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- Elections
David Matthews launches GOP bid for Alabama’s 2nd District
Opinion | Alabama voters know the labels, but do they know the men?
Plaintiffs seek preliminary injunction in remanded redistricting suit Caster v. Allen
SCOTUS rulings threaten representation, democratic integrity, advocate warns
Shelby County Republican Party to host candidate forum
- Governor
Gov. Ivey releases Memorial Day message honoring America’s fallen service members
Alabama opens veterans service office at National Guard headquarters
Six companies honored at Governor’s Trade Excellence Awards
Gov. Ivey launches annual summer reading challenge for Alabama students
Gov. Ivey awards grants to combat crimes, assist victims
- Legislature
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
ACLU vows to take Alabama to court over special session bills
Terri Sewell condemns Alabama redistricting election law
Committee OKs state Senate special primary bill, drawing public’s opposition
- Economy
- National
Sen. Britt pushes Northern Beltline during transportation budget hearing
Sen. Britt introduces bill to mandate E-Verify nationwide
House Judiciary Committee examines DOJ case against the SPLC
Lulu’s Law passes House to expand shark attack alerts
Moore pushes to require religious worker visa seekers to disavow Sharia law
- Education
- Health
Nonprofit raises awareness about abortion pill access with Alabama billboard truck campaign
Katie Britt endorses new HHS site offering pro-life resources for mothers
Marilyn Lands talks contraception, IVF legislation, reelection bid
Rep. Aderholt applauds new Rural Hospital Provider Assistance Program
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
- Opinion
Featured Opinion
Memorial Day reminds Americans that sacrifice should be honored honestly, with humility about war and gratitude for those who never returned.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Power does not merely test character; it can reshape people until performance becomes identity and ambition consumes conscience.
Governor
The governor urged Alabamians to reflect on the holiday’s meaning and carry forward the values fallen service members defended.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
Runoffs, weakened incumbents and energized voters point to deeper fractures inside the GOP and a possible turning point.
Elections
The Ozark native entered a crowded GOP field as Alabama’s disputed congressional maps may reshape the fight for Representative Shomari Figures’ seat.
Courts
The Supreme Court remanded Caster v. Allen to the Northern District of Alabama following its decision in Louisiana v. Callais.
Courts
The Supreme Court dismissed Alabama’s death penalty IQ dispute, leaving intact rulings blocking Joseph Smith’s execution over intellectual disability claims.
Courts
As Alabama’s congressional map returns to court, Voting Rights Project leader Robert Weiner says new legal hurdles could reshape fights for fair representation nationwide.
Congress
The bill would phase in workplace verification requirements, raise penalties for unauthorized employment and target identity fraud tied to Social Security numbers.
Elections
Republican runoff voters can hear from contenders for statewide offices and Shelby County district judge Tuesday at the Pelham Civic Center.
Elections
No one is predicting big Dem wins in November. But Tuesday's primary numbers tell us that Republicans have reason for concern.
Opinion
One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a person is believing their current circumstances are permanent.
Agriculture
Representative Bob Fincher warns the proposed Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger threatens Alabama farmers through higher costs and reduced competition.
Featured Opinion
Everyone looks the other way for Anthony Clark.
Featured Opinion
What’s happening in Hoover makes no sense. Every day, there’s another report that’s stranger than the last report. Every day, someone says something that...
News
On Monday, the Bradford family announced that an independent medical review of Emantic “E.J.” Fitzgerald Bradford Jr. indicated that E.J. had been shot three...
Elections
The Secretary of State’s office announced Thursday that it has discovered 398 violations of Alabama’s new crossover voting rules in the 2018 election cycle....
National
U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, sent a letter in response to news that Education Corporation of America (ECA) would be abruptly closing its campuses...
National
Alabama is joining a multistate coalition to stop or reduce annoying robocalls. Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Thursday that Alabama will participate in a bipartisan...
National
On Thursday, President George Herbert Walker Bush (R) was laid to rest in Texas next to his wife, Barbara, who had died earlier this...
National
President Donald J. Trump (R) issued a proclamation honoring those Americans who died in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. “Today, we honor those...
Featured Opinion
Overkill is probably a bad word to use in this context, but it’s accurate. Law enforcement is out in huge numbers to quell protests...
Featured Opinion
Two former state public officials appear to be receiving extraordinary leniency, and the public should demand to know why. In one case, former Sumter...