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The Alabama District Attorneys Association has elected a new president, Tom Anderson of Enterprise. The ADAA chose Anderson as the new president at the...
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- Elections
Analysis | Alabama law—not property ownership—governs Tuberville eligibility
Republican gubernatorial candidate promises legal action against Tuberville
Candidate urges Alabama senators to pledge not to trade stocks while in office
Electric Cooperatives of Alabama endorse Wes Allen for lieutenant governor
John Wahl launches lieutenant governor bid with Trump’s endorsement
- Governor
Gov. Ivey calls for increased penalties for eluding law enforcement
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
- Legislature
Senate committee passes bill to OK digital driver’s licenses, nondriver IDs
A new, unique gambling bill for the 2026 session
Senate advances bill limiting environmental rules beyond federal standards
Legislature passes “Save Our Bay” bill banning mud dumping in Mobile Bay
House passes legislation banning foreign influence in Alabama elections
- Economy
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
Alabama home sales drop 3 percent in December amid seasonal trends
Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 2.7 percent in November
- National
Alabama lawmakers celebrate funding package’s passage, as DHS fight looms
Aderholt launches 2026 Fourth Congressional Art Competition for Alabama students
Sewell votes for funding package, including millions for Alabama projects
Candidate urges Alabama senators to pledge not to trade stocks while in office
Rep. Sewell announces 2026 Congressional Art Competition
- Education
ALSDE seeking expanded funding to sustain literacy gains
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
- 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
Elections
McFeeters is now promising to file a legal challenge to Tuberville’s entry on the ballot.
Legislature
An Alabama Senate committee quickly approved legislation requiring the state to offer digital driver’s licenses and IDs for a $15 fee.
Elections
Property ownership does not determine residency under the Constitution, and long-settled Alabama case law makes that distinction clear.
Legislature
A gambling bill from Sen. Merika Coleman would allow people to vote on authorizing the Legislature and governor to pass gambling legislation.
Local news
The library will soon be able to participate in the county courier service again after changes made Tuesday.
Legislature
The legislative measure protected oyster beds, seagrasses, and aquatic life, ensuring the vital commercial and sport fishing industries remained secure.
Legislature
The Alabama House of Representatives approved legislation closing federal loopholes that allowed foreign dark money to influence ballot measures and state elections.
Congress
The congressman detailed scholarship offers and the unique opportunity for the overall winner’s artwork to be displayed inside the US Capitol.
Congress
Sewell secured $5.5 million for nine local Alabama projects, including airport improvements in Selma and construction funding for a Bessemer community center.
Featured Opinion
There seem to be many within the Republican Party who are fed up with the good ol’ boy system. People don’t like cheaters.
Opinion
Charles I's 1626 coronation, delayed by debt and plague, alienated his subjects and inadvertently shaped the political and religious future of American colonies.
Featured Opinion
From Springsteen to Lamar, protest songs expose when legality shields injustice and force moral reckonings politics tries to delay.
News
Community leader Antoinette King strongly opposed HB 72, arguing the legislation risked criminalizing parents and unfairly targeted families needing support, not state intervention.
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
Recently, I wrote about Alfa’s influence in Alabama politics. In my August 8 column, I said, the Alabama Farmers Federation still controls the Legislature....
Elections
If elections were held today former Vice President Joe Biden and Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders would beat President Donald Trump by double-digits in a...
National
Monday, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall (R) participated in a White House panel discussion on protecting America’s borders and was a guest at a...
Elections
Saturday, St. Clair County Democrats elected a new Executive Committee and new officers. Moody-based counselor Nieshia Brown has been elected as the new chair...
National
Friday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, spoke in the Senate floor in favor of HR6157. Shelby said that passing the bill will accelerate rebuilding...
Featured Opinion
According to Real Clear Politics, Democrats in Alabama have little chance of making progress in November’s general election because the Republican brand is so...
Featured Opinion
It’s time for Republicans in Alabama to give up some rights. Over the last few years, GOP lawmakers have violated the law on an...
News
Monday, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed an executive order establishing a state-level committee designed to prepare Alabama for maximum participation in the 2020...
Elections
Nate Silver’s political forecasting site FiveThirtyEight.com recently reviewed all six contested Alabama Congressional races and has determined that all of the Alabama Republican incumbents...