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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, May 4, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a number of bills related to the military...
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- Elections
Albritton announces re-election bid for Alabama Senate District 22
Ainsworth won’t seek governor’s office, opening door for Tuberville and others
Alabama Supreme Court Justice Jay Mitchell resigns to run for attorney general
Mike Elliott announces candidacy for House District 13
ABC of Alabama endorses Matt Woods in Senate District 5 special election
- Governor
Gov. Ivey shares statement on the 2025 Regular Session ending
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles officers officially recognized as law enforcement
Gov. Ivey signs House Bill 202 and House Bill 199
Gov. Ivey signs “Powering Growth” plan into law
Gov. Ivey signs FOCUS Act banning cell phones in Alabama schools
- Legislature
Gov. Ivey signs bill protecting physician-patient communication
Alabama midwives talk birth center ruling, 2025 session, next steps
Read Freely celebrates legislative wins as bill to criminalize librarians dies
Final Alabama 2025 Legislative Report
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles officers officially recognized as law enforcement
- Economy
Alabama home sales dip slightly in April but outpace last year
Opinion | A cakewalk for lawmakers, a crackdown on workers, businesses
Poll: Trump voters back vape access, reject Biden rules, as Alabama ban sparks backlash
Third Alabama Starbucks votes to unionize in Huntsville
Gov. Ivey salutes Alabama exporters with Trade Excellence Awards
- National
Medicaid, Medicare in Alabama would face cuts under Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill”
Alabama Arise slams budget bill’s cuts to SNAP and Medicaid
Alabama’s Democratic delegation responds to Trump’s tax bill passing House
Sen. Britt calls for streamlined federal permit process, EPA regulation cutbacks
NFIB launches new tools to highlight benefits of 20 percent Small Business Tax Deduction
- Education
ALFA awards new vehicle to Alabama’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year
Alabama Library Association slams APLS board’s “dismissive” tone
Moms for Liberty calls for APLS board to help get librarians fired
Kathy Murphy named new president of Wallace Community College in Dothan
Charter commission talks HBCU collaborations, hears school proposals
- Health
Britt reintroduces the MOMS Act
Opinion | Opioid plan positions Alabama to curb addiction, support recovery for veterans
Opinion | Alabama’s rural hospital crisis is a threat to health — and our economy
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Alabama Senate passes bill loosening regulations for religious vaccine exemptions
- Opinion
Opinion | Memorial Day demands more than memory — it calls us to national character
Opinion | The real economic killer in Alabama? Moral politics, not the market
Opinion | The 5 best bills passed during the 2025 Legislative Session
Opinion | Feeding the Gulf Coast warns of serious impacts from proposed federal cuts
Opinion | The debt is real — and so is the hypocrisy
Featured Opinion
Memorial Day is not a celebration, but a national reckoning that demands we remember the fallen with reverence and the solemn weight of history.
Local news
The sheriff evacuated the jail a year ago, claiming mold threatened the health and safety of inmates and staff.
Congress
Nonpartisan health policy institution KFF estimated 170,000 Alabamians will become uninsured if the "Big Beautiful Bill" is signed into law.
Featured Opinion
If business stays silent, extremists will write the next chapter of Alabama’s economy — and it won’t be one of growth.
Congress
The statewide anti‐poverty group warns the House’s “Big Beautiful” omnibus budget will shift $300 million in SNAP costs to Alabama and slash Medicaid funding.
Opinion
The food bank says the House budget reconciliation package’s deep cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and nonprofit tax deductions will devastate vulnerable Gulf Coast communities.
Opinion
Alabama’s congressman rails against waste yet backs multitrillion-dollar bills, delaying real spending cuts and passing the burden onto future generations.
National
An interactive map and tax calculator from NFIB detail how permanently extending the 20 percent small business deduction could boost jobs, GDP and tax...
Featured Opinion
From expanded police immunity to the Trans Erasure Act, these bills threaten civil liberties, immigrant rights, and burden hemp and education programs.
Featured Opinion
State Republicans seem ready to hand the governor's race to Tommy Tuberville. History says the race is wide open.
Opinion
Federal programs supporting agriculture, forestry, and rural development are not handouts. They are targeted investments that strengthen local economies.
Opinion
Thanks to Alabama libraries, kids can explore Paris, Peru and more—all in a single day, for free.
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, May 4, 2017, US Senator Luther Strange (R) voted against the Omnibus short term spending package because...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter It might come as a surprise, to conservative rural voters, to discover that many Republican members of the...
Featured Opinion
By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The most sickening moments in former House Speaker Mike Hubbard’s public corruption trial came when emails between Hubbard...
News
By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday signed a controversial bill into law that will allow faith-based adoption...
News
By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The lack of a quorum in the Local Legislation committee prevented a vote on a bill that would...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, March 3, 2017, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a massive $6.417 billion Education Trust Fund Budget....
Opinion
Rep. Craig Ford When we hear the words, “buyer’s remorse,” we usually think of somebody who bought a car they couldn’t afford or some...
Opinion
By Representative Randy Davis My colleagues and I in the Alabama Legislature know we do not work in a vacuum. We do not dream...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 3, 2017, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) signed House Bill 24 into law. HB24, sponsored by...
