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Governor Kay Ivey provided $598,000 for intensive drug treatment programs at eight Alabama prisons to help inmates overcome addiction and reduce future crimes.
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- Elections
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
Alabama House candidate arrested on arson charges
Alabama Republican Assembly endorses Case Dixon in CD6
- Governor
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
Gov. Ivey highlights National Teacher of the Year nominee Katie Collins
- Legislature
Alabama 2026 Legislative Report: Week Seven
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
Bill to rename the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs sent to governor’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
Alabama Senate passes bill to limit screen time in early childhood education
- 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
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
Rep. Sewell slams Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address
- Education
Rick Pate receives the Alabama School Nutrition Association’s Friend of the Year award
Gov. Ivey promotes Read Across America Week in message to students
Alabama Senate passes bill to limit screen time in early childhood education
Alabama lawmakers propose $150 million to expand career tech programs
Alabama House passes scholarship bill for law enforcement families
- Health
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
Alabama AG urges AMA to disavow hormonal treatments for trans minors
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama’s moment: why carbon capture and storage can make our state a national energy leader
Opinion | Legal reform works. The proof is right next door
Opinion | When journalism forgets its purpose
Opinion | America is at war. Does the reason really matter?
Opinion | Montgomery’s public safety strategy shows why local governance matters
Elections
Cooke is running for state auditor in the Republican primary.
Health
There were 92 more patients needing ICU bed care than the state’s hospitals had formal ICU beds on Sunday.
Elections
Brooks said that he is the proven conservative in the Senate race.
State
He will serve as a representative of the state at-large and will be subject to confirmation by the 2022 Alabama Senate.
Elections
Chris Countryman is campaigning for the Democratic nomination for governor of Alabama.
Featured Opinion
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Health
Alabama on Thursday had 120 fewer ICU beds than patients who needed ICU care. COVID-19 continues to surge statewide.
Health
The state school superintendent said some school staff have had to have police protection due to threats over COVID-19 mitigation strategies in schools.
Elections
Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, is seeking re-election in state Senate District 3.
News
Blalock issued a statement sharply critical of President Joe Biden’s speech on the end of the war in Afghanistan.