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- Elections
Secretary of State Wes Allen praises bill codifying Alabama Voter Integrity Database
Alabama Farmers Federation endorses Cindy Myrex for House of Representatives
Heath Allbright wins Alabama House District 11 Republican primary
Cindy Myrex qualifies for Alabama State House District 12 race
Clint Hollingsworth qualifies for House District 12 special election
- Governor
- Legislature
Final Alabama 2025 Legislative Report
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles officers officially recognized as law enforcement
Secretary of State Wes Allen praises bill codifying Alabama Voter Integrity Database
Lawmakers pass bill to expand police immunity in waning minutes of session
Bill to politicize Archives board fails on final day of session
- Economy
Opinion | A cakewalk for lawmakers, a crackdown on workers, businesses
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
- National
Sen. Britt presses for infrastructure funding for Alabama projects
Republican SNAP cuts threaten Alabama’s economy and food security
Britt speaks on Senate floor to rally support for bipartisan child care bill
Trump administration cuts $44 million from Birmingham Biotechnology Hub
Tuberville introduces bill to expand VA coverage of vehicle disability modifications
- Education
Alabama Library Association slams APLS board’s “dismissive” tone
Moms for Liberty calls for APLS board to help get librarians fired
Kathy Murphy named new president of Wallace Community College in Dothan
Charter commission talks HBCU collaborations, hears school proposals
In Spanish Fort, LGBTQ picture books housed in adult section
- 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
Education
ALLA also questioned the board's procedure for defining "sexually explicit" and urged them to withdraw the memo.
Featured Opinion
Alabama operates one of the worst prison systems in the world — for no apparent reason, other than we just like cruelty.
News
Alabama's largest county saw a decrease in overdose deaths when utilizing targeted risk reduction strategies.
Congress
Britt urged Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to support I-65 expansion and the Mobile River Bridge construction during a Senate hearing.
Opinion
It’s time to turn our attention to maternal health, and it’s been a long time coming for the state of Alabama.
Featured Opinion
National
Experts warn that Republicans' plan to slash food assistance could devastate Alabama's economy, increase hunger, and strain state resources.
Opinion
One very strange incident happened 80 years ago in Bly, Oregon when a Sunday school teacher and her students were killed in the woods...
Legislature
Lawmakers passed measures on voter integrity, hemp regulation, and energy infrastructure, while other notable bills on education and healthcare failed.
Opinion
While I think President Trump’s pressure campaign can begin to tame the Woke Wild West at Harvard, we must begin fighting a two-front war.
Featured Opinion
The collection of unpopular actions by the legislature in this session is possibly unprecedented. The question is will lawmakers pay a price.
Opinion
Why would the Alabama Legislature choose to allow a tax exemption that has done so much good for the state and its people to...
Opinion
No matter which side you fall on, it seems as though someone is misleading you because they simply didn’t get their way on this...
