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- Elections
Alabama Trucking Association endorses Jay Mitchell for attorney general
State Rep. Marques receives endorsements from Alabama GOP lawmakers
Kristin Nelson leads GOP primary race for HD38, survey shows commanding advantage
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Amy Minton for SD10
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Sen. Donnie Chesteen
- Governor
Gov. Ivey declares statewide day of remembrance for Carole Robertson
Gov. Ivey encourages Alabamians to be proactive during National Preparedness Month
Gov. Ivey releases Labor Day message to Alabama’s workforce
Sen. Britt announces the 2026 Senate Youth Program application opening
Gov. Ivey appoints John Young as chairman of the Marshall County Commission
- Legislature
Sen. April Weaver to co-chair healthcare committee of Rural Roadmap Initiative
Baldwin County delegation announces appointment of new chief of staff
Rep. Mack Butler re-files “Don’t Say Gay” bill for 2026 session
Lawmakers officially pre-file “Child Predator Death Penalty Act” in Alabama Legislature
Rep. James Lomax appointed to House Rules Committee
- Economy
NFIB: Small business job openings fall to lowest level since July 2020
Department of Workforce names Workforce Pathways Division chief
Wellborn fights foreign trade abuses to protect U.S. cabinet industry, jobs
North Alabama Area Labor Council encourages Huntsville auto workers to unionize
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
- National
RFK Jr.’s rhetoric, vaccines are safe and effective, CDC scientists are public servants
Judge, DA both recuse themselves from Fayette County sex offender case
Advocacy groups decry LGBTQ+ rights lawyer’s false testimony indictment
Rep. Sewell votes against FY26 National Defense Authorization Act
Rep. Barry Moore introduces bill to provide Americans released from custody with photo ID
- Education
Alabama Board of Education outlines key budget asks ahead of FY27
Birmingham Promise receives grant from KPMG US Foundation
Dolly Parton Imagination Library expands to Alabama foster kids
PARCA: Alabama high-poverty districts show gains in third-grade reading
Opinion | The answer to our public schools issues is sitting right there
- Health
RFK Jr.’s rhetoric, vaccines are safe and effective, CDC scientists are public servants
Drug compounding advocate talks Alabama regulations, GLP-1 “frenzy”
Americans pay triple for prescriptions while Big Pharma reaps profits
Rep. Sewell files bill to freeze Medicare home health spending, block proposed cuts
PEEHIP board talks rising insurance costs, rural hospitals, drug tariffs
- Opinion
Opinion | Baird’s “impeccable record” leaves Alexander City paying more, getting less
Opinion | Shooting people is wrong
Opinion | A new way to gamble on sports could cost Alabama billions
Opinion | Safe guns, saved lives: a suicide-prevention call for Alabama
Opinion | Cynthia Almond an outstanding choice for PSC president
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Full Video of Press Conference MONTGOMERY—Attorney General Luther Strange Monday joined with fellow members of the Alabama Drug...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday the JobKeeper Alliance, the Coalition for Regional Transportation, and the Birmingham Business Alliance held a joint...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Chairman of the Alabama Republican Party, Bill Armistead announced in an email an effort by the Alabama...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Conservative parents have long lamented that their impressionable young college age students will be bombarded by a sea...
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By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford Did you know that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month? Most of us know someone who has been...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Few may know it, but the county district attorney’s of office is responsible to make sure school-age children...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) sent the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers a “strongly-worded letter” begging the Corps...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Jo Bonner (R) from Mobile said that a nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report analyzing the impact...
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By Rep. Allan Farley As we sat in front of our television, waiting for the results of the vote on Alabama’s latest Constitutional Amendment,...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Keeping the courts running and not personal agenda, is what Alabamians want, says Chief Justice candidate Robert Vance...