Elections
Former State Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) and Dothan area businessman Jeff Coleman are both running in the Republican primary runoff on July 14. Last...
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- Elections
Norman Crow announces candidacy for Alabama House District 63
Wadsworth’s campaign grossly misrepresented her academic credentials
Marshall talks senate priorities, China tariffs, L.A. protests
Wahl talks 2026 election cycle, calls for shift to closed primaries
Majority of Alabama House Republicans endorse Wes Allen
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs law untaxing baby goods, feminine hygiene products
Gov. Ivey introduces new First Dog of Alabama
Gov. Ivey appoints David Reed as chairman of the Marshall County Commission
Gov. Ivey appoints Cynthia Almond as Public Service Commission president
Sen. Tuberville centers Trump in his gubernatorial campaign
- Legislature
Gov. Ivey signs law untaxing baby goods, feminine hygiene products
State Rep. Susan DuBose to hold town hall meeting on June 17
State of Alabama agrees to allow more vape products after federal suit
New Alabama vape law bans flavored e-cigarettes in stores
Opinion | Alabama’s GOP budget chairs lead state to fiscal strength
- Economy
SNAP cuts threaten 800,000 Alabamians as state faces $300 million burden
Alabama home sales dip slightly in April but outpace last year
Opinion | A cakewalk for lawmakers, a crackdown on workers, businesses
Poll: Trump voters back vape access, reject Biden rules, as Alabama ban sparks backlash
Third Alabama Starbucks votes to unionize in Huntsville
- National
Figures, Sewell, SPLC President slam Trump over restoring Confederate military base names
Rep. Sewell votes no on Trump Rescissions Package
Rep. Sewell recognizes Juneteenth and Major League Baseball on the House Floor
Gov. Ivey appoints Laurie Hoyt to Baldwin County Circuit judgeship
Rep. Figures honors Hank Aaron, Satchel Paige at Congressional Baseball Game
- Education
Opinion | Giving our young people a second chance
Gov. Ivey appointing Ami Brooks to lead Department of Early Childhood Education
Brasfield & Gorrie to build Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences campus
ALFA awards new vehicle to Alabama’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year
Alabama Library Association slams APLS board’s “dismissive” tone
- Health
Department of Public Health warns of suspected measles case in Lee County
Britt reintroduces the MOMS Act
Opinion | Opioid plan positions Alabama to curb addiction, support recovery for veterans
Opinion | Alabama’s rural hospital crisis is a threat to health — and our economy
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
- Opinion
Opinion | Reflections from the 2025 Legislative Session
Opinion | When religion rules the state, freedom is the first to fall
Opinion | Job Corps is worth fighting for
Opinion | Giving our young people a second chance
Opinion | By firing reporter, ABC proves again that mainstream media can’t fight Trumpism
State
The protests, which are meant to counter Trump's military parade, will be held in at least 13 Alabama cities.
Governor
Ivey signed the “pink tax” law, eliminating state sales tax on diapers, baby formula, and feminine hygiene products.
News
Alabama Values’ Juneteenth event launched “Been Banned” to resist historical erasure and celebrate Black cultural traditions.
National
Trump announced he would restore Confederate military base names, sparking criticism from SPLC President Margaret Huang and Rep. Shomari Figures.
Congress
The package cuts $9.4 billion in federal funding, threatening educational programming, independent journalism, and global health.
Featured Opinion
The SBC’s resolutions — and similar moves in Alabama — show how religious control of policy threatens liberty, diversity, and democracy itself.
Elections
Following APR’s inquiries, Wadsworth’s campaign claimed that her PhD was granted by an unaccredited seminary, not the University of Alabama.
State
Trump’s proposed bill could eliminate LIHEAP, a utility assistance program benefitting thousands of low-income Alabama families amid rising heat.
Opinion
Preserving Job Corps isn’t a Democratic or Republican issue. Or at least, it shouldn’t be.
Education
Alabama's REACH Act, now law, offers young people a second chance to earn their diploma.
Featured Opinion
Trump and the rightwing have broken journalism with their brazen lies and a media apparatus that is relentless.
Opinion
All 21 horses in this year’s Kentucky Derby were descendants of Secretariat, whose legacy was honored no matter which descendant won.
Courts
Thursday, two law enforcement officers from the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles were fired upon as they approached a Bessemer home to conduct...
National
Friday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Selma) reflects on the history Juneteenth Day, June 19. “Juneteenth is the story of being “freed” while still in slavery,...
Elections
U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Tuberville, on Thursday, denounced the Supreme Court decision blocking efforts by the Trump administration to end the DACA program. “The...
Health
One dangerously overcrowded prison in Alabama has nearly a quarter of all the state’s confirmed COVID-19 cases among inmates and staff. Twenty percent of...
Opinion
According to ancient Greek philosopher Plato, it is the great thinkers, or philosophers, who are best suited to govern society. Dubbed “philosopher kings” they...
Health
Alabama was added to a travel ban list set by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Wednesday as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations...
Legislature
Updated at 8 p.m. to include a response from Rep. Will Dismukes. The executive director of the Alabama Democratic Party on Friday called for...
News
Huntsville's police chief gave a detailed play-by-play of his decisions in a two-and-a-half-hour presentation.
Economy
Alabama’s 9.9 percent unemployment rate in May is down slightly from April, and the reduction comes after Gov. Kay Ivey relaxed some restrictions meant...
