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- Elections
Frontrunners keep raking in campaign contributions ahead of May primaries
Financial records indicate Allen campaign funded Wahl ballot challenge
Alabama Grocers Association endorses Caroleene Dobson for Secretary of State
Opinion | The anti-American stench of closed primaries
Alabama House candidate arrested on arson charges
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs law opening classroom doors to Alabama veterans
Gov. Ivey awards grant for program to help prison inmates end drug addictions
Governor appoints Rex Vaughn to chair Madison County Commission
Gov. Ivey promotes Read Across America Week in message to students
Bill to rename the Alabama Office of Minority Affairs sent to governor’s desk
- Legislature
House committee advances bill requiring Ten Commandments display in schools
Bills to add Parkinson’s to list of firefighter’s occupational diseases advance in both houses
Senate committee passes bill to exempt National Guard pay from state taxes
Senate committee OKs church disruption penalties bill
Senate committee advances bill to rename Gulf of Mexico despite Democratic pushback
- Economy
Austal, Poarch Creeks sign agreement, will expand Alabama shipbuilding capacity
January 2026 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
House committee advances expansion to seafood labeling regulations
Alabama home sales, median prices soar in 2025 report
German chain manufacturer to invest $34M into new Auburn operation
- National
Former Birmingham-Southern campus selected for new Coast Guard facility
SCOTUS refuses to hear case which struck down anti-panhandling laws
Sen. Britt celebrates new U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
Sen. Britt pushes for expanded women’s heart health screenings
Alabama politicians respond to Trump beginning a war with Iran
- Education
House committee advances bill requiring Ten Commandments display in schools
Troy University hosts $10,000 pitch competition and business workshops
Opinion | Would someone please take a stand for public education?
House OKs tax exemptions for Alabama nonprofits, community groups
Rick Pate receives the Alabama School Nutrition Association’s Friend of the Year award
- Health
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
Health committee votes against ER doctor staffing transparency effort
Gov. Ivey authorizes bonds to support Jackson Hospital in Montgomery
- Opinion
Opinion | The hidden gift of the detour
Opinion | Would someone please take a stand for public education?
Opinion | Nathaniel Ledbetter is the man of the House
Opinion | Alabama’s moment: why carbon capture, storage can make our state a national energy leader
Opinion | Legal reform works. The proof is right next door
Elections
Senator Tommy Tuberville raised the most money of all candidates for statewide office, with over $1 million in cash received this February.
Education
Alabama lawmakers advanced legislation requiring a display on the Ten Commandments' influence on U.S. civil society and legal principles.
Legislature
Committees in both chambers approved measures Wednesday providing disability and death benefits to Alabama firefighters who develop Parkinson’s disease following toxic exposure.
Education
Public schools do a fantastic job educating our kids. And it's past time we all started pushing back on the con men claiming otherwise.
Legislature
Alabama senators advanced a tax exemption for National Guard members Wednesday despite warnings that the move would strip millions from state public schools.
Legislature
The Senate County and Municipal Government Committee advanced a bill creating felony penalties and civil remedies for intentionally disrupting religious services
Legislature
Lawmakers voted Tuesday to align Alabama with federal naming conventions, adopting the name Gulf of America despite concerns over historical accuracy.
Education
Lawmakers unanimously supported measures granting tax exemptions to various education, youth services and community development organizations.
State
Lieutenant Governor Will Ainsworth joined the Freedom First Coalition, a group of conservative leaders and trade associations committed to promoting low-tax, pro-business policies.
Governor
Governor Kay Ivey signed legislation Tuesday allowing veterans with military experience to obtain temporary teaching certificates to help address classroom shortages.
Opinion
Ledbetter is poised and well positioned to preside as speaker of the House for the next quadrennium and probably for years after that.
Opinion
The choice before Alabama is clear. We can lead, or we can watch others claim the benefits.
Opinion
Florida's 2023 legal reform package sparked significant insurance premium reductions while Alabama's market faced rising litigation-driven claims and surging costs.
Opinion
In China, an athlete would never be allowed to compete under another nation’s flag. Here, our citizens are free.
Congress
Sewell joined House colleagues urging the secretary to continue the Job Corps program, a vital pathway to employment for nearly 20,000 young people.
Governor
Ivey appointed David Reed, a successful businessman and community leader, as chairman of the Marshall County Commission.
Governor
Cynthia Almond steps into the role as the PSC’s new president, bringing legislative and legal expertise to regulate utilities across Alabama.
Local news
Rachel Homolak has made national news for her tactics challenging libraries in Missouri and Alabama.
Featured Opinion
Bruce Pearl’s coaching success and Jewish advocacy may put the Alabama GOP’s values to the test.
Featured Opinion
The Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission did Thursday what it's done best in its four-plus years of existence: Got more taxpayer money for lawyers.
Elections
Chad Chig Martin’s final campaign is a grassroots effort focused on trust in government and serving the people of Alabama.
News
Fifty-two Alabama organizations urged Ivey to oppose cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, warning of harm to families and healthcare access.
Elections
Allen boasted that his campaign is dominating the field in all financial metrics including cash on hand, amount raised, and number of donors.