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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,...
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- Elections
- Governor
Ivey replaces five Alabama Public Television board members amid PBS debate
Ivey touts Alabama’s ranking among top 10 states for doing business
Gov. Ivey announces final round of 2026 Rebuild Alabama grants
Ivey signs “Dolly Day” proclamation in honor of Dolly Parton
Gov. Ivey hosts ADOC’s graduating class of 2026
- Legislature
State retirees to get hit with another premium increase
Contract Review Committee holds ADOC contracts over prison litigation costs
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
- Economy
Ivey touts Alabama’s ranking among top 10 states for doing business
Hyundai to invest $500 million in Montgomery hybrid production
Sen. Britt backs bipartisan AI transparency legislation
Ivey halts dyed diesel enforcement to aid farmers, timber workers hit by high prices
August home sales indicate traditional seasonal downturn has begun
- National
National police union backs Figures’ education aid bill
Opinion | Fraud is in the facts of the case, not the eye of the beholder
Britt celebrates Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project groundbreaking
Robertsdale players eligible to play today as AHSAA lawsuit drags on
Senate passes Britt’s bill giving clergy a second chance at Social Security
- Education
Alabama Public Television poll shows support for PBS ties
Troy CTE expansion boosts Alabama workforce training
Alabama road builders launch student heavy equipment training program
Sewell opens service academy nominations for Alabama students
Commission talks out-of-school education needs, career pathways
- Health
Alabama Board of Nursing ransomware attack may have exposed personal information
State ban on vaping in indoor public spaces to take effect this week
Alabama overdose deaths fall 46 percent as opioid response expands
State cancer advocates push Congress for research funding, clinical trial reform
Alabama’s uninsured rate exposes Medicaid expansion gap
- Opinion
Opinion | Police shortages aren’t unique to Montgomery. Neither are the solutions
Opinion | Fraud is in the facts of the case, not the eye of the beholder
Opinion | A new Tennessee River bridge could unlock Lawrence County and Northwest Alabama’s next boom
Opinion | Ron Sparks is the public servant people say they want
Opinion | The pendulum doesn’t swing itself
News
Easterbrook billed himself as a protector of family values and last session voted for a bill to allow the death penalty for child predators.
State
Newly unsealed files showed investigators sidelined leads and possible law enforcement ties as Hamilton’s family sought answers for decades.
Featured Opinion
Despite the rhetoric, Montgomery isn't the only city with police officer shortages. Another Alabama city offers the solution to those problems.
Public safety
Police swept the Homewood campus with dogs and found no danger, while officers planned extra patrols as the investigation continued.
Health
Ransomware disrupted the Alabama Board of Nursing's systems and may have exposed personal and health information
State
The appointments position the energy companies for growth as demand rises, with new roles spanning finance, operations and wholesale energy leadership.
News
A multi-day operation also led to arrests of a school board president and a public works director, authorities said.
Elections
Ron Sparks is everything people say they want in a public official—competent, bipartisan, hardworking and progressive. So, why's he an underdog?
Featured Opinion
Republics are seldom lost or saved in a single blow. In weeks, Alabama voters decide whether to push the pendulum.
Governor
The dramatic changes to the organization’s board followed months of debate over Alabama Public Television’s relationship with PBS.
Opinion
Jonathan Swift’s satire endured because its targets—vanity, fanaticism and blind faith in progress—never really disappeared.
Featured Opinion
A recent survey squashed the notion that Alabamians view PBS programming negatively. In fact, they like it more than they like Trump.
Opinion
From celebrity endorsements to airplane cocktails, Tom Greene skewers the costly illusions Americans buy to feel a little more exclusive.
Opinion
From Greenville’s City Hall to Jacksonville State’s boardroom, Etheredge built a legacy of civic devotion, business success and uncommon kindness.
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...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, August 17, 2016, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a plan to take the BP oil settlement...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 16, 2016, the Alabama Republican Party announced that Friday, August the 19th is the last day...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In the 2015 Special Session, the Alabama legislature passed a new tax on the dispensing of prescriptions. The...
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By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Yesterday, in a Senate Tourism and Marketing Committee’s public hearing on the lottery, Robbie McGee spoke in support...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A lottery bill sponsored by Sen. Jim McClendon (R-Springville) is drawing fire from the Poarch Band of Creek...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, August 16, the members of the House Rural Caucus held a lengthy meeting with top Alabama Department...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, August 15, the Alabama Republican Party closed candidate qualifying for Alabama House of Representatives District 41...
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By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In a press conference held immediately after the new Speaker of the House Mac McCutcheon (R-Madison) left the...