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- Elections
Ron Sparks highlights record on seafood country-of-origin labeling
The V: Undecideds surge as money reshapes Alabama’s 2026 races
Lawrence County GOP backs Doc Mancuso for District 7 ballot
Terry Waters announces candidacy for Alabama Senate District 22
ABPAC endorses Derek Chen for Alabama State Auditor
- Governor
Alabama governor signs law allowing death penalty for child predators
Gov. Ivey establishes board to oversee emerging technology
Gov. Kay Ivey signs law to limit Mobile Bay dredge dumping
Gov. Ivey shares support for energy cost bill package
Governor announces appointments including Baldwin and Cullman County circuit judgeships
- Legislature
House passes bill that will limit limit state environmental regulations
Alabama leaders remember civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
Alabama House passes bills for no-cost cancer screenings
House passes bill to increase camp safety regulations in Alabama
Montgomery officials criticize bill to allow state takeovers of understaffed police departments
- Economy
Alabama home sales, median prices soar in 2025 report
German chain manufacturer to invest $34M into new Auburn operation
Alabama achieves record $14.6 billion in economic development investment
Alabama home sales drop 3 percent in December amid seasonal trends
Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 2.7 percent in November
- National
Alabama leaders remember civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
Democrats call for investigation into IRS taxpayer data leak
Mobile, Hoover pause internet sales tax challenge
Sen. Britt join colleagues in introducing the CLEAR LABELS Act
Brookside accepts settlement, including $1.5 million compensation proposal
- Education
Opinion | Growing is the purpose: keeping education first in high school sports
Alabama State University to host Montgomery.AI summit in March
Senate committee approves abstinence-based sex ed bill
Bill passes Senate allowing UA to reorganize School of Social Work despite public pushback
ALSDE seeking expanded funding to sustain literacy gains
- Health
L. Keith Granger recognized with Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame induction
Alabama Rural Hospital Investment Program reaches $20M cap in just one month
Governor marks first meeting of Alabama Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group
Alabama Healthcare Hall of Fame to induct 12 healthcare figures
Breast, prostate cancer screening bills advance to Alabama House for vote
- Opinion
Opinion | Trump endorsement makes Barry Moore prohibitive favorite in U.S. Senate race
Opinion | Growing is the purpose: keeping education first in high school sports
Opinion | Derek Chen’s early Trump support and America first record speaks for itself
Opinion | Why are Republicans so afraid of you voting?
Opinion | The fish are dying—and I don’t feel so good myself
Legislature
The House approved SB71, locking state environmental regulations to federal standards, despite Democratic opposition and concerns about public health protections.
Legislature
State Democratic leaders on Tuesday mourned the civil rights giant who paved the way for generations of Black political leadership.
Legislature
Alabama lawmakers advanced bipartisan legislation aimed at removing financial barriers to early prostate and breast cancer detection.
Legislature
State lawmakers unanimously approved a bill requiring emergency licenses for overnight camps following a 2025 flash flood that killed 27 people.
Legislature
“For us, allowing the state to override local officials is a bridge too far,” Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed said.
Education
As youth sports became a multibillion-dollar industry, the AHSAA prioritized an educational mission that focused on student character over college scholarships.
Opinion
The Alabama state auditor candidate established his conservative credentials by rallying Michigan voters during the early days of the America First movement.
Legislature
Lawmakers say 57-second clip from hour-long caucus meeting was selectively released to damage speaker and distort leadership debate.
Featured Opinion
Republicans keep figuring out ways to suppress votes and kill elections, in a never-ending effort to hold power.
Legislature
The legislation followed recent civil unrest and sought to penalize individuals who refused orders to stay 25 feet from active scenes.
Featured Opinion
We are killing our natural resources. And our conservative lawmakers are actively participating in the criminal acts against them.
Featured Opinion
How politics became identity, and why seriousness—not slogans—must anchor a functioning democratic republic.
Opinion
The Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program faces the difficult task of bridging the gap between federal authorization and daily clinical operations.
Opinion
We deserve an honest reckoning with the presidents we excuse and what our selective conscience reveals about our values and moral judgment.
Environment
The current Moon Tree plantings pay homage to a similar program conducted as part of the Apollo 14 mission in 1971.
Environment
The legislation resulted from an abrupt decision by the Mobile Area Water System to permanently close Big Creek Lake.
Legislature
Dozens of immigrants marched from Cramton Bowl to the Alabama Statehouse to make their voices heard to Republican lawmakers.
Elections
APR’s investigation toppled Rep. David Cole — could Tuberville face the same reckoning under Alabama’s strict residency laws?
Health
A new Senate bill would prohibit PBMs from negative reimbursements and make other changes to protect independent pharmacies.
Legislature
Under current law, inmates are not permitted to attend their parole hearings.
Legislature
One speaker asked the committee to “remember about HB56,” comparing HB7 to the 2011 bill eventually whittled down in court.
Legislature
HB340 states that DHR must notify families of rights and improve transparency, but faces opposition over inhibiting investigations.
Legislature
The bill looks to regulate various products containing hemp derivatives including beverages and "psychoactive hemp products."