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- Elections
Justice Tommy Bryan announces bid for re-election to Alabama Supreme Court
District 10 election challenge moves towards House hearing
Justice Sarah Stewart takes large fundraising lead
Speaker Ledbetter endorses Chris McCool for Alabama Supreme Court
Opinion | Five seats on the Alabama Supreme Court up for election in 2024
- Governor
Governor releases statements following successful Special Session
Governor issues executive order to “cut red tape” for citizens, businesses
Ivey calls for $1B in tax rebates, sets Special Session in State of the State
Full text: Gov. Kay Ivey’s 2023 State of the State address
Gov. Ivey announces grants to support domestic violence shelters
- Legislature
- Economy
- National
SCOTUS rejects street preacher’s First Amendment case against the University of Alabama
Britt joins bipartisan group to question Federal Reserve on Silicon Valley Bank oversight
Mexico seizes Vulcan Materials facility, prompting criticism from Britt
Mo Brooks spreads grievance gospel against Alabama’s congressional delegation
Sen. Britt, colleagues introduce Guidance Out Of Darkness Act
- Education
Alabama colleges awarded nearly 28,000 bachelor’s degrees over the last decade
ALSDE launches “Teachers are the Real Influencers” campaign
Sewell to announce funding to support student initiatives at Birmingham-Southern College
One year in, Skills for Success rapid training shows results
Birmingham Talks receives national investment
- Health
Advocacy groups to rally for Medicaid expansion
New Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences to be established in Demopolis by 2026
Medical associations launch campaign to warn Alabamians of fentanyl dangers
Mental health system faces crises of workforce shortage, uncompensated care
COVID-19 deaths in Alabama reach 21,000
- Opinion
Opinion | Broadband expansion
Opinion | Federal permitting reform provides key benefits for Alabama
Opinion | I moved to Alabama to take a stand against Trump. Here’s why I stayed
Opinion | Law criminalizing panhandling, likely unconstitutional — and unconscionable
Opinion | 2026 governor’s race has begun
Aerospace and Defense
“Locating the permanent Space Command Headquarters on Redstone Arsenal undoubtedly remains in the best national security interest of the United States,” Britt said.
State
An ill-advised move in 2019 will end up costing taxpayers more than a million dollars for BPP to wind up in the same building.
Legislature
Gov. Kay Ivey urged the Alabama Senate to pass the bill quickly so she can sign it into law as soon as possible.
Legislature
The legislation would allow residents and patients of health care facilities to "visit with any individual of their choosing" during visiting hours.
Legislature
The code had been thoroughly vetted by professionals in the field for four years as the state seeks to streamline the adoption process.
Opinion
Municipal elections
Montgomery municipal elections are scheduled for later this year.
News
Opponents raised concerns about overcrowding and losing one of the few incentives for good behavior within the prisons.
Legislature
The percentage of parole requests granted has fallen from 12 percent to 6 percent in the last year.
Opinion
Permitting reform is needed now more than ever before.
Opinion
To my friends and family up North, my decision to stay was even more confusing than my initial decision to leave.
Opinion
This proposed law is unconstitutional. But moreover, it’s cruel.
Opinion
Four years seems a long way off, but the 2026 governor’s race has already begun.
News
By Grant Hallmark Alabama Political Reporter Henry Mabry, the man expected to replace Paul Hubbert as the executive secretary of the Alabama Education Association...
Opinion
By Vernon Burns In Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address, given March 4, 1801, he warned that that if we wandered from our founding principles...
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Benjamin Disraeli, one of Britain’s greatest prime ministers once said, “Desperation is sometimes as powerful an inspirer as...
News
Staff Report Bill Johnson, the former Alabama gubernatorial candidate who was caught in a sperm donation scandal in New Zealand this month, is back...
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Staff Report Our modern army is quite efficient as an all- volunteer, professional fighting force. But let me suggest that that is not the...
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Staff Report As the last U.S. troops leave Iraq, the nation will debate whether the almost nine years of U.S. involvement there was worth...
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Staff Report MONTGOMERY | The future of Retirement Systems of Alabama CEO David Bronner may come up during budget discussions in the 2012 legislative...
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Staff Report MONTGOMERY- Despite months of fallout over controversial Republican-led changes to the state’s immigration and ethics laws, debate in the 2012 session of...
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Staff Report Aerospace Coatings International is under new ownership. The Oxford company, which employs 130 people, belonged to state Sen. Del Marsh, R-Anniston, until...
