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- Elections
- Governor
Governor visits ALDOT workers as Capitol Christmas tree lighting ceremony is set
Ivey celebrates early literacy milestone in collaboration with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Governor proclaims Nov. 29 Small Business Saturday in Alabama
Gov. Ivey announces appointments to state boards, commissions
Governor urges Alabama Public Television to pause PBS split
- Legislature
Bill would create process to mark “invisible disabilities” on ID cards
“This map I drew on a whim became real”: Student’s plan chosen for Senate redistricting
New bill would allow co-adoption by informal step-parents
Federal judge approves new state Senate map
Prefiled bill would improve absentee ballot process for disabled voters
- Economy
Governor encourages Alabama businesses to compete in 2026 Small Business Week awards
Alabama Power outlines plan to hold electric rates steady through 2027
Alabama home sales decline in October, market remains healthy
Work release programs depress wages at Hyundai suppliers, study suggests
Gov. Ivey awards top employers of disabled Alabamians
- National
Rep. Sewell unveils New Democratic Coalition Health Care Action Plan
Sen. Tuberville spreads conspiracy theories in new op-ed
Sen. Britt joins bill to require medical residents opt in to abortion training
Rep. Aderholt joins foreign affairs leaders to investigate religious persecution in Nigeria
Rep. Sewell celebrates House passage of bipartisan Tax Court Improvement Act
- Education
- Health
The “all politics” healthcare project in Hoover that’s rewriting state regulations
Sen. Britt joins bill to require medical residents opt in to abortion training
Board finalizes hospital eligibility for rural investment program
UA athletes and advocacy group team up for medical research Iron Bowl ad
Appeals court hears arguments in battle over Alabama birth center regulations
- Opinion
Opinion | When hatred becomes policy, the Constitution is the casualty
Opinion | CHOOSE Act steals money from public schools to pay sketchy private vendors
Opinion | 2026 governor’s race and all state races right around the corner
Opinion | The American Dream didn’t fail us—our politics did
Opinion | Why college football is a perfect metaphor for economic inequality
Featured Opinion
Thanks to ALGOP's CHOOSE Act, hundreds of millions in tax dollars are now paying for absurdly inaccurate and laughably partisan school textbooks and materials.
Featured Opinion
Religious fear, power and constitutional restraint collide in Alabama after rhetoric turns a zoning dispute into a test of democracy.
News
The Alabama Ethics Commission saw an uptick in municipal FCPA as a result of the new filing process.
Prisons
The new US Campaign to End the Death Penalty argued the surge in executions, especially in the South, was disconnected from current public opinion.
News
Sen. Tommy Tuberville claimed the D.C. shooting necessitated banning immigration from the Middle East and North Africa, prompting CAIR to call the remarks “unhinged.”
Congress
Rep. Terri Sewell and New Democrats proposed a new framework Wednesday, detailing more than 45 policy recommendations to lower medical costs and expand access.
News
From Alabama to Washington, D.C., communities paused simultaneously to honor the exact moment a quiet act of defiance changed history.
Education
The editors of the publications, which focus on women’s wellness and the Black student experience respectively, expressed shock at the decision.
Elections
McCarron’s first finance filings show nearly $100K on hand, boosted by two $25K donations.
Elections
The candidates for Alabama attorney general continued their absurd fundraising in November.
Featured Opinion
How opportunity was eroded, faith fractured, and why restoring the Dream requires honest governance instead of political theater again now.
Featured Opinion
In so many ways, college sports are the perfect microcosm of the economic inequality in America right now.
Featured Opinion
There's a race in Tennessee that's way closer than it should be. The GOP candidate is struggling. Could it be a sign of hope?
Featured Opinion
Thanksgiving asks Americans to do more than give thanks. It asks us to tell the truth.
Courts
APLS chair John Wahl praised the decision as checking a "socialist agenda ... that wants to reshape American values."
Legislature
Four hemp companies claim the new law violates due process, criminalizes legal products, and threatens to destroy an industry under the guise of regulation.
Featured Opinion
Voters must reject the politics of cruelty and division in favor of those who lead with compassion, unity, and true public service.
News
State law enforcement seized marijuana and paraphernalia after a yearlong investigation, with more action anticipated as new hemp regulations began.
Courts
Following many controversial decisions this term, the Supreme Court decided to send voting rights case Louisiana v. Callais for reargument.
Education
The CHOOSE Act, Alabama’s education savings account program, is putting Alabama parents in the driver’s seat of their child’s education.
Opinion
While corporate gaming focuses primarily on shareholder profits and quarterly earnings reports, tribal gaming reinvests directly into communities and places people first.
News
Advocacy groups warned a federal budget bill would cause chaos in Alabama, with potential cuts to food assistance and healthcare, impacting nearly 800,000 residents.
Featured Opinion
The political winds change fast. Alabama voters have rewritten the script before—and they just might do it again.