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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?
News
It took two years of review, but the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has made a decision on former Alabama House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s...
News
Friday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) announced that disbarred Prattville Attorney George Walthall was arrested for unauthorized practice of law and attempted theft...
Elections
Many Alabama cities and towns have municipal elections and voter referendums today. The City of Montgomery is holding a special municipal election for city...
Elections
Thursday, the Women for Kavanaugh bus tour arrived in Hoover for a rally at Hoover Tactical Firearms. The Women for Kavanaugh campaign is being...
National
Wednesday, Congresswoman Terri Sewell, D-Selma, joined Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin and local officials at a tour of the 35th Avenue Superfund site. The Environmental...
National
Friday, Congressman Gary Palmer, R-Hoover, expressed his confidence in U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions. “I believe he has done an excellent job in de-politicizing...
Opinion
No one can deny that the political climate in our country today is pretty divisive. Protests and outbursts are becoming more and more common....
News
During a recent presser, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey spoke briefly about the possibility of a state lottery. In usual fashion, she committed to letting...
Elections
The Alabama College Democrats hosted a night of dinner, conversation and energizing, pro-public service addresses delivered by multiple Democratic candidates and guests on Saturday....
