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- Elections
Committees approve bills to ensure Biden is on the ballot in November
Daniels reflects on CD2 results, commits to support Democrats
Sen. Katie Britt endorses Dobson in 2nd Congressional District
Opinion | Alabama must ban ranked choice voting to ensure secure elections
Figures, Dobson to face off in November general election
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs bill making Alabama’s anti-human trafficking law toughest in the nation
Southern governors denounce UAW unionization campaign
Gov. Ivey announces Two Rivers Lumber plans $115 million sawmill project
Gov. Ivey awards $5.8 million in grants to weatherize homes of low-income residents
Gov. Kay Ivey marks seven years in office, infrastructure funding
- Legislature
House passes bill creating Felony charge for organ retention
House advances bill allowing arrest of librarians
Alabama Legislature awards final passage to Anti-Squatting Measure
Debate continues on bill requiring default parental controls on devices
Citizens call for Summer EBT to be funded in Education Trust Fund Budget
- Economy
Addressing a different kind of infrastructure: child care
Alabama Realtors release March 2024 Economic and Real Estate Report
March marks third highest container volume on record for the Alabama Port Authority
Partners join team developing new strategic economic growth plan
Mercedes workers set to vote for union in May
- National
Rep. Sewell votes for House National Security Package
Rep. Sewell to host Affordable Connectivity Roundtable
Sens. Katie Britt, Laphonza Butler introduce bill to fund maternal mortality research
Miranda Holloway-Baggett nominated for U.S. Marshal for the Southern District of Alabama
Sewell honors retirement of Tennessee State’s first woman president
- Education
TROY Football Hall of Famer Freddie Thomas named to Board of Trustees
Alabama leads nation in preschool quality, behind in enrollment
Alabama’s First Class Pre-K leads the nation in quality for 18th year
Hoover schools block library app to find, remove “sexual content”
New statewide coalition seeks changes to Alabama’s school funding policy
- Health
Montgomery psychiatrist named president of Alabama Medical Association
Alabama doctors unveil “Your Care is at Our Core,” emphasizing personal connections
Medical center in Mobile resumes IVF services
ALFA Insurance targets health sector amid regulatory debate in Alabama
Judges choose two Alabama Performance Excellence winners
- Opinion
Opinion | Lawmakers push for librarian arrests in far-right bid to “protect children”
Opinion | A history lesson on the UAW
Opinion | Politicization of libraries has many planning exit strategies
Opinion | Lawmakers must fight to restore paid parental leave after Orr’s cruel move
Opinion | Stopping abortions is now more precious than women’s lives
Opinion
Education Matters By Larry Lee Just to prove they understand “alternative facts,” the Alabama Federation for Children sent out a news release and a...
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By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The dumbest, most obvious payoff I ever heard of as a reporter happened in 2000. I was just...
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By Sam McLure Alabama Political Report Have you met the man who wears his underwear on his head? This may sound too absurd for...
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By Deborah Love Justice Brandeis wrote, “the right to privacy is the right to be left alone.” Privacy is an essential aspect of a...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter There is a movement afoot in the Alabama House of Representatives to impeach Governor Robert Bentley, a mission...
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By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter With all the challenges facing the Alabama Legislature – a need for prison reform, a broke Medicaid system,...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers This third year of the quadrennium Regular Session of the legislature has recently gotten a lot more complex....
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In the hidebound thinking of Montgomery’s political class, any appointment made by Gov. Robert Bentley is suspect, at...
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By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Steve Marshall might be a fine man. He might be all of the things that his friends and...
Opinion
By Sen. Cam Ward Life has its ups and downs. Sometimes only when we get outside of our own little bubble and experience something...