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Analysis | The governor has the microphone. The Legislature has the votes

Alabama’s governor wields substantial influence, but constitutional limits divide authority and give lawmakers the stronger hand in shaping state policy.

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Education

GE Aerospace Foundation invests $1 million in workforce training

GE Aerospace Foundation will fund three Alabama organizations to expand aerospace workforce training and career opportunities across the Auburn-Montgomery region.

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Congress

Britt plans Alabama service academy information sessions

Alabama students and families can get nomination guidance at October events in Birmingham, Huntsville and Montgomery ahead of a November 13 deadline.

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Economy

Jeff. Co. treasurer, fiscal leaders warn Trump policies to worsen housing crisis

Officials said tariffs raised building costs while proposed HUD cuts threatened local programs that helped families afford homes and utilities.

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State

Ivey sets Alabama Girls in Sports Day—and targets trans athletes

The proclamation tied October 10 to "XX" chromosomes while casting gender identity debates as a fairness fight.

2 days ago

National

Opinion | Fraud is in the facts of the case, not the eye of the beholder

Fraus et dolus nemini patrocinari debent: “Fraud and deceit should defend or excuse no man.”

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State

Bill Poole joins Harrison Construction after Alabama finance role

The former state finance director moved into private-sector roles spanning construction, investment and consulting after shaping record Alabama budgets.

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Opinion | A new Tennessee River bridge could unlock Lawrence County and Northwest Alabama’s next boom

A western crossing tied to I-65 would ease Decatur’s bottlenecks while positioning Courtland for aerospace, defense and advanced manufacturing growth.

2 days ago

State

Southeast Gas announces leadership transition

The appointments position the energy companies for growth as demand rises, with new roles spanning finance, operations and wholesale energy leadership.

2 days ago
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Elections

Opinion | Ron Sparks is the public servant people say they want

Ron Sparks is everything people say they want in a public official—competent, bipartisan, hardworking and progressive. So, why's he an underdog?

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llustration of a man and a woman pushing an enormous crimson pendulum, while the shadows of onlookers, most standing still and one reaching out, stretch across the foreground beneath a torn view of a classical building. llustration of a man and a woman pushing an enormous crimson pendulum, while the shadows of onlookers, most standing still and one reaching out, stretch across the foreground beneath a torn view of a classical building.

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Opinion | The pendulum doesn’t swing itself

Republics are seldom lost or saved in a single blow. In weeks, Alabama voters decide whether to push the pendulum.

3 days ago

Opinion

Opinion | Three hundred years of Gulliver’s Travels

Jonathan Swift’s satire endured because its targets—vanity, fanaticism and blind faith in progress—never really disappeared.

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Opinion | PBS is more popular than Trump in Alabama

A recent survey squashed the notion that Alabamians view PBS programming negatively. In fact, they like it more than they like Trump.

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