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- Elections
Cindy Myrex qualifies for Alabama State House District 12 race
Clint Hollingsworth qualifies for House District 12 special election
Alabama Dems hope to use Trump, ALGOP failures to build momentum in 2026
Secretary of state celebrates foreign voter ID legislation’s passage
Opinion | Ugly tactics cloud House race that should’ve been about service
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs the Speedy Trial Act
Alabamians urge veto of HB445, warning of job losses and hemp industry collapse
Gov. Ivey signs law expanding entertainment incentives to include music albums
Gov. Ivey signs bills to tighten voter ID, expand immigrant biometric collection
Gov. Ivey proclaims Municipal Government Week in Alabama
- Legislature
Alabamians urge veto of HB445, warning of job losses and hemp industry collapse
Gov. Ivey signs law expanding entertainment incentives to include music albums
Gov. Ivey signs bills to tighten voter ID, expand immigrant biometric collection
Gov. Ivey signs HB152, exempts sales tax on baby, maternity, hygiene items
Alabama 2025 Legislative Report: Week Twelve
- Economy
Poll: Trump voters back vape access, reject Biden rules, as Alabama ban sparks backlash
Third Alabama Starbucks votes to unionize in Huntsville
Gov. Ivey salutes Alabama exporters with Trade Excellence Awards
Alabama launches Development Fund to drive long-term economic growth
Gov. Ivey proclaims National Small Business Week in Alabama
- National
Sen. Britt introduces the Homeless Children and Youth Act
Rep. Sewell requests investigation from Library of Congress Inspector General
Rep. Figures defends legacy, inspires grads at Tuskegee commencement
Alabama’s war on abortion help exposed in new reporting
Tuberville introduces bill to expand R&D tax deductions for businesses
- Education
Charter commission talks HBCU collaborations, hears school proposals
In Spanish Fort, LGBTQ picture books housed in adult section
Tuberville introduces “Understanding the True Cost of College Act”
Students protest Trump’s commencement address at University of Alabama
UA College Democrats to hold “Tide Against Trump” protest
- Health
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
Alabama Senate passes bill loosening regulations for religious vaccine exemptions
- Opinion
Opinion | Attorney general’s race will be a good one in 2026
Opinion | If you want a better Alabama, you’re going to have to fight for it
Opinion | Protecting our rural roots with 2025 Legislative Session accomplishments
Opinion | When the center cannot hold
Opinion | On matters of race in Alabama, going backwards is somehow great progress
News
In an email to library directors, APLS Chair John Wahl ordered audits of collections and programs to ensure no federal funds support gender ideology.
Governor
Rushed legislation could devastate small businesses, limit patient care, and fuel illegal markets, critics say
Economy
New Conway poll shows strong support for FDA reform, small business protections, and reversing Alabama-style bans targeting convenience stores.
Opinion
If you want Alabama lawmakers to do the right things, you're going to have to hold them accountable when they don't.
Elections
The Republican Primary for House District 12 is scheduled for July 15, 2025.
Governor
Municipal elections
Education
The commission approved Ignite Academy and Under the Oaks, denied Invictus and AAHS’s Birmingham replication, and considered HBCU-charter partnerships.
Economy
With an 8-2 vote, a Starbucks in Huntsville became the third in the state to unionize and the 586th nationwide.
Local news
Madison, Alabama, wants to stop water fluoridation due to safety and cost concerns, but this has sparked mixed public reactions and opposition.
Opinion
As leader of the Alabama Senate, I have spent much of my time bringing laser-like focus to accomplishing this mission.
Featured Opinion
In an age where truth is drowned by noise and cruelty parades as strength, we still have a choice — to stand for conscience,...
Featured Opinion
When it comes to discrimination in Alabama, going backwards a dozen years would actually be the most progress we've made in years.
Opinion
The Powering Growth package is a promise to the people of our state that Alabama will lead with vision, act with discipline, and compete...
News
Staff Report There is a new bingo machine inside the American Legion Post No. 80, and new games will begin on Tuesday. “But before...
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Staff Report Former Democratic congressman Artur Davis, who has been a thorn in the side of Democrats in the aftermath of his loss in...
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Staff Report URBANDALE, Iowa — Rick Santorum’s Iowa campaign headquarters, situated in the sleepy back corner of a suburban office park outside Des Moines,...
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From the Office of Governor Robert Bentley MONTGOMERY- Governor Robert Bentley has been elected Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) by governors of...
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Staff Report From the Office of Public Service Commissioner Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh Montgomery – Public Service Commissioner Twinkle Andress Cavanaugh on Thursday said recently...
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Staff Report In pondering a legislative approach to curbing the increasing incidence of methamphetamine labs in our state, Alabama lawmakers decided the best way...
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Staff Report Politicians often get accused, once they safely are in office, of not listening to the voters who put them there. To be...
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Staff Report If there were a statewide version of Time magazine, State Sen. Scott Beason, R-Gardendale, could land the final cover of 2011 as...
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Staff Report MONTGOMERY | The Alabama Education Association’s future in the short term is in the hands of a new generation of leaders who...
