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- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey proclaims Public Schools Week, celebrates gains by students
Gov. Ivey announces 31 appointments, including judgeships and Lauderdale DA
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
- Legislature
Alabama 2026 Legislative Report: Week Six
Alabama Senate passes bill to prohibit comprehensive sex ed
Alabama Senate debates bill to exclude credit card transaction fees from sales tax
House committee advances expansion to seafood labeling regulations
House committee debates ambulance reimbursement mandate bill
- Economy
January 2026 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
House committee advances expansion to seafood labeling regulations
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
- National
Alabama Sens. Britt and Tuberville decry Supreme Court ruling against Trump’s tariffs
Southern Research secures $2 million for scientific expansion projects
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
- Education
Gov. Ivey proclaims Public Schools Week, celebrates gains by students
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
- 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 | Sen. Britt stepped up to protect Alabama’s economy and President Trump’s vision for America
Opinion | Alabama must end its role as a safe haven for child sexual abusers
Opinion | A guide on how to steal votes
Opinion | What Republicans once believed
Opinion | What Alabama decides now will determine whether its rural health program works
Elections
Austin Smith has been helping at-risk youth of Montgomery since he was in high school. Now he wants to do it from the Legislature.
Featured Opinion
Come along, let's go steal a vote. It's really quite easy. Let me show you how.
News
Survivors from across the state will gather Tuesday in Montgomery to advocate for expanded financial assistance and trauma recovery centers.
Congress
“The Constitution is clear. The power to regulate trade lies with Congress,” Democratic Congresswoman Terri Sewell said on Friday.
Education
Governor Kay Ivey highlighted Alabama's improved national rankings in math and reading while designating a week to honor the state's public schools.
Legislature
Opinion
The need is real. What happens next depends on documents most people will never read. That is exactly why people should.
Opinion
Alabama parents raised alarms after a legislative maneuver shifted autism therapy oversight to a state agency, bypassing original plans for board independence.
News
Visitors will explore new museum galleries and learn from archivists Saturday during a public celebration marking 125 years of preserving Alabama history.
Governor
Governor Kay Ivey filled 31 vacancies across Alabama, appointing two circuit judges and a district attorney to serve the state’s judicial system.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
Leaked recordings, voting power fights, conspiracy legislation, and policing debates reveal deeper struggles over trust, governance and democracy in Alabama politics.
Featured Opinion
Secret recordings and media rushes to judgment erode ethical boundaries, undermine journalism, and threaten the fragile trust sustaining democratic self-government.
Featured Opinion
Montgomery's problems were built by conservative ideals put in practice over 50 years. Those same ideals won't save the city.
Opinion
We equip people leaving prison—or on probation—with the skills and support they need to succeed.
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.
National
Marshae Jones won’t faces charges after all. Jones, whose fetus died after she was shot in the stomach during a fight with another woman,...
Featured Opinion
Dear Steve, It’s not the brown people. It’s the dumb people. The latter is Alabama’s real problem when it comes to the issue of...
News
The U.S. Census Bureau released new city population estimates for 2018 on Monday. Huntsville continues its momentum while Birmingham, Mobile and Montgomery continue to...
News
Tuesday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) provided an update on her efforts at improving the state’s workforce development. The Governor promises that through her...
Opinion
Whether you are a Republican or a Democrat, liberal or conservative, you have a right to have your voice heard in the halls of...
Featured Opinion
The 2019 Legislative Session was one of the most controversial yet productive sessions in memory. Governor Kay Ivey’s first Session of the Quadrennial was...
Infrastructure
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, announced Tuesday that 19 local airports throughout Alabama have been awarded more than $9.7 million in Federal Aviation Administration...
News
Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, and Congressman Ralph Norman, R-South Carolina, introduced H.R. 3580, the Ensuring Accurate and Complete Data Reporting Act, on Friday. The...
National
President Donald Trump announced Monday the appointment of Austin Huffaker, Jr. to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle...