Legislature
There are currently two lottery bills in the Alabama Legislature: SB220, sponsored by Sen. Greg Albritton, and SB130, sponsored by Sen. Jim McClendon. While...
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- Elections
John Wahl launches lieutenant governor bid with Trump’s endorsement
Republican candidate files residency challenge against Tommy Tuberville
Mo Brooks enters Alabama House race; draws harsh rebuke from opponent
Ron Sparks is ready to go back to work for Alabama
Trump backs Alabama GOP chair for lieutenant governor’s race
- Governor
Alabama gets $3.8 million grant to boost early childhood education
Gov. Ivey awards grants to eight organizations that assist child abuse victims
Gov. Ivey announces more Rebuild Alabama projects
Governor expands Alabama school choice with federal tax credits
Governor launches statewide flood notification system after Texas tragedy
- Legislature
Alabama 2026 Legislative Report: Week Three
Alabama House debates, passes bill to let UA restructure social work school
Bill to allow local police to be de facto ICE agents moves to House
Bill to allow library board member removals advances out of Senate committee
Breast, prostate cancer screening bills advance to Alabama House for vote
- Economy
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
Alabama home sales stable, prices surge in November report
- National
Alabama vigils, demonstrations scheduled following ICE killing
Advocates talk ACA tax credit extension, as Senate again prepares for vote
Rep. Sewell champions cancer early detection bill passing House
Sen. Britt reaffirms support for controversial SAVE Act
Rep. Sewell joins push to impeach DHS Secretary Noem
- Education
Alabama House debates, passes bill to let UA restructure social work school
Gov. Ivey introduces a CHOOSE Act family: Charlie Perkins and Susan Stacy
Troy University’s annual Geo Day set for March 12
House Education Policy Committee passes bill to limit screen time in early childhood education
Alabama gets $3.8 million grant to boost early childhood education
- Health
Breast, prostate cancer screening bills advance to Alabama House for vote
Advocates talk ACA tax credit extension, as Senate again prepares for vote
Opinion | What Alabama learns when it pays attention
Rep. Sewell champions cancer early detection bill passing House
Opinion | A healthy workforce keeps rural Alabama working
- Opinion
News
Party committees dismiss residency challenges against top candidates while advancing two cases and removing one contender from ballot.
Featured Opinion
From Springsteen to Lamar, protest songs expose when legality shields injustice and force moral reckonings politics tries to delay.
News
Running for House District 16, Christian Martin would be one of the youngest state lawmakers in Alabama history if elected.
News
Tuberville faces court threats, Trump reshapes the GOP ticket, and Mo Brooks resurfaces as Democrats quietly rebuild statewide.
News
Their contributions helped Alabama State Parks attract millions of people every year and enriched the lives of Alabamians throughout the state.
Legislature
News
Citing instances of attempted murder and double homicides by undocumented immigrants, state legislators introduced a bill to deny bail for those charged with violent...
News
Senator Katie Britt, R-Ala., secured more than $200.7 million for the state after voting last week to pass a key package of FY26 appropriations...
News
Alabama dentists and students gathered at the Statehouse, urging lawmakers to advance bills ensuring more premium dollars are used for direct patient care.
News
Defense leaders from Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. gathered in Huntsville to discuss advanced capabilities and strategic competition in the Indo-Pacific.
News
Aiden Cuevas faces a charge of conspiracy to traffic illegal firearms, including to other area neo-nazis.
Featured Opinion
America was built by brave men and women who didn't cower and give up their rights out of fear. Only cowards would do that.
Featured Opinion
Mississippi is stealing our tourism dollars and using them to better that state, better regulate the gambling there and help address the problems.
News
Ivey became the first woman elected governor in her own right, achieving a spectacular legacy through numerous, high-profile cabinet and judicial appointments.
Featured Opinion
The bickering among private and public schools over AHSAA rules likely would have been worked out amicably. But then the politicians got involved.
Education
The Alabama Senate approved a bill Thursday by Sen. Tim Melson, R-Florence, that would allow local school boards of education to hire retired law...
Legislature
Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn and members of his team addressed the Joint Legislative Committee on Prisons Thursday about the chronic understaffing...
Governor
Several developers are interested in being contracted to improve the state’s prison system, the governor’s office said Thursday, just weeks after the Department of...
Legislature
The Alabama House Republican Caucus’s approved a resolution on Wednesday encouraging the Supreme Court to allow a question about citizenship status on the upcoming...
Governor
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey awarded a $105,000 grant to ALEA’s Fusion Center on Thursday to improve the capability of the state’s law enforcement agencies...
Economy
The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries has licensed dozens of growers, processors and universities to grow, cultivate, process and research industrial hemp in...
National
Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice released a redacted Mueller report. Alabama Republicans said that the whole special counsel investigation “was a waste of...
Featured Opinion
Alabama Republicans don’t seem to care much about the safety of law enforcement officers in the state. At least, it sure seemed that way...
Economy
Just east of I-65 on the way into Montgomery this week, buzzards circled overhead as Buffalo Springfield’s ’60s protest song, “For What It’s Worth,”...