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- Elections
Wes Allen leads lieutenant governor race in June fundraising for second month
Candidates for 2026 attorney general race file June campaign finance reports
Gudger reports record $1.8M raised for FORGE PAC to back Senate GOP efforts
Minor candidates struggle to raise money in races for governor and lieutenant governor
Jay Mitchell’s attorney general campaign raises over $1.25 million
- Governor
Opinion | Reappointing Gwathney would be a grave mistake for Alabama justice
Gov. Ivey praises results of Montgomery Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit
Gov. Ivey announces $23.2 million in SEEDS grants to boost Alabama’s economic growth
Gov. Ivey taps Grace Jeter as Covington County circuit judge
Gov. Ivey encourages summer reading for Alabama students
- Legislature
State Senator re-files bill to make removing Confederate monuments prohibitively expensive
Prefiled bill would require ignition interlock devices for first-time DUI offenders
Hemp retailers sue Ivey, Marshall over law they call unconstitutional ban
Opinion | Alabama lawmakers picked winners and losers, and hundreds of hemp businesses lost everything
Selfless love: House minority leader, wife recovering following successful kidney transplant
- Economy
Ivey celebrates “Made in the USA” Day with praise for Alabama manufacturers
NFIB: 36 percent of small businesses report unfilled jobs in June survey
Sloss Tech Pitch Competition winner awarded $50K to grow innovative startup
Gov. Ivey announces $23.2 million in SEEDS grants to boost Alabama’s economic growth
SNAP cuts threaten 800,000 Alabamians as state faces $300 million burden
- National
Senate passes reconciliation bill including child care reforms touted by Britt
Judge denies request to halt law making smokable hemp products illegal
Alabama officials praise Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship injunctions
Rep. Sewell to host 14th Annual Job Fair in Tuscaloosa
Muslim civil rights org condemns Tuberville for “anti-Islam” comments
- Education
Alabama’s CHOOSE Act education savings accounts funded for 2025 school year
Bill to bolster abstinence-only sex education reintroduced for 2026
Opinion | The CHOOSE Act puts parents in the driver’s seat
Opinion | Alabama education policy needs improvements
Opinion | Giving our young people a second chance
- Health
Prefiled bill would overhaul Alabama’s new hemp regulation law
Medicaid cuts could exacerbate healthcare disparities in Alabama’s Black Belt
The Renewal Project announces statewide launch
EPA data shows 165M people exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. drinking water
Alabama Medical Association thanks Trump for prioritizing doctor visa applications
- Opinion
Opinion | Why don’t your kids deserve a better education?
Opinion | The Ledbetter/Livingston 4th of July Breakfast is now a must-go political event
Opinion | When do things get great for you?
Opinion | Reappointing Gwathney would be a grave mistake for Alabama justice
Opinion | Tuberville’s “inner city rats” comments reveal who’s really keeping our cities down
Elections
The Tommy Tuberville, Wes Allen, and Rick Pate campaigns all reported respectable fundraising numbers for June as other campaigns struggled.
Elections
Mitchell, Robertson and Casey report fundraising totals as the 2026 Alabama Attorney General Republican primary race becomes more financially competitive.
Elections
Senate President Pro Tem Garlan Gudger says the funds—raised in just seven months—will help reelect conservative incumbents and maintain the GOP supermajority in 2026.
Opinion
The CHOOSE Act is giving kids in wealthy families great opportunities. Maybe they just deserve it more than your kids.
Legislature
It would cost a city $1.825 million annually to permanently remove a memorial.
News
Jeannie Negrón Burniston will help shape the Party’s 2026 policy agenda while continuing to lead its media and messaging strategy.
Economy
The inaugural Sloss Tech/Ideas Pitch Competition awarded $50,000 to the top startup, spotlighting Birmingham’s growing role as a hub for tech innovation and entrepreneurship.
Elections
In his first report, Mitchell’s campaign announced $1.25 million on hand, reflecting early momentum for the candidate.
Opinion
In bygone days, there were several “go to” events for statewide Alabama politicians and potential candidates. Today, there is one.
Featured Opinion
I'm just a misguided lib, so explain to me how Trump's spending bill makes things great for the working folks of Alabama?
Featured Opinion
Gwathney’s leadership turned parole into a bureaucratic blockade. If Ivey wants to restore fairness, she must say no to six more years of dysfunction.
Opinion
Many Americans are waking up to the way D.C. and the media have rigged the system—but it’s clear Tuberville never will.
Legislature
There is a general belief among lawmakers that Gov. Kay Ivey will call a Special Legislative Session sometime in the fall to address the...
Featured Opinion
I’m going to ask you a question, and before you land on the answer that your chosen political affiliation has conditioned you to provide,...
Governor
On Tuesday, Gov. Kay Ivey announced staff changes in her Communications Office. Ivey announced Leah Garner as the Communications Director, as well as a...
National
A new report conducted by The Trevor Project found sobering rates of mental health issues among LGBTQ youth across the United States. According to...
Elections
Charlotte Meadows and Michael Fritz finished first and second in the crowded Republican primary race for Alabama House of Representatives District 74 seat in...
Governor
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law Monday requiring that some sex offenders be chemically castrated for the rest of their lives...
National
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell released a statement enforcing the passage of a civil contempt resolution that allows the House to enforce its subpoena powers...
National
Tuesday, U.S. Representative Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, offered an amendment to the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee Fiscal Year 2020 funding bill, during...
Environment
On Tuesday, the National Park Service announced $499,705.96 in grants to protect 131 acres of battlefields in Alabama, Mississippi and Virginia. The grants from...
