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- Elections
Terry Waters announces candidacy for Alabama Senate District 22
ABPAC endorses Derek Chen for Alabama State Auditor
Grant Blackburn announces candidacy for Baldwin County District Court judge
Rep. Terri Collins endorses Patrick Johnson as successor for HD8 seat
Jones vows to remove APLS members if elected governor
- Governor
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
Governor marks first meeting of Alabama Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group
Gov. Ivey awards $4.5M to help low-income residents become economically self-sufficient
- Legislature
Bill to let University of Alabama reorganize School of Social Work passes Senate committee, despite public pushback
Tuberville backs PSC change
Lawmakers fast-track bill to replace Public Service Commission elections with appointments
Gov. Kay Ivey signs law to limit Mobile Bay dredge dumping
Bill allowing removal of library board members advances out of the Senate
- 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
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
Commemorative coin for America’s 250th anniversary gets unanimous House support
Sen. Britt demands answers from Meta on youth safety allegations
- Education
Bill to let University of Alabama reorganize School of Social Work passes Senate committee, despite public pushback
ALSDE seeking expanded funding to sustain literacy gains
Alabama House debates, passes bill to let UA restructure social work school
Gov. Ivey introduces a CHOOSE Act family: Charlie Perkins and Susan Stacy
Troy University’s annual Geo Day set for March 12
- Health
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
Advocates talk ACA tax credit extension, as Senate again prepares for vote
- Opinion
Opinion | When PSC reform arrived, the rhetoric made a U-turn
Opinion | Voting for PSC members only matters if voters actually care
Opinion | Two groups have had an accomplished quadrennium
Opinion | Who are we killing Sonny Burton for?
Opinion | Why the Netflix-Warner Bros. merger makes sense for a generation that grew up streaming
Featured Opinion
As bipartisan reform advances, long-standing claims about the PSC’s structure take an abrupt and revealing turn.
Legislature
Sen. Tommy Tuberville said he supports a bill currently being debated in the legislature that would change the way PSC board members are selected.
Featured Opinion
It's nice that people seem to suddenly care about voting for PSC members. But does it actually matter?
Legislature
An Alabama House committee quickly approved a bill shifting utility regulators from elected to appointed positions despite concerns over corporate influence.
Education
“HB152 would be a unique action against a nationally ranked, highly productive professional school,” one critic of the bill stated.
Environment
The "Save Our Bay" law requires 70 percent of dredged sediment go towards "beneficial uses" in the Mobile Bay area.
Legislature
The Senate passed a bill allowing local governments to remove library board members, sparking debate over politicization and local control.
Legislature
Lawmakers unanimously approved the measure to reduce food waste and combat hunger by offering financial incentives for donating surplus agricultural products.
Opinion
The Association of County Commissions and the Alabama Education Association achieved historic legislative success during the past two years of this quadrennium.
News
Alabama shoppers will see increased savings on emergency supplies and generators during the state’s severe weather preparedness holiday.
Featured Opinion
Alabama scheduled the nitrogen hypoxia execution of 75-year-old Sonny Burton, though jurors and the victim’s daughter urged the state for mercy.
Opinion
It will simplify our experience, strengthen U.S. jobs and help reinforce America’s cultural leadership far into the 21st century.
Opinion
The Yellowhammer State positioned itself as a manufacturing powerhouse as domestic production fueled a surge in data center investments and infrastructure.
Opinion
Complex systems fail in familiar ways. They succeed when leaders recognize patterns and design with them in mind.
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, September 3, Darius Foster, candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives in state House District 56,...
Featured Opinion
INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers As George Wallace presumably faded into the sunset, Fob James took the reigns of Alabama state government in...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In his weekly column on September 2, Alabama Republican Party Chairman Bill Armistead said that many in the...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter The fate of the criminal investigation of Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard and others, rests in the...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter At the urging of grassroots conservative activists, just this year, the controversial Common Core standards were repealed in...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The former dean of the Cumberland School of Law, Judge John Carroll has accepted a position as the...
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By Minority Leader, Representative Craig Ford This week, we celebrated Labor Day in honor of the working families throughout this country. And it is...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—A Greene County Pastor has filed a complaint with the Alabama Ethics Commission against Attorney General Luther Strange,...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions (R) is warning that President Obama’s proposed Executive amnesty for up to six million...