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- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey attends Alabama Veterans Resource Center grand opening
Gov. Ivey signs App Store Accountability Act into law
Alabama governor signs law allowing death penalty for child predators
Gov. Ivey establishes board to oversee emerging technology
Gov. Kay Ivey signs law to limit Mobile Bay dredge dumping
- Legislature
House committee debates ambulance reimbursement mandate bill
Lawmakers advance farm energy tax exemption bills
Republicans elect Dothan Rep. Paul Lee as new majority leader
Senate Judiciary Committee passes bill to allow for retroactive child-support payments
Senate Judiciary Committee advances bill to increase penalties for terrorist threats
- Economy
Alabama home sales, median prices soar in 2025 report
German chain manufacturer to invest $34M into new Auburn operation
Alabama achieves record $14.6 billion in economic development investment
Alabama home sales drop 3 percent in December amid seasonal trends
Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 2.7 percent in November
- National
Alabama leaders remember civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
Democrats call for investigation into IRS taxpayer data leak
Mobile, Hoover pause internet sales tax challenge
Sen. Britt join colleagues in introducing the CLEAR LABELS Act
Brookside accepts settlement, including $1.5 million compensation proposal
- Education
Opinion | Growing is the purpose: keeping education first in high school sports
Alabama State University to host Montgomery.AI summit in March
Senate committee approves abstinence-based sex ed bill
Bill passes Senate allowing UA to reorganize School of Social Work despite public pushback
ALSDE seeking expanded funding to sustain literacy gains
- Health
L. Keith Granger recognized with Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame induction
Alabama Rural Hospital Investment Program reaches $20M cap in just one month
Governor marks first meeting of Alabama Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group
Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame to induct 12 healthcare figures
Breast, prostate cancer screening bills advance to Alabama House for vote
- Opinion
Opinion | Bureau programs strengthen Alabama’s workforce and support national defense
Opinion | Trump endorsement makes Barry Moore prohibitive favorite in U.S. Senate race
Opinion | Growing is the purpose: keeping education first in high school sports
Opinion | Derek Chen’s early Trump support and America First record speaks for itself
Opinion | Why are Republicans so afraid of you voting?
Legislature
The House approved SB71, locking state environmental regulations to federal standards, despite Democratic opposition and concerns about public health protections.
Legislature
The House Ways and Means General Fund Committee heard proponents and opponents of a bill that would impose reimbursement requirements.
Legislature
Two committees advanced bills to exempt some farm energy use from utility taxes, hoping to ease costs for farmers.
Legislature
Representative Paul Lee, R-Dothan, was selected by the Republican caucus as a replacement for Representative Scott Stadthagen, who stepped down on Wednesday.
Legislature
Alabama lawmakers advanced a measure Wednesday to extend child support payments back to the point of conception if paternity is legally established.
Prisons
Families and activists gathered at the Alabama State Capitol Wednesday to honor 1,500 people who died in custody and demand systemic reform.
News
Panelists will revisit video from a 1986 symposium Thursday while discussing the Montgomery Bus Boycott’s legacy at the state archives.
Local news
State party leaders named former Birmingham Mayor William Bell to the post after a committee invalidated a disputed special election.
Governor
Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation Tuesday requiring parental consent for minors to download apps, strengthening online safety measures for Alabama families.
Legislature
Representative Scott Stadthagen resigned his leadership post Wednesday to seek the state party chairmanship following internal friction over a leaked recording.
Opinion
President Donald Trump and the Club for Growth endorsed Representative Barry Moore, making the Wiregrass congressman the favorite for Alabama’s open Senate seat.
Education
As youth sports became a multibillion-dollar industry, the AHSAA prioritized an educational mission that focused on student character over college scholarships.
Opinion
The Alabama state auditor candidate established his conservative credentials by rallying Michigan voters during the early days of the America First movement.
Featured Opinion
Republicans keep figuring out ways to suppress votes and kill elections, in a never-ending effort to hold power.
Education
Monday, Second Congressional District candidate Jessica Taylor (R) announced that her campaign has raising over $200,000 in the fourth quarter of 2019 after announcing...
Featured Opinion
Even though there are more Baptists than Methodists in Alabama, historically Methodists have held more of the prominent political posts in the Heart of...
News
An Alabama nonprofit is one of six social justice organizations to have recently received a grant from the NFL’s Inspire Change initiative. The Alabama...
National
U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Ala., on Monday cautioned the Trump administration against levying tariffs on imported airplane parts, a move that could cost Alabama...
News
Since taking office, Secretary of State John H. Merrill has coined a number of mantras – one of the most notable being the use...
Opinion
You may not have known his name, but the most dangerous man in the Middle East has finally received justice for a lifetime of...
News
A new study found that Southern states with Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act saw fewer declines in people’s health, resulting in an...
Featured Opinion
Over the last ten years, the political influence of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians has grown so powerful that they can kill any...
Economy
Poarch Band of Creek Indians is offering the state a billion dollars for a state-guaranteed monopoly on its gambling operations and allowing it to...