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By Rep. Will Ainsworth The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word “statesman” as “a wise, skillful, and respected political leader.” Throughout its history, Alabama has...
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- Elections
Barry Moore launches US Senate bid, vows to back Trump and fight D.C. “swamp”
April Weaver announces candidacy for new term in Alabama Senate
Alabama Forestry Association backs Norman Crow for House District 63
Court orders Alabama to keep using current districts until 2030 redistricting
Jerry Carl files to run for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District in 2026
- Governor
Gov. Ivey appoints John Young as chairman of the Marshall County Commission
Gov. Ivey urges students to “be bold” in back-to-school video message
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
Gov. Ivey announces second round of 2025 Rebuild Alabama infrastructure grants
Gov. Ivey announces Vaquito, the work zone safety dog, as honorary ALEA trooper
- Legislature
Poll: Republican voters want focus on economic issues, not culture wars
Lawmakers hold contract for attorney sanctioned over AI-generated citations in prison case
Bill to exempt optical aids from Alabama sales tax filed again for 2026 session
Alabama lawmakers renew push for death penalty in child rape cases
House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels is recovering—and searching for answers
- Economy
Wellborn fights foreign trade abuses to protect U.S. cabinet industry, jobs
North Alabama Area Labor Council encourages Huntsville auto workers to unionize
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report reveals increased home sales
Alabama climbs to 19th in CNBC business rankings, workforce sees big gains
- National
Court orders Alabama to keep using current districts until 2030 redistricting
Rep. Sewell highlights $800,000 Moundville infrastructure investment
Rep. Sewell pushes voter protection bill on Voting Rights Act’s 60th anniversary
Jeff Sessions subpoenaed in House probe of Jeffrey Epstein case
Sen. Britt pushes bipartisan GUARD Act to fight crypto scams against seniors
- Education
Secretary of State Wes Allen delivers commencement address at Troy University
Alabama AG backs South Carolina in race, sex education lawsuit
Montgomery teacher heads to D.C. for C-SPAN’s Educators’ Conference
Alabama federal lawmakers respond to partial release of frozen education funds
APLS seeks to deem books promoting “gender ideology” as inappropriate for kids
- Health
American Cancer Society speaks out on threats to Alabama research grants
Alabama among top states for attracting out-of-state physicians through interstate compact
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
- Opinion
Opinion | The new reality is not in your favor
Opinion | We the people face a tipping point—resistance is the only way forward
Opinion | There’s no good reason to not release the Jabari Peoples body cam footage
Opinion | Gerrymandering in any form steals power from voters
Opinion | Stop shutting yourself out of your government
Featured Opinion
Until average Americans, and especially average Alabamians, stop falling for the goofy scare tactics and racism, the odds will never be in our favor.
Courts
The city argues that the plaintiff did not follow proper procedure to request public records.
Local news
The Decatur council voted 4–1 to move forward with the Cook Museum expansion, sparking debate over costs and transparency.
News
Workers at the Navistar plant in Huntsville voted against forming a union, marking another failed effort by United Auto Workers to organize labor in...
Elections
Moore entered Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, vowing to back Trump, push the America First agenda, and take on what he calls the Washington “swamp.”
Municipal elections
State
The first month of the magazine features the Rogersville Public Library and its importance to its rural community.
Legislature
Nearly 59 percent of Republican primary voters say economic issues should come before cultural fights, despite Legislature’s recent priorities.
Featured Opinion
From suffragists to today’s Christian nationalists, history warns that rights vanish without action. The fight for democracy is now.
Featured Opinion
If there's no investigation, no charges pending, and the family is OK with it, why can't the body cam footage be made public?
Featured Opinion
Maybe the lunacy in Texas will finally prompt voters to take a stand and hold onto their power.
Featured Opinion
A new ban on smart devices in schools highlights the growing disconnect between the average citizen and the actions of their government.
Opinion
Secretary of State Wes Allen and Agriculture Commissioner Rick Pate will be the two horses in this contest.
News
By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter Alabama ranked 9th in the nation for the percentage of households that use the government food stamps program...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 2, 2017, State Senator Bill Hightower (R-Mobile) filed his campaign’s July 2017 Campaign Finance Report. The...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 2, 2017, the Senator Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) controlled National Republican Senate Leadership Committee (NRSLC) unleashed an...
News
By Staff Alabama Political Reporter Governor Kay Ivey is set to continue a statewide listening tour Friday with a stop in The Schoals. Ivey...
News
By Chip Brownlee Alabama Political Reporter Alabama voters living abroad will be able to vote electronically next month thanks to a system set to be implemented...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 1: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-Kentucky) unprecedented interference in the Alabama Republican Primary is becoming...
News
By Bill Britt and Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter A deposition given by the Alabama State Department of Education’s Chief Information Security Officer appears...
News
By Staff Alabama Political Reporter A Muslim advocacy group is calling on McDonald’s to fire the employee or employees responsible for what they said...
Featured Opinion
By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter So, Republican Alabama Secretary of State John H. Merrill tells us Tuesday in a guest column for The...
