Infrastructure
Alabama’s rural counties carried costs set by distance, not population, leaving bridges, clinics and towns to fail by default.
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- Elections
First poll released after special primary suggests CD-2 is a tied race
Jones continues to slam Tuberville over Social Security “scam” comments at Montgomery town hall
Doug Jones to lead Wenonah parade, join Shomari Figures at Troy town hall
PSC candidate McNeil pushes Alabama data center accountability plan
Dixon has no “immediate plans” to run for another public office after CD6 loss
- Governor
Gov. Ivey welcomes Alabama students back for new school year
Gov. Ivey announces appointments to four agencies
Gov. Ivey proclaims Will Roberts Day in honor of 15-year-old cancer victim
Gov. Ivey recaps Alabama’s showing at Farnborough International Airshow
Gov. Ivey announces additional state agency appointments
- Legislature
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
ACLU vows to take Alabama to court over special session bills
- Economy
Montgomery earns AA rating ahead of $375M bond sale
Alabama Community College System approves workforce allocations
Die casting company 2A USA making $32M investment to expand Auburn facility
Rep. Sewell visits grocery store “to highlight Trump’s broken promise to lower prices”
NFIB survey: small business optimism continues to rise
- National
Britt introduces bill seeking to expand colorectal cancer screening access
Sen. Britt receives Terwilliger Bipartisanship in Housing Award
Alabama small businesses praise BOI reporting rule repeal
Sen. Britt introduces the Space Superiority Readiness Act of 2026
Rhett Marques wins GOP nomination in redrawn 2nd Congressional District
- Education
Rep. Strong to hold fourth annual Academy Day for high school students
Public schools vs. the Loch Ness Monster and the absurd CHOOSE Act
Alabama education department budget holds staffing flat as costs rise
Alabama Community College System approves workforce allocations
Ensler touts expansion of public school conflict resolution, counseling initiatives
- Health
Jackson Hospital, BCBS strike deal to keep hospital open
Alabama Department of Mental Health works to reduce forensic waitlist
ADPH: Alabama child to receive breakthrough hearing loss gene therapy
New report highlights disparities facing children raised in Alabama’s Black Belt
UAB startup NuVasc is advancing precision medicine for brain arteriovenous malformations
- Opinion
Health
The contract cleared a path out of bankruptcy and unlocked major state and local aid for the Montgomery medical center.
Courts
The five-year legal battle between former police chief Ernest Finley, the city of Montgomery and the Alabama Ethics Commission seems to be over.
Health
ADMH wants to reduce its forensic waitlist by the end of the year while expanding diversion programs amid funding concerns.
Health
The enrollee is set to receive breakthrough gene therapy at Boston Children’s Hospital, with the drug manufacturer providing the therapy at no cost.
Health
Researchers cited gaps in health care, child care and school funding as barriers to better outcomes across the rural region.
Health
The survivor-founded company licensed liquid biopsy technology that identifies AVM-driving mutations, opening a path toward targeted therapies.
This Matters with Bill Britt
When facts, law, principle and shared humanity lose their authority, self-government gives way to the raw exercise of political power.
Elections
The DCCC-sponsored poll found both Figures and Marques at 46 percent of the vote, and 8 percent still undecided.
Local news
The new South Haven Surgical Center overcame a number of political pitfalls and attacks, will provide Jefferson and Shelby counties with needed healthcare options.
Elections
The Democratic nominee warned Tuberville’s stance could threaten Alabama retirees, invoking Social Security’s anniversary and the senator’s past business controversy.
Featured Opinion
America has lost its political footing, but enduring constitutional principles offer firm ground for democratic restoration, trust and civic renewal.
Education
Doug Jones wants to stop the CHOOSE Act in its tracks. Thank God.
Elections
Dale Strong has had years to fix the problems with mail delivery in CD5. Instead, he's offered a purely performative proposal just weeks before...
Opinion
A surprising amount of adulthood is realizing your aspirations and impulses are rarely aligned.
Prisons
Speakers described medical neglect, violence and secrecy in Alabama prisons as auditors reported resistance from the corrections department.
Prisons
Governor Kay Ivey scheduled Jeffery Lee's September 17 execution by lethal injection after federal courts blocked Alabama's planned nitrogen hypoxia execution.
Congress
Anthony Fauci should be remembered as an honorable public servant who did the best he could. But we live in the dumbest of times.
Infrastructure
The funding will support runway repairs, lighting upgrades, taxi lane construction and hangar work across public-use airports statewide.
Congress
Officials said the grant would replace outdated radios, strengthen building coverage and improve officer safety during routine calls and emergencies.
News
The Birmingham-based bottler said the moves were part of succession planning as it expanded oversight across strategy, commercial operations and supply chain.
News
The additions brought expertise in communications, corporate responsibility, safety and operations to the statewide manufacturing trade association’s leadership.
This Matters with Bill Britt
When government decides which history is acceptable, the question is no longer the past but who controls national memory today.
Elections
The former chief medical advisor to the president, Fauci was questioned by a Senate committee about the nation’s COVID-19 response.