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- Elections
Albritton announces re-election bid for Alabama Senate District 22
Ainsworth won’t seek governor’s office, opening door for Tuberville and others
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell resigns to run for attorney general
Mike Elliott announces candidacy for House District 13
ABC of Alabama endorses Matt Woods in Senate District 5 special election
- Governor
Gov. Ivey shares statement on the 2025 Regular Session ending
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles officers officially recognized as law enforcement
Gov. Ivey signs House Bill 202 and House Bill 199
Gov. Ivey signs “Powering Growth” plan into law
Gov. Ivey signs FOCUS Act banning cell phones in Alabama schools
- Legislature
Alabama passes 12-bill package to strengthen military support, jobs, bases
The impact of Alabama’s new hemp and CBD restrictions
Gov. Ivey signs bill protecting physician-patient communication
Alabama midwives talk birth center ruling, 2025 session, next steps
Read Freely celebrates legislative wins as bill to criminalize librarians dies
- Economy
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
Gov. Ivey salutes Alabama exporters with Trade Excellence Awards
- National
Medicaid, Medicare in Alabama would face cuts under Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”
Alabama Arise slams budget bill’s cuts to SNAP and Medicaid
Alabama’s Democratic delegation responds to Trump’s tax bill passing House
Sen. Britt calls for streamlined federal permit process, EPA regulation cutbacks
NFIB launches new tools to highlight benefits of 20 percent Small Business Tax Deduction
- Education
ALFA awards new vehicle to Alabama’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year
Alabama Library Association slams APLS board’s “dismissive” tone
Moms for Liberty calls for APLS board to help get librarians fired
Kathy Murphy named new president of Wallace Community College in Dothan
Charter commission talks HBCU collaborations, hears school proposals
- Health
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
Alabama Senate passes bill loosening regulations for religious vaccine exemptions
- Opinion
Opinion | A Memorial Day message fit for a king
Opinion | Memorial Day demands more than memory — it calls us to national character
Opinion | The real economic killer in Alabama? Moral politics, not the market
Opinion | The 5 best bills passed during the 2025 Legislative Session
Opinion | Feeding the Gulf Coast warns of serious impacts from proposed federal cuts
Legislature
Alabama's new law severely restricts hemp and CBD products, banning smokable hemp, capping THC, and prohibiting online sales, impacting businesses statewide.
Featured Opinion
In a rambling, weird Memorial Day message, Donald Trump failed to mention fallen U.S. troops. There's a good reason for that.
News
From "Jail the Librarians" to mandating prayer, discover the 10 worst bills Alabama lawmakers nearly passed but left on the cutting room floor.
Public safety
The proposed scoring guidelines would add more detailed criteria and alter some point values.
Legislature
Alabama Legislature approved a sweeping package to bolster military support, secure jobs, and protect bases.
News
Pride Week will feature more than two dozen events, including drag brunch, a sunset parade and PrideFest with RuPaul’s Drag Race stars.
Congress
Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" would cut safety net programs in Alabama for thousands.
Featured Opinion
This session delivered some major wins on taxes, healthcare, workforce support, and public safety.
Opinion
The food bank says the House budget reconciliation package’s deep cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and nonprofit tax deductions will devastate vulnerable Gulf Coast communities.
Opinion
Alabama’s congressman rails against waste yet backs multitrillion-dollar bills, delaying real spending cuts and passing the burden onto future generations.
Featured Opinion
From expanded police immunity to the Trans Erasure Act, these bills threaten civil liberties, immigrant rights, and burden hemp and education programs.
Featured Opinion
State Republicans seem ready to hand the governor's race to Tommy Tuberville. History says the race is wide open.
National
Monday, Congressman Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) said in an email to constituents that Democrats have nothing to show for their first year in the majority....
News
Internationally renowned human and civil rights leader Margaret Huang has been hired as the new president and chief executive officer of the Southern Poverty Law...
Elections
At a press conference earlier today, Sen. Jim McClendon, R-Springville, introduced legislation that prohibits gambling interests from giving money to candidates for the Legislature,...
Economy
Once again, Sen. Arthur Orr, R-Decatur, will join forces with left-leaning organizations to impose more regulations on payday lending in the upcoming legislative session....
Elections
Friday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) addressed the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA) at the annual Albert Brewer Legacy lunch at the...
Featured Opinion
This impeachment is a sham! That was the Republican tagline when this all started. You heard it all over this state. None of “that...
Elections
The Doug Jones for Senate campaign reports a strong fourth quarter with over $1.9 million raised in the fourth quarter of 2019. He is...
National
On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, joined a growing number of federal lawmakers in urging the Trump administration to address reports of hazardous...
Elections
Iowa Democrats go to caucuses tonight to decide who wins the first of fifty state caucuses and primaries that will decide who the Democratic...
