Health State ban on vaping in indoor public spaces to take effect this week Businesses were urged to update signs and policies, with bill supporters and ADPH framing the upcoming change as advancing clean air in public spaces. Wesley Walter11 hours ago
Education Textbook committee appointment letter sent in error, Mackey says Alabama Superintendent Eric Mackey took responsibility for an internal department error that mistakenly sent an educator a State Textbook Committee appointment letter. Mary Claire WootenJuly 15, 2026
Featured Opinion Opinion | The political pettiness is dragging us down People, even politicians, are rarely all good or all bad. It's time for a whole bunch of people to start remembering that again. Josh MoonJuly 14, 2026
Education Alabama’s back-to-school sales tax holiday is this weekend Families can save on clothes, supplies and computers this weekend, while consumer advocates urged shoppers to check limits and avoid overspending. Alex JobinJuly 14, 2026
Education Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys selects new leadership Chosen at the group’s Gulf Shores conference, the officers brought extensive experience in special education, litigation and public school counsel. StaffJuly 14, 2026
Health EAMC becomes Alabama’s first hospital with Vibwife birth platform All childbirth unit rooms now feature the mobility system, which lets laboring mothers adjust gentle movement and positioning by remote control. StaffJuly 14, 2026
Featured Opinion Opinion | Fixing Alabama’s Department of Corrections should be a unifying goal Fixing Alabama's prisons should be a goal that unites all Alabamians, because what we have now is an absolute embarrassment. Josh MoonJuly 13, 2026
Infrastructure Opinion | Where the wire stops Alabama’s broadband bargain saved money, but the state’s hardest-to-reach homes could be left on a weaker second tier. David L. AlbrightJuly 13, 2026
Prisons Alabama delays YesCare legal contract amid prosecution questions Alabama lawmakers delayed an ADOC legal contract after questioning YesCare's bankruptcy, potential fraud and attorney selection process. Mary Claire WootenJuly 10, 2026
Infrastructure ALDOT, other agencies announce timeline for long-running Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project The Alabama Department of Transportation announced construction on the project is now expected to begin before year’s end. Chance PhillipsJuly 10, 2026
Elections Alabama Democratic Party convenes to reorganize August 8 Members will choose party officers, DNC representatives and caucus leaders while filling vacancies left after the May primary. StaffJuly 10, 2026