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- Elections
Tuscaloosa Councilman Norman Crow is ALGOP nominee in HD63 special election
Minton announces candidacy for Senate District 10
Britt, Ainsworth endorse Tuberville, boosting early bid for governor
ALGOP announces qualifying for HD63 Special Election
Alabama to verify citizenship of registered voters with SAVE program
- Governor
Gov. Ivey taps Grace Jeter as Covington County circuit judge
Gov. Ivey encourages summer reading for Alabama students
Gov. Ivey appoints Michael Godwin to Montgomery County District Court
Gov. Ivey appoints Grayson Murray to Franklin County Commission
Gov. Ivey signs law untaxing baby goods, feminine hygiene products
- Legislature
Opinion | Texas governor vetoes hemp ban, Alabama chooses chaos and criminal charges
Gov. Ivey signs law untaxing baby goods, feminine hygiene products
State Rep. Susan DuBose to hold town hall meeting on June 17
State of Alabama agrees to allow more vape products after federal suit
New Alabama vape law bans flavored e-cigarettes in stores
- Economy
SNAP cuts threaten 800,000 Alabamians as state faces $300 million burden
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
- National
Sen. Tuberville calls on Trump to fire Fed chair despite questionable legal authority
Britt attacks use of synthetic food dyes, praises FDA phase out plan
Rep. Strong questions Bondi on expanding DOJ presence in Huntsville during budget hearing
Republican budget could cost billions for Alabama, other states yet to expand Medicaid
Alabama politicians react to Trump’s unilateral strikes on Iran
- Education
Opinion | Giving our young people a second chance
Gov. Ivey appointing Ami Brooks to lead Department of Early Childhood Education
Brasfield & Gorrie to build Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences campus
ALFA awards new vehicle to Alabama’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year
Alabama Library Association slams APLS board’s “dismissive” tone
- Health
EPA data shows 165M people exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. drinking water
Alabama Medical Association thanks Trump for prioritizing doctor visa applications
Republican budget could cost billions for Alabama, other states yet to expand Medicaid
Alabama health facilities seek to expand mental health, geriatric care
Senate Republicans’ proposed Medicaid cuts threaten to shutter Alabama hospitals
- Opinion
Opinion | Ainsworth steps back — for now. But don’t count him out
Opinion | Another Middle Eastern conflict doesn’t seem “great”
Opinion | Violence prevention is “heart” work — and it starts with us
Opinion | Proof that you can build a real friendship in spite of party lines
Opinion | Why do we value stupidity over intelligence?
Legislature
Texas backed away from a ban while Alabama charged ahead with a chaotic, punitive law that criminalizes common sense and threatens businesses and patients.
News
In three years, Innovate Alabama has funded startups, trained talent, and built networks.
Congress
In a May decision, SCOTUS indicated that the president could not take such an action toward members of the Fed.
Elections
When qualifying closed, Norman Crow was the sole Republican candidate.
Congress
Britt criticized artificial food dyes on social media, praising a Huntsville bakery and General Mills for eliminating them from products.
Health
The action ensured physicians could begin residency training, helping alleviate shortages, especially in rural Alabama.
Courts
Jeter is the first female circuit judge to serve in Covington County.
Featured Opinion
History favors the patient and prepared. Just ask Jackson, Houston — or Churchill.
Featured Opinion
Trump pushed America into another Middle Eastern conflict, making us less safe and things more chaotic than ever before. When does the greatness start?
Opinion
Violence prevention isn’t just about data or funding — it’s about presence.
Opinion
We don’t often agree on the particulars of policy but that didn’t stop us from being able to form a true friendship.
Featured Opinion
For some reason, voters no longer value intelligence, so our politicians have stopped striving for it. Instead, they pretend to be stupid to win.
News
By Staff On Sunday, August 21, 2016, members of the Jefferson County Millennial Democrats (JCMD) will host The State of Black Birmingham- A Town...
News
By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—On Thursday, the lottery bill SB11 (including video lottery terminals) sponsored by Jim McClendon (R-Springville), was carried over...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Polls routinely show us that most people in Alabama favor having a lottery of some sort; but there...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, August 18, 2016, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a Joint Resolution honoring the life of longtime...
Opinion
By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford The Alabama Legislature returned to Montgomery this week for what may end up being only the first of...
Opinion
By Ron Gilbert As we swelter through the dog days of summer, I can’t help but recall Harper Lee’s description of Maycomb – “Somehow,...
News
By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—The lottery bill, SB11, was carried over at the call of the chair late Wednesday, with few Republican...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Senators Gerald Dial (R-Lineville) and Quinton Ross (D-Montgomery) filed a joint resolution calling for joint a legislative committee,...
Featured Opinion
By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter The state doesn’t need a lottery to save Medicaid. Expanding the program under the Affordable Care Act would...
