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- Elections
Wahl talks 2026 election cycle, calls for shift to closed primaries
Majority of Alabama House Republicans endorse Wes Allen
Associated General Contractors PAC endorses Rick Pate for lieutenant governor
Allen asks for redistricting case’s appeal back to SCOTUS
Chad Chig Martin’s final campaign centers around uniting Alabama
- Governor
Gov. Ivey introduces new First Dog of Alabama
Gov. Ivey appoints David Reed as chairman of the Marshall County Commission
Gov. Ivey appoints Cynthia Almond as Public Service Commission president
Sen. Tuberville centers Trump in his gubernatorial campaign
Gov. Ivey shares statement on the 2025 Regular Session ending
- Legislature
State Rep. Susan DuBose to hold town hall meeting on June 17
State of Alabama agrees to allow more vape products after federal suit
New Alabama vape law bans flavored e-cigarettes in stores
Opinion | Alabama’s GOP budget chairs lead state to fiscal strength
A look at the 2025 session’s impacts on mental healthcare
- Economy
SNAP cuts threaten 800,000 Alabamians as state faces $300 million burden
Alabama home sales dip slightly in April but outpace last year
Opinion | A cakewalk for lawmakers, a crackdown on workers, businesses
Poll: Trump voters back vape access, reject Biden rules, as Alabama ban sparks backlash
Third Alabama Starbucks votes to unionize in Huntsville
- National
Sen. Tuberville continues assault on trans athletes with new bill
Rep. Terri Sewell introduces bill to expand Medicare residencies
Sen. Britt calls for transparency from FEMA on flooding framework
Lawsuit challenging Alabama real estate board’s racial quota dismissed
Montgomery leaders speak out against federal closure of Job Corps
- Education
Gov. Ivey appointing Ami Brooks to lead Department of Early Childhood Education
Brasfield & Gorrie to build Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences campus
ALFA awards new vehicle to Alabama’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year
Alabama Library Association slams APLS board’s “dismissive” tone
Moms for Liberty calls for APLS board to help get librarians fired
- Health
Department of Public Health warns of suspected measles case in Lee County
Britt reintroduces the MOMS Act
Opinion | Opioid plan positions Alabama to curb addiction, support recovery for veterans
Opinion | Alabama’s rural hospital crisis is a threat to health — and our economy
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
- Opinion
Opinion | By firing reporter, ABC proves again that mainstream media can’t fight Trumpism
Opinion | Secretariat and the Wiregrass
Opinion | Kids Count study shows us what’s harming our children. We don’t care
Opinion | Alabama’s HB 445 defies reason, punishes what it can’t explain
Opinion | It’s not too late to be on the right side
Economy
A new budget bill could gut SNAP for 800,000 Alabamians, forcing the state to shoulder a $300 million burden or slash vital benefits.
Prisons
Gregory Hunt was executed Tuesday, the state's third execution of 2025. This marked the fifth use of the controversial nitrogen hypoxia method.
Elections
Alabama GOP Chairman John Wahl called for closed primaries to secure ballots, ensuring only Republican voters decide the GOP nominee.
Congress
Tuberville's latest bill aimed to bar trans athletes from women's sports at military academies.
Featured Opinion
Trump and the rightwing have broken journalism with their brazen lies and a media apparatus that is relentless.
Congress
Britt joined fellow senators demanding FEMA transparency on its flooding framework, criticizing Risk Rating 2.0 for significantly raising flood insurance premiums.
Legislature
DuBose will discuss key legislation and gather valuable feedback from constituents at her upcoming town hall meeting.
News
Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith was indicted for knowingly employing uncertified officers, including a deputy with a suspended certification and uncertified school resource officers.
Featured Opinion
Each year, "Kids Count" data shows us how we're failing our children. Each year, Alabama lawmakers ignore that data and focus on nonsense.
Featured Opinion
Alabama’s new hemp law criminalizes common sense, punishing non-intoxicating products more harshly than marijuana, and threatening constitutional protections.
Featured Opinion
You know where the right side is on the immigration debate. It's not too late to move that way.
Featured Opinion
Bruce Pearl’s coaching success and Jewish advocacy may put the Alabama GOP’s values to the test.
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Friday, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange filed a lawsuit against the Birmingham Board of Education (BOE) and...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Thursday, Senator Jeff Sessions (R) from Alabama announced that is office is beginning a preliminary investigation into what...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The Alabama Tea Party Movement is actively lobbying Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) to join with the other...
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Staff Report Senator Ward Updates Alabama Bar Association on First Year as President of Alabama Law Institute From the Office of Senator Cam Ward...
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Staff Report Several courageous Governors have announced that they will not move forward in implementing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. We, the...
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—Our country was founded primarily by two groups of people, those desiring religious freedom and those wanting to...
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Staff Report (MONTGOMERY)—Attorney General Luther Strange, the Alabama State Board of Education and State Superintendent of Education Dr. Thomas R. Bice today filed a...
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Staff Report Montgomery – Today, the state Senate and House Minority Leaders, Sen. Roger Bedford (D-Russellville) and Rep. Craig Ford (D-Gadsden), urged Gov. Robert...
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By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–Healthcare is much-discussed subject in Alabama this year with both how the state will manage the Affordable Care...
