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- Elections
Barry Moore launches US Senate bid, vows to back Trump and fight D.C. “swamp”
April Weaver announces candidacy for new term in Alabama Senate
Alabama Forestry Association backs Norman Crow for House District 63
Court orders Alabama to keep using current districts until 2030 redistricting
Jerry Carl files to run for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District in 2026
- Governor
Gov. Ivey appoints John Young as chairman of the Marshall County Commission
Gov. Ivey urges students to “be bold” in back-to-school video message
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
Gov. Ivey announces second round of 2025 Rebuild Alabama infrastructure grants
Gov. Ivey announces Vaquito, the work zone safety dog, as honorary ALEA trooper
- Legislature
Poll: Republican voters want focus on economic issues, not culture wars
Lawmakers hold contract for attorney sanctioned over AI-generated citations in prison case
Bill to exempt optical aids from Alabama sales tax filed again for 2026 session
Alabama lawmakers renew push for death penalty in child rape cases
House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels is recovering—and searching for answers
- Economy
Wellborn fights foreign trade abuses to protect U.S. cabinet industry, jobs
North Alabama Area Labor Council encourages Huntsville auto workers to unionize
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report reveals increased home sales
Alabama climbs to 19th in CNBC business rankings, workforce sees big gains
- National
Court orders Alabama to keep using current districts until 2030 redistricting
Rep. Sewell highlights $800,000 Moundville infrastructure investment
Rep. Sewell pushes voter protection bill on Voting Rights Act’s 60th anniversary
Jeff Sessions subpoenaed in House probe of Jeffrey Epstein case
Sen. Britt pushes bipartisan GUARD Act to fight crypto scams against seniors
- Education
Secretary of State Wes Allen delivers commencement address at Troy University
Alabama AG backs South Carolina in race, sex education lawsuit
Montgomery teacher heads to D.C. for C-SPAN’s Educators’ Conference
Alabama federal lawmakers respond to partial release of frozen education funds
APLS seeks to deem books promoting “gender ideology” as inappropriate for kids
- Health
American Cancer Society speaks out on threats to Alabama research grants
Alabama among top states for attracting out-of-state physicians through interstate compact
Bill reintroduced to enhance religious exemptions for vaccinations, mask-use
Prefiled bill would overhaul Alabama’s new hemp regulation law
Medicaid cuts could exacerbate healthcare disparities in Alabama’s Black Belt
- Opinion
Opinion | The new reality is not in your favor
Opinion | We the people face a tipping point—resistance is the only way forward
Opinion | There’s no good reason to not release the Jabari Peoples body cam footage
Opinion | Gerrymandering in any form steals power from voters
Opinion | Stop shutting yourself out of your government
Featured Opinion
Until average Americans, and especially average Alabamians, stop falling for the goofy scare tactics and racism, the odds will never be in our favor.
Courts
The city argues that the plaintiff did not follow proper procedure to request public records.
Local news
The Decatur council voted 4–1 to move forward with the Cook Museum expansion, sparking debate over costs and transparency.
News
Workers at the Navistar plant in Huntsville voted against forming a union, marking another failed effort by United Auto Workers to organize labor in...
Elections
Moore entered Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, vowing to back Trump, push the America First agenda, and take on what he calls the Washington “swamp.”
Municipal elections
State
The first month of the magazine features the Rogersville Public Library and its importance to its rural community.
Legislature
Nearly 59 percent of Republican primary voters say economic issues should come before cultural fights, despite Legislature’s recent priorities.
Featured Opinion
From suffragists to today’s Christian nationalists, history warns that rights vanish without action. The fight for democracy is now.
Featured Opinion
If there's no investigation, no charges pending, and the family is OK with it, why can't the body cam footage be made public?
Featured Opinion
Maybe the lunacy in Texas will finally prompt voters to take a stand and hold onto their power.
Featured Opinion
A new ban on smart devices in schools highlights the growing disconnect between the average citizen and the actions of their government.
Opinion
Secretary of State Wes Allen and Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate will be the two horses in this contest.
Elections
Climate change is a top issue for Democrat voters in the ongoing presidential debates, according to a Morning Consult poll. In Alabama, two Republican...
Featured Opinion
Lock ‘em up! That seems to be Alabama’s answer to every problem. Well, every problem but public corruption, in which case we find every...
Elections
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill announced Friday that he supports President Donald Trump’s request that the 2020 Census include a question about whether...
Elections
President Donald Trump told reporters Friday that he may issue an executive order telling the Census Bureau to add a question about whether or...
News
While not widely popularized today, Czar Peter I’s defeat of King Charles XII at Poltava was a major turning point in the Great Northern...
National
President Donald Trump has been heavily criticized by his political opponents and by some media outlets for everything from his North Korea policy to...
Opinion
Our Montgomery lawmakers often labor long and hard at drafting a bill — and then ignoring what they wrote later on. There is no...
News
Coming up next on The Voice of Alabama Politics this Sunday: Bill and the V-Team take a look at economic development updates throughout Alabama,...
Featured Opinion
During the last legislative session, lawmakers could have shown the young girls and youths of our state that they cared about them in their...
