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- Elections
Clint Hollingsworth announces candidacy for House District 12
Ainsworth draws strong support on Facebook as Tuberville eyes governor’s race
Gov. Ivey calls special election for Alabama House District 12
Exclusive: Tuberville risks backlash if he leaves Senate, new poll shows
Tuberville residence question doesn’t rest on income tax filings alone
- Governor
Gov. Ivey highlights legislative wins, pushes to relocate Space Command HQ to Huntsville
Gov. Ivey proclaims National Small Business Week in Alabama
Gov. Ivey shares message for the 74th National Day of Prayer
Gov. Ivey appoints Montgomery County District Judge
Flags at half-staff for Pope Francis, former Lt. Governor McMillan
- Legislature
Critics warn Alabama immigration bill could harm families, encourage profiling
Bill restricting firearm access for felons, immigrants and minors heads to governor’s desk
Gov. Ivey highlights legislative wins, pushes to relocate Space Command HQ to Huntsville
Alabama 2025 Legislative Report: Week Eleven
Bill mandating default filters for minors’ phones heads to Ivey’s desk
- Economy
Alabama launches Development Fund to drive long-term economic growth
Gov. Ivey proclaims National Small Business Week in Alabama
Huntsville Starbucks workers file for a union election
March 2025 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Birmingham Starbucks workers describe a concerted anti-union campaign
- National
How Trump’s proposed federal budget would reshape Alabama
Tuberville introduces “Understanding the True Cost of College Act”
Court blocks attempt to impose extra regulations on midwives, birth centers
Rep. Sewell introduces the Retirement Savings for Americans Act
Rep. Sewell condemns Trump for cutting $15 million grant to Birmingham students
- Education
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
Alabama’s first class Pre-K ranked best in the nation for 19 straight years
House approves $12.1 billion education budget, nearly doubles CHOOSE Act funding
- Health
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
Alabama midwives and families criticize amendments to SB87 midwifery bill
- Opinion
Opinion | Reduced port traffic, disrupted supply chain means certain economic trouble ahead
Opinion | Don’t punish responsible retailers: Keep vape products in Alabama’s convenience stores
Opinion | Alabama lawmakers reenact Monty Python, minus the self-awareness
Opinion | Tommy Tuberville is standing at the top of a slippery slope
Opinion | Measuring victory at the end of the war
Featured Opinion
Empty American ports and a disrupted American supply chain spell economic trouble ahead for all Americans.
Legislature
SB53 could criminalize transporting undocumented immigrants, raising fears of racial profiling, family separation and barriers to essential care.
Legislature
SB119 expands firearm prohibitions for recent and repeat felons, undocumented immigrants and minors, and significantly increases penalties for illegal possession.
Governor
She said the budgets signed today will fund literacy and numeracy programs, the Turnaround Schools Initiative and STEM education in Huntsville.
Elections
Cullman councilman aims to bring conservative leadership, transparency, and local business experience to Montgomery.
Featured Opinion
Tuberville seemed to be searching for loopholes to get around his residency issues. That's a fairly dangerous game.
Congress
The legislation would create a uniform financial aid offer form and standardize terms to describe financial aid.
Economy
The new initiative will offer sustainable funding for jobs, rural revitalization, and site readiness.
Opinion
It would take almost 45 years for the final objective of World War II to be accomplished.
Featured Opinion
Alabama's embrace of Trump on Thursday was the perfect microcosm for the state known for its self-harm tendencies.
Featured Opinion
Lawmakers invoke Christ but pass laws that punish, exclude, and silence. They should carry His cross — not wield it.
Featured Opinion
Despite all the evidence that it doesn't work, Alabama continues to choose cruelty and meanness as its primary corrections system.
