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- Elections
Race rater narrows GOP edge in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District
Everett Wess criticizes Trump beef import plan, backs Figures legislation
Opinion | No party is immune to the arrogance of power
Independent Craig Jelks calls on Democrat Everett Wess to exit US Senate race
Alabama absentee voting deadlines for 2026 General Election
- Governor
- Legislature
State retirees to get hit with another premium increase
Contract Review Committee holds ADOC contracts over prison litigation costs
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
- Economy
NFIB reports slight dip in small business optimism
Opinion | Republicans forgot about the working class and that was a mistake
Montevallo keeps A-bond rating as enrollment rises
Britt talks data center accountability, defends Trump admin ratepayer pledge
Huntsville-based Seabrook Solutions awarded $317 million NASA contract
- National
Sen. Britt recognized as Federal Champion by the American Flood Coalition
Opinion | September 11: Always remember
Sewell bill would require tax withholding from college athletes’ NIL payments
Figures introduces bipartisan legislation to combat “chameleon carriers”
Figures files bill seeking to block Trump beef import order
- Education
Smithsonian traveling exhibition “Americans” coming to Atmore’s Strand Theater
September is College Savings Month in Alabama
Ivey highlights Alabama family benefiting from CHOOSE Act
Troy symposium to focus on AI accountability, cybersecurity and public trust
Montevallo keeps A-bond rating as enrollment rises
- Health
Lakeland Community Hospital receives grant to expand rural healthcare access
Alabama board warns residents about online physician impersonation
Alabama mental health centers receive more than $8 million in rural health grants
VA psilocybin trial offers Alabama veterans new hope
Report: SNAP cuts deepen food insecurity in the Deep South
- Opinion
Featured Opinion
During the last legislative session, lawmakers could have shown the young girls and youths of our state that they cared about them in their...
Featured Opinion
Don’t watch it. Don’t spend a second of your Fourth of July on the gaudy, misguided, un-American and ego-soothing monstrosity that will be Trump’s...
Featured Opinion
Happy Birthday, America! You are 243 years old. We love you. Thank you, America. Is there ever a country is good as ours? I...
Featured Opinion
Dear Steve, It’s not the brown people. It’s the dumb people. The latter is Alabama’s real problem when it comes to the issue of...
Opinion
Whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, liberal or conservative, you have a right to have your voice heard in the halls of...
Featured Opinion
The 2019 Legislative Session was one of the most controversial yet productive sessions in memory. Governor Kay Ivey’s first Session of the Quadrennial was...
Featured Opinion
Over the last several months, Alabama has received an abundance of national attention; unfortunately, it has made the state look backwards, punitive and even...
Featured Opinion
The Marshae Jones case is ridiculous. All of it. It’s ridiculous that a pregnant woman was fighting in a parking lot. It’s ridiculous that...
Opinion
Marine life along the Gulf of Mexico is not doing well. Vast numbers of oyster, blue crab, shrimp, and fin fish off coastal Louisiana,...
Opinion
For months, Speaker Pelosi and my Democratic friends have denied a crisis on the border exists. Nothing to see here! But the American people,...