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- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey attends Alabama Veterans Resource Center grand opening
Gov. Ivey signs App Store Accountability Act into law
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
- Legislature
Alabama Senate passes bill to prohibit comprehensive sex ed
Alabama Senate debates bill to exclude credit card transaction fees from sales tax
House committee advances expansion to seafood labeling regulations
House committee debates ambulance reimbursement mandate bill
Lawmakers advance farm energy tax exemption bills
- Economy
January 2026 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
House committee advances expansion to seafood labeling regulations
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
- National
Southern Research secures $2 million for scientific expansion projects
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
- 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 | When trust becomes a political weapon
Opinion | Conservatives broke Montgomery, and they have no idea how to fix it
Opinion | Bureau programs strengthen Alabama’s workforce and support national defense
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
Legislature
The Alabama Senate passed a bill requiring sexual risk avoidance education and prohibiting comprehensive sex education.
Featured Opinion
Secret recordings and media rushes to judgment erode ethical boundaries, undermine journalism, and threaten the fragile trust sustaining democratic self-government.
Prisons
Panelists discussed human costs of mass incarceration, low parole rates and prison conditions during a virtual event organized by the voting rights group.
Legislature
State senators debated a proposal Thursday to prevent local governments from collecting sales tax on credit card transaction fees.
Congress
The organization announced plans to upgrade research equipment across multiple scientific disciplines using federal funding secured by Senator Katie Britt to support biomedical innovation.
Legislature
Two committees advanced bills to exempt some farm energy use from utility taxes, hoping to ease costs for farmers.
Legislature
Representative Paul Lee, R-Dothan, was selected by the Republican caucus as a replacement for Representative Scott Stadthagen, who stepped down on Wednesday.
Legislature
Alabama lawmakers advanced a measure Wednesday to extend child support payments back to the point of conception if paternity is legally established.
Legislature
Lawmakers approved a measure Wednesday to elevate certain offenses to Class B felonies and mandate one-year school suspensions for credible threats.
Infrastructure
Crews will block a stretch of the Gulf Shores roadway starting Monday to install painting equipment and widen lanes for the Intracoastal Waterway project.
Opinion
We equip people leaving prison—or on probation—with the skills and support they need to succeed.
Opinion
President Donald Trump and the Club for Growth endorsed Representative Barry Moore, making the Wiregrass congressman the favorite for Alabama’s open Senate seat.
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.
News
By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford What would you do if you had $40 million to spend on education? Would you spend it on...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY — What does a former Governor, an investment banker and a scholarship granting organization have in common?...
News
By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter With recent statistics from both the Center for Responsible Lending and the Southern Poverty Law Center confirming that...
Featured Opinion
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Voters in Alabama’s First Congressional District go to the polls on Tuesday to select their next congressman. Former...
News
By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter A fight has been brewing in the state over the fate of day-to-day decision making regarding the investments...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama joined Senator Chris Coons (D) from Delaware in introducing...
Featured Opinion
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter No announcement has been made yet on the site of Boeing’s massive 777x airliner factory, yet; but Boeing...
Featured Opinion
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Dr. Chad Mathis’s campaign for Congress got welcome news when retired U.S. Navy Commander Kirk Lippold officially endorsed...
Featured Opinion
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R) from Montgomery applauded Thursday’s House passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). ...