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- Elections
Jasmyne Crimiel announces campaign for Alabama House District 74
CAIR designates Tuberville an “anti-Muslim extremist” as Jones slams Islamophobic comments
P&CMA endorses Wes Allen for lieutenant governor
All 14 Baldwin County mayors endorse Sen. Chris Elliott for reelection
Former U.S. Sen. Doug Jones holds gubernatorial campaign kickoff
- Governor
Rep. Sewell celebrates unveiling of Space Command Headquarters sign in Huntsville
Gov. Ivey signs executive order to continue strong recruiting for National Guard
Gov. Ivey introduces a CHOOSE Act family: the Moseleys
Gov. Ivey wins inaugural Capital Legacy Impact Award
Governor Ivey lights Alabama Capitol Christmas tree Friday
- Legislature
Proposed law would allow for removal of library board members
Girls’ Day At The Capitol to take place on December 16
Sen. Chris Elliott brings back Archives takeover bill
Online sales tax lawsuit pits Alabama’s biggest cities against counties, some lawmakers
Rep. Marcus Paramore appointed to House Ways and Means Education Committee
- Economy
Gov. Ivey welcomes $10.5M Bad Boy Mowers Tractor Plant, 50 jobs headed to Monroeville
Trump announces $12 billion in farm aid as Alabama farmers brace for 2026 season
Governor encourages Alabama businesses to compete in 2026 Small Business Week awards
Alabama Power outlines plan to hold electric rates steady through 2027
Alabama home sales decline in October, market remains healthy
- National
Reps. Sewell, Figures call on University of Alabama to restore student publications
US Supreme Court hears Alabama’s appeal of death penalty stay
Rep. Sewell votes for NDAA, military pay raise and HBCU funds
Rep. Sewell applauds committee passage of AGOA reauthorization
Sens. Britt and Tuberville sign onto “Back the Blue Act”
- Education
State education committee takes aim at reducing classroom paperwork
Sen. Allen establishes Charlie Kirk Memorial Endowed Scholarship
ACHE approves $2.7 billion college budget requests, new programs
Gov. Ivey introduces a CHOOSE Act family: the Moseleys
TROY offers new pathway to nursing careers with Accelerated Master of Science in Nursing track
- Health
Alabama Cannabis Coalition criticizes delays, limited licensing for medical cannabis
Opinion | Pharmacy Benefit Managers reap benefits, we pay the cost. It’s time to act
Alabama faith leaders urge Congress to extend ACA tax credits
Alabama coalition takes aim at racial, economic disparities in maternal health
The “all politics” healthcare project in Hoover that’s rewriting state regulations
- Opinion
Opinion | Building the next generation of Alabama’s construction workforce
Opinion | Do endorsements matter in statewide races?
Opinion | Doug Jones has brought excitement to the governor’s race, but can he win?
Opinion | MAGA’s hidden assault on pluralism endangers America’s constitutional order
Opinion | Medical cannabis could soon find its way to Alabama patients
Elections
The move came after Tuberville claimed Islam was not a religion and called for Muslims to be deported.
Legislature
State Sen. Chris Elliott introduced Senate Bill 26, establishing a pathway for local governments to remove library board members after months of controversy.
Education
The Alabama Teacher Streamlining Paperwork Act is expected to focus on eliminating redundant attendance and grade book requirements
Congress
U.S. Reps. Terri Sewell and Shomari Figures called on the University of Alabama to restore two suspended student publications.
Opinion
Alabama leaders reorganized the Department of Labor into the Department of Workforce, creating a central hub for industry, education and government collaboration.
Featured Opinion
Doug Jones enters the governor's race as an underdog, but Friday's launch proved there's plenty of enthusiasm and maybe a pathway in there too.
Featured Opinion
America’s strength has never come from enforced uniformity, but from a Constitution built to protect freedom for all.
Education
Commissioners approved a nearly 6 percent budget increase, allocated new funding for education programs, and signed off on 10 new university degrees.
Elections
Jones will likely face off with Tommy Tuberville again in 2026, a rematch from 2020.
Health
After four years of delays, the state commission finally granted dispensary licenses, but advocates called the limited number an "abysmal excuse for access."
Featured Opinion
Medical cannabis is about to start flowing to Alabama patients, because the AMCC finally decided to follow the law.
Featured Opinion
Alabama’s attorney general pushes extreme execution methods and narrow legal arguments, testing constitutional limits and abandoning the restraint our founders expected.
Featured Opinion
A free society depends on citizens who can govern their passions. America’s crisis reflects a deeper loss of the virtues self-government demands.
Opinion
The deciding factor in this race, as it is in every open U.S. Senate race, is money.
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In 2010 voters in St. Clair County elected State Senators Scott Beason (R) from Gardendale and Del Marsh...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In his weekly column U.S. Representative Jo Bonner asks President Obama to come to Alabama to talk to...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Congressman Spencer Bachus (R) from Vestavia spoke at a news conference at Samford University to announce a collaborative...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter According to a study that was released by the Americans Association of Retired Persons (AARP) on Friday far...
Opinion
By Representative Allan Farley On October 10, 2012, at 9:00 in the morning, Muriel and I were sitting in a window sill inside a...
Opinion
By Sen. Hank Sanders I write you because we face an urgent and critical matter. It seems so good but is so bad. It...
News
Staff Report From the Office of Minority Leader Craig Ford Gadsden, AL – A state flag is being proudly displayed over the skies of...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The St. Clair County Republican Party has no remaining Democratic Party opponents to do battle with as none...
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From the Office of Governor Robert Bentley MONTGOMERY – Governor Robert Bentley announced Friday that Alabama’s preliminary September unemployment rate fell to 8.3%, down from...