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- Elections
Voting rights experts call for Congressional action at hearing hosted by Rep. Sewell
Opinion | The Democratic debates have been an embarrassment. Doug Jones should keep avoiding them
Jeremy Devito to host town hall in Huntsville on May 4
Lt. Gov. Ainsworth endorses Rhett Marques for Congress
Case Dixon touts endorsement from anti-vax group in CD6 race
- Governor
Gov. Ivey awards funds to south Alabama organizations assisting victims
Gov. Kay Ivey is very popular, but will it transfer to her successor?
Gov. Ivey awards three grants to aid domestic violence victims, train law enforcement
Gov. Ivey congratulates first ADOC graduating class of 2026
Gov. Ivey signs tax relief bill, state grocery tax eliminated for two months
- Legislature
Alabama Arise reviews wins and disappointments in 2026 session
Alabama 2026 Legislative Report: Sine die
Gov. Ivey signs tax relief bill, state grocery tax eliminated for two months
Opinion | Alabama’s four-year record of tax relief
Opinion | Investing in Alabama’s coal communities is investing in our future
- Economy
Alabama labor groups host Workers’ Week of Action kickoff
Opinion | Alabama takes a stand for small business fairness
Alabama spring home sales rise, but trail last year
Innovate Alabama launches $15M fund to retain, scale early-stage companies
Small business optimism falls as oil prices fuel uncertainty
- National
Voting rights experts call for Congressional action at hearing hosted by Rep. Sewell
Figures unveils rural bill package focused on health, land-grant universities
Sens. Britt, Fetterman discuss operations in Iran, social media regulations
Rep. Sewell to host shadow subcommittee hearing on voting rights
Strong secures postal audit, ZIP code review for North Alabama
- Education
Emmett Till exhibit opens at Civil Rights Memorial Center
Figures unveils rural bill package focused on health, land-grant universities
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
Stillman announces Magic Johnson as 150th anniversary commencement speaker
Alabama recognized for pre-K quality for 20th year
- Health
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
Free healthcare clinic served more than 465 patients in Montgomery
Opinion | Are we eating ourselves to death?
Judge lets Birmingham water utility end fluoridation
Alabama doctors urge safe drug disposal on Take Back Day
- Opinion
Opinion | The fight now isn’t left vs. right. It’s forward vs. backward
Opinion | The Democratic debates have been an embarrassment. Doug Jones should keep avoiding them
Opinion | Justice and politics cannot serve the same master
Opinion | America’s guardrails are eroding, and instability is growing
Opinion | Alabama runs on workers. It shouldn’t run over them
Prisons
A state audit found some compliance failures, missing records, weak controls and reporting lapses in Alabama Department of Corrections financial practices.
Featured Opinion
In the United States, here in Alabama, and in places around the globe, a pattern is emerging. The future is being dragged backward.
Congress
U.S. Representative Terri Sewell heard testimony from various voting rights experts during an unofficial shadow hearing on Monday.
Elections
Doug Jones has declined to debate the other Democratic candidates for governor. It's the right decision. Because his absence is exactly the proper message.
Education
Interactive displays retrace Emmett Till’s killing and his mother’s activism that helped galvanize the modern civil rights movement.
Health
Volunteers delivered more than $280,000 in medical, dental and vision care as patients lined up overnight for treatment and on-site glasses.
Elections
The backing added to Marques’ growing support as a recent poll showed him leading with just over three weeks until the Republican primary.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Coordinated political attacks with hidden funding are reshaping Alabama elections, raising questions about transparency, trust and who truly controls power.
News
The five-day series is set to blend remembrance and organizing, with events across Alabama spotlighting labor history, worker power and economic justice.
Congress
The senators backed continued U.S. involvement in Iran while pressing bipartisan steps to address social media’s impacts on young users.
Opinion
Lady Justice has long stood as the symbol of an ethical judicial system. But if she is not strong, politics will overwhelm her.
Featured Opinion
In the end, stability is something we must choose to maintain.
Opinion
In short, when workers do well, Alabama does well.
Health
I love a good hot dog and a bag of Cool Ranch Doritos. But we are the only country seeing these kinds of numbers.
Economy
Monday, Wind Creek casinos in Atmore, Wetumpka, and Montgomery re-opened on Monday. The Wind Creek Casinos are operated by the Poarch Band of Creek...
News
The way law enforcement in Alabama’s capital city police citizens is about to change. Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed and Montgomery Police Chief Ernest Finley...
Education
The circumstances that prompted an FBI raid of a north Alabama school superintendent’s home on Tuesday remain unclear. An FBI spokesperson confirmed that the...
Health
It’s been three weeks since Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed sounded the alarm over rising hospitalizations in the River Region, but the rise in cases...
News
Troy University has fired its police chief after he made comments on Facebook saying that George Floyd, who was killed by Minneapolis police sparking...
News
Attorney General Steve Marshall last week sent a letter to Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson asking for clarification about why the city removed a statue...
Health
The American Health Care Association and the National Center for Assisted Living on Monday sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services...
Health
Birmingham City Council members on Tuesday voted to extend the city’s requirement for residents to wear face masks in public. Council members in a...
Featured Opinion
Mistaken identity. That’s how Decatur Police Chief Nate Allen described an incident in which DPD officers punched, wrestled to the ground and ultimately arrested...