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- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey encourages veteran hiring through the HIRE VETS Medallion Program
Gov. Ivey signs bill requiring English proficiency for truck drivers
Alabama reacts to governor sparing death row inmate Sonny Burton
Ivey commutes Burton death sentence over unequal punishment
Gov. Ivey’s summer internship program deadline is approaching
- Legislature
Interfaith clergy rally against bills inserting religion into schools
Alabama House advances party registration bill
Coastal Alabama solar project sparks debate over regulation, local control
Bill to raise EMS reimbursement rates advances to House vote
Alabama Senate committee passes school prayer and pledge bill
- Economy
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
Bill to pause new solar developments advances to Alabama Senate for vote
Lockheed Martin to invest in Pike County production facility
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
Retail giant expands baby departments, adds products at Alabama stores
- National
Sens. Britt, Tuberville receive League of Municipalities’ 2026 Hometown Hero award
Rep. Figures secures over $3 million for Montgomery region projects
Alabama airman Alex Klinner killed in Iraq in refueling plane crash
Reps. Sewell, Rogers introduce bill to address rural wastewater crisis
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
- Education
ACHE reviews higher education bills, approves new academic programs at quarterly meeting
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
Alabama House passes $10.9 billion education budget
Lawmakers review Education Trust Fund as reserves decline
Bill to restrict discussion of contraceptives in sex ed faces pushback in public hearing
- Health
Bill to raise EMS reimbursement rates advances to House vote
UAB Hospital now fifth-largest in the nation
Children’s of Alabama to host giveback night at Walk-Ons Sports Bistreux
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
- Opinion
Elections
HB541 would require voters to register by party before primaries, raising concerns about disenfranchising independents and reshaping Alabama elections.
Legislature
Alabama faith leaders gathered outside the Statehouse to protest proposed legislation pushing school prayer, chaplains and the Ten Commandments.
Featured Opinion
Trump has failed to deliver on every promise and sold out his base in every way imaginable. Yet, the loyalty for some doesn't fade.
Health
An Alabama House committee advanced a bill designed to support struggling EMS providers, while insurers warned the legislation would raise premiums.
Legislature
Lawmakers consider solar regulations and a moratorium after Baldwin County residents raised concerns over the environmental impact of a new project.
Elections
Doc Mancuso launched an independent campaign after being removed from the GOP ballot, arguing the decision limits voter choice.
State
A mother featured in the prison documentary challenged Marshall’s claim, as footage appears to show attorney general speaking directly with filmmakers on camera.
Legislature
The mayor added that Birmingham's legislative delegation has shown strong bipartisan support for the policies.
Elections
On Wednesday a national group of more than 60 Democratic challengers will pledge support for ethics reforms and congressional term limits.
Education
State officials reviewed legislation to expand teacher loan repayments and scholarship eligibility while approving several new academic programs at Alabama's public universities.
Featured Opinion
Republicans still control every lever of state government in Alabama. The question is whether they can continue governing together.
Opinion
Why are lawmakers spending so much time targeting transgender people when our state faces real challenges?
Opinion
General George Washington outmaneuvered British forces 250 years ago, using captured artillery to force an evacuation from Boston without a bloody frontal assault.
Opinion
State leaders moved to expand the Public Service Commission after out-of-state groups influenced recent elections in neighboring Georgia.
Economy
Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, as well as other members of the Senate Banking Committee, Mark Warner, D-Virginia, Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, and Mike Rounds, R-South...
News
Monday, Congressman Bradley Byrne, R-Montrose, introduced an amendment intended to block a proposed pay increase for members of Congress. “I refuse to look the...
Legislature
The Alabama Legislature adjourned the 2019 annual Regular Session Sine Die on Friday, May 31 on the 28th day of the session. Gov. Kay...
Opinion
For most of the history of our country, it was widely accepted, as I firmly believe now, that life begins at conception — that...
Featured Opinion
After the closing of the 2019 Legislative Session, both House Speaker Mac McCutcheon and Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh gave the session high...
National
Newly released emails show the dispute between The University of Alabama and Hugh Culverhouse Jr. began at least four days before Culverhouse called for...
Featured Opinion
Last year, the Alabama Charter School Commission gave approval to a Washington County charter school known as Woodland Prep. It gave that approval despite...
News
Hugh Culverhouse repeatedly insulted the dean of the University of Alabama Law School, took shots at the university president, demanded to personally approve the...
Legislature
The Alabama legislature has come and gone and the House of Representatives never took up either HB353 or SB129, the so-called “Protect Alabama Small...