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- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey announces $43.8 million in low-income heating and cooling grants
Gov. Ivey establishes Alabama Rural Health Transformation Advisory Group
Gov. Ivey orders Space Force flags to be flown across the state in weeklong “show of support”
Rep. Sewell celebrates unveiling of Space Command Headquarters sign in Huntsville
Gov. Ivey signs executive order to continue strong recruiting for National Guard
- Legislature
Bill would bar governments from using “West Bank” as term for Israel region
Prefiled bill would give State Auditor’s Office more authority
Bill would establish new screen time guidelines for young learners
Sen. Matt Woods prefiles Trey’s Law bill
Proposed law would allow for removal of library board members
- Economy
Alabama home sales stable, prices surge in November report
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
- National
Rep. Sewell accepting applications for spring 2026 internships
Sen. Britt discusses federal healthcare policy, criticisms of ICE
Sen. Britt celebrates passage of record $901 billion defense spending bill
Rep. Sewell introduces bipartisan legislation to expand access to cardiac rehabilitation care
Alabama joins FTC deceptive practices lawsuit against Uber
- 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
UAB study finds oral semaglutide effective for weight loss
Alabama delegation split over Affordable Care Act subsidy extension
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
- Opinion
Opinion | What would Jesus think of our politics and our treatment of neighbors?
Opinion | I lost my father to violence. Executing the wrong man won’t bring justice
Opinion | When citizens disengage, self-government erodes in Alabama
Opinion | The division of chocolate
Opinion | A revolt in December for change
Prisons
Parole grant rates for the fiscal year 2026 sit at 17 percent, compared to 29 percent in November 2024
Featured Opinion
A Christmas reflection asking whether faith, mercy and love of neighbor still guide our public life today in American politics.
News
State senators prefiled SB31 for the 2026 session, redefining the crime and significantly increasing maximum prison sentences and mandatory fines for conviction.
Opinion
Another death will not bring him back. It will only deepen my trauma and the moral cost we all share.
Legislature
A state representative prefiled legislation requiring government entities to use "Judea and Samaria" for the region, claiming "West Bank" erases Jewish identity.
Elections
Legislation seeking mandatory countywide and statewide general election audits was prefiled, requiring probate judges to oversee the auditing process.
Health
Oral semaglutide proved nearly as effective as the injectable version for treating obesity, delivering 13.7 percent average weight loss in a 64-week trial.
Elections
Manufacture Alabama announced endorsements for the 2026 election cycle, recognizing incumbents who championed industry priorities and supported pro-manufacturing policies.
Featured Opinion
Low turnout and habit-driven politics quietly replace accountability, leaving power unchallenged and citizens forgetting their responsibility in a self-governing state.
News
Tuberville’s rhetoric, legislative culture wars, campus lawsuits, and national cruelty converge in a week testing Alabama’s constitutional values.
Featured Opinion
Those determined to divide the country will use anything at their disposal. Even boxes of chocolate.
Opinion
Inspired by American and French revolutions, Russian officers attempted to move the country away from autocracy toward broader, representative government 200 years ago.
Featured Opinion
Alabama Democrats suddenly have a plan, solid candidates, a good ticket and they've stopped the bickering with each other.
Featured Opinion
Like a bad pitchman, Trump tried to sell you a worthless story and a lot of lies. No one is falling for it.
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Staff Report We recommend to you as a candidate for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama Bob Vance, who has served with...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Last week thousands of Alabama National Rifleman’s Association members received their ‘American Rifleman’, ‘American Hunter’, and ‘America’s First...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama’s best known living jurist collected another national endorsement on Monday when influential Christian author and talk radio...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Alabama Governor Robert Bentley was in Bessemer Monday along with company, state and local representatives for a ribbon...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter U.S. Representative Jo Bonner introduced legislation in the House on Friday to prevent companies that were involved in...
Opinion
By John McMillan Commissioner, Department of Agriculture and Industries In the 1930s, an ecological disaster of epic proportions swept the American Midwest and threatened to...
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By Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford Recently, I wrote an article about the eleven statewide amendments that will be on our ballots next...
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By Mike Hubbard 1. Forever Wild Reauthorization –Ratification of this amendment would reauthorize distributions from the Alabama Trust Fund to the Forever Wild Land...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter State Senator Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) has a background that is very different from most Alabama Legislators. Orr has...