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By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter As of late, with the highly contested GOP primaries just two weeks away, campaign ads have been popping...
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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
August home sales indicate traditional seasonal downturn has begun
Target Circle Deal Days returning October 6 and 7
Alabama remains without legal sports betting as NFL season begins
Labor-affiliated investment group sends letter to Mercedes requesting recommitment to company principles
Alabama Trucking Association releases song honoring drivers
- National
Britt calls for safeguards on automated license plate readers
Sewell opens service academy nominations for Alabama students
DeKalb County gets ARC grant for economic development upgrades
Marshall urges SCOTUS to uphold voter citizenship check, voter purge law
Milligan plaintiffs, counsel ask Supreme Court to dismiss state appeal
- Education
Sewell opens service academy nominations for Alabama students
Commission talks out-of-school education needs, career pathways
Alabama Libraries face new pressure over transgender book ban
Public charter commission OKs charter school merger, FY28 budget request
Governor approves Alabama’s first Workforce Pell program at Lawson State
- Health
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
UAB selected to participate in the Pediatric Prevention Network, receive $10M in funding
Birmingham clinic faces scrutiny over delays in care for transgender patients
- Opinion
Elections
Voter engagement over bipartisan issues has sent incumbents and political elite scrambling. Please, don't stop now.
Opinion
On Procida, a monument warns that freedom is lost not only to tyrants but also to those who permit them.
Congress
Britt urged federal safeguards for automated license plate readers while highlighting their public safety benefits.
News
Officials said the facility will bolster hands-on training for responders preparing for mass casualty incidents and hazardous materials emergencies nationwide.
Congress
Eligible 7th District applicants have a November 18 deadline, with an information session planned Tuesday at Marion Military Institute.
Municipal elections
Courts
The 26-state brief backed Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship rules and challenged federal limits on removing names from voter rolls before elections.
Congress
They argued Alabama’s 2023 map was already set for 2026, leaving the state with no relief to seek.
News
The Huntsville-based nonprofit and its resident companies supported thousands of jobs as leaders eyed more growth across North Alabama and the Wiregrass.
Elections
At a Mobile town hall, Jones tied high diesel costs, veterans’ benefits and Gulf Coast livelihoods to constituent-driven solutions.
Elections
The business-backed group backed candidates in statewide and legislative races, citing retail’s role in local economies and policymaking.
Opinion
A pandemic-era habit of short-term thinking met buy now, pay later culture, leaving “future you” with the consequences.
Elections
A lot of politicians will show up for a ribbon cutting. Fewer will spend political capital on the unglamorous work.
Opinion
A looming SNAP cost shift could jeopardize food aid for 680,000 Alabamians unless Congress gives the state more time.
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A politically sensitive survey, emergency reserves and undisclosed institutional ties demand more transparency than APT has provided.
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By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s controversial immigration law – HB56 – despite being on life support after having a variety of its...
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By John A. Pickens Executive Director Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice On Jan. 1, 2014, Alabama lost $3.9 million that could have...
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By Brandon Demyan The primary elections of June 3, 2014 could bring change for many of Alabama’s elected office holders. It will definitely bring...
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Staff Report MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday announced has been appointed to serve in the Bentley Administration as Interim Chief of Staff....
Stealing the Statehouse
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—At least two individuals identified Rep. Steve Clouse, R-Ozark, as being at the Lee County Courthouse on Tuesday....
Stealing the Statehouse
By Lee HedgepethAlabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY – Given all the circumstances, it seems that Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives Mike Hubbard may...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Recent polling conducted by the Alabama Forestry Association shows Scott Beason is gaining momentum in the Sixth Congressional...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Saturday, May 10 Cheryl Ciamarra (R) won a victory in the Republican Party Straw Poll for House...
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Staff Report BREWTON – Danny B. Joyner, Republican candidate for State Senate District 22, says his economic plan will decrease unemployment throughout the area....