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New committee assignments in the Alabama Senate have been decided as the Legislature heads home from its organizational session and prepares for the upcoming regular...
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- Elections
Judge Windom running for re-election to Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Sen. Larry Stutts and Norman Crow
Electric Cooperatives of Alabama endorse Senate Pro Tem Garlan Gudger for re-election
Senate candidate Dakarai Larriett joins calls for Peoples body cam footage release
Sen. Jay Hovey announces candidacy for reelection in District 27
- Governor
Gov. Ivey announces second round of 2025 Rebuild Alabama infrastructure grants
Gov. Ivey announces Vaquito, the work zone safety dog, as honorary ALEA trooper
Bo Offord to lead Alabama Medicaid as Stephanie Azar moves to SEIB
Gov. Ivey deploys search and rescue team to Texas
Opinion | Reappointing Gwathney would be a grave mistake for Alabama justice
- Legislature
State lawmakers will try again to require national anthem weekly in public schools
Bill reintroduced to enhance religious exemptions for vaccinations, mask-use
Prefiled bill would prohibit vaping in public spaces, rename Alabama Clean Indoor Air Act
Rep. Phillip Ensler announces decision not to seek reelection
Lawmakers continue pursuit to push joint custody
- Economy
Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report reveals increased home sales
Alabama climbs to 19th in CNBC business rankings, workforce sees big gains
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
- National
Alabama federal lawmakers respond to partial release of frozen education funds
Speaker Johnson recesses House early over potential vote on Epstein documents
Rep. Figures unveils BRIC Act to boost rural disaster funding
Sen. Britt advances more than $14 million in funding for Alabama
Sen. Britt advances funding for Alabama’s military bases
- Education
Alabama federal lawmakers respond to partial release of frozen education funds
APLS seeks to deem books promoting “gender ideology” as inappropriate for kids
Jim Purcell recognized with SHEEO’s 2025 Exceptional Leader Award
Alabama expands nationally recognized First Class Pre-K with 58 new classrooms
Rep. Sewell demands Trump administration release $7 billion in withheld education funding
- Health
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
The Renewal Project announces statewide launch
EPA data shows 165M people exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. drinking water
- Opinion
Prisons
The organization asked Alabama lawmakers to improve prison death reporting and transparency ahead of today’s Joint Prison Oversight Committee hearing.
Featured Opinion
Alabama could do better by its children. If you doubt that, just look at what the Poarch Creeks are doing.
Congress
The partial release of withheld education funds drew support from Trump ally Senator Katie Britt and criticism from Representative Terri Sewell.
Congress
Representative Terri Sewell cosponsored a resolution demanding the Trump administration release “unclassified files, flight logs, correspondence, and evidence” related to Epstein.
Party politics
The alleged scheme gathered at least $140 million through fraudulent means from 2014 to 2025, impacting around 300 investors, including Alabama Republicans.
Elections
The Alabama Farmers Federation announced its endorsements for Senate District 6 and House District 63,
Opinion
He will run the state like a business much along the lines of what President Trump has done in Washington.
Economy
Alabama home sales rose in June, continuing a rebound, though activity remains below pre-2024 levels.
Featured Opinion
A century ago, children understood the Constitution better than many in power do today.
Featured Opinion
When politics and religion are used to sell products or lure investors, the results are rarely good. Just ask Alabama's state auditor.
Opinion
Until Russia decides to abandon its expansionist goals and status as world pariah, U.S. foreign policy should contain Russia.
Featured Opinion
Are GOP lawmakers celebrating a political victory while patients and businesses pay the price?
Legislature
The Alabama House of Representatives voted for a series of rule changes in the inner workings of the house. Passing the rules for the...
Featured Opinion
Leaders of the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute ought to be ashamed. They have tarnished the institute’s standing in a way that may be hard...
National
U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, said Wednesday that he will keep his chairmanship of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee. The Senate Republican Conference met...
National
Sen. Doug Jones’ bipartisan bill to publicly release government records related to unsolved civil rights cases has been signed into law. The bill, which...
Elections
Montgomery County Commission President Elton Dean announced his candidacy for the office of mayor of Montgomery. “I’m Elton Dean and I’m proud to announce...
News
Tuesday, former Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford died in a Birmingham area hospital. He was 72. Both Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and Congresswoman Terri Sewell...
News
Wednesday, in response to the controversial decision by the Alabama High School Athletic Association to declare Charles Henderson High School basketball standout Maori Davenport...
Legislature
Tuesday, the 2019 Alabama legislature met for the organization session for the new quadrennium. The new legislature was formally sworn in and elected its...
Legislature
The Alabama Senate has unanimously elected Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston, as President pro tempore. In a vote of 32-0, Marsh captured support from both...
