem is costing us about a billion dollars per year
Opinion | The hidden gift of the detour
Opinion | Would someone please take a stand for public education?
Opinion | Nathaniel Ledbetter is the man of the House
Opinion | Alabama’s moment: why carbon capture, storage can make our state a national energy leader
Economy
Municipal leaders from across the state joined Gov. Kay Ivey at the State Capitol on Friday, March 1, for a press conference on her...
Legislature
Saturday, the Conservative Coalition held a rally in front of the State House in Montgomery to express their opposition to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s...
Economy
Why is it always the responsibility of the working class in Alabama? Everything falls to them. Not enough money for social programs? Cut government...
National
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, has now served longer than any other U.S. senator from the state. On Sunday, Shelby surpassed former U.S. Sen....
National
Over 50 members of the United States Congress visited Alabama for the annual Civil Rights Pilgrimage on Friday. The Congress members visited the 16th...
News
A new senior vice president and vice president of government affairs were announced by the Business Council of Alabama. David Cole is now senior...
Legislature
State Rep. April Weaver, R-Alabaster, and State Sen. Greg Reed, R-Jasper, have sponsored House Bill 44 and Senate Bill 38 with the support of...
National
U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Alabama, led a anti-abortion discussion at the Family Research Council’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, where she discussed congressional...
News
A new Political Action Committee has been formed to fight Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s proposed fuel tax increase. On Wednesday, Stop the Alabama Gas...
National
The Alabama District Attorneys Association is taking steps to create a reporting system to keep track of the use of civil asset forfeiture in...