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- Elections
House Speaker Ledbetter endorses Tommy Tuberville for governor
Jerry Carl announces comeback bid for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District
ALGOP announces qualifying for House District 38 special election
Jerry Carl set to make political move with announcement in Foley
Ben Harrison announces reelection campaign for House District 2
- Governor
Sen. Britt announces the 2026 Senate Youth Program application opening
Gov. Ivey appoints John Young as chairman of the Marshall County Commission
Gov. Ivey urges students to “be bold” in back-to-school video message
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
Gov. Ivey announces second round of 2025 Rebuild Alabama infrastructure grants
- Legislature
Rep. Matt Simpson hopes death penalty bill shifts legal precedent
Bill reintroduced to ease religious exemptions in Alabama schools
Poll: Republican voters want focus on economic issues, not culture wars
Lawmakers hold contract for attorney sanctioned over AI-generated citations in prison case
Bill to exempt optical aids from Alabama sales tax filed again for 2026 session
- Economy
Wellborn fights foreign trade abuses to protect U.S. cabinet industry, jobs
North Alabama Area Labor Council encourages Huntsville auto workers to unionize
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report reveals increased home sales
Alabama climbs to 19th in CNBC business rankings, workforce sees big gains
- National
Rep. Sewell to host live Telephone Town Hall on Thursday
Montgomery medical transport provider faces crisis over decreased Medicaid rates
Brief urges Alabama Supreme Court to reject effort to expand stop-and-question law
Rep. Aderholt requests $56 million in community project funds
Sen. Katie Britt reflects on first seven months of 119th Congress
- Education
Opinion | The answer to our public schools issues is sitting right there
Summer reading gains highlight the Literacy Act’s impact on students
Secretary of State Wes Allen delivers commencement address at Troy University
Alabama AG backs South Carolina in race, sex education lawsuit
Montgomery teacher heads to D.C. for C-SPAN’s Educators’ Conference
- Health
Montgomery medical transport provider faces crisis over decreased Medicaid rates
Protesters to deliver caskets to Tuberville office over deadly budget cuts
Bill reintroduced to ease religious exemptions in Alabama schools
Sen. Britt advances funding for Alabama hospitals and universities
American Cancer Society speaks out on threats to Alabama research grants
- Opinion
Opinion | If Putin’s logic holds, Mexico could justify invading Texas tomorrow
Opinion | The answer to our public schools issues is sitting right there
Opinion | Antisemitism is dead in Alabama
Opinion | Why don’t they just come here legally?
Opinion | Fifth Circuit ruling echoes hard truths Alabama still refuses to face
Elections
Former Congressman Jerry Carl has launched his campaign, pledging to advance Trump’s America First agenda and conservative priorities.
Party politics
A DNC committee expressed surprise and anger over ADP leaders' brazen disregard for national bylaws and mandates.
Prisons
Alabama plans to execute Anthony Todd Boyd using nitrogen hypoxia, while he challenges the method in federal court
Courts
A federal judge granted summary judgment to plaintiffs, stating the law—similar to an Alabama's—had no constitutional application.
Legislature
Simpson discussed working to shift legal precedent regulating the use of the death penalty during a Monday media appearance.
Municipal elections
Municipal elections
Featured Opinion
Trump’s appeasement of Putin echoes Chamberlain’s Munich surrender, legitimizing conquest and making grievance a weapon that threatens global stability.
Education
The CHOOSE Act correctly identifies a problem with Alabama's schools. And then it awards the solution to mostly the wrong people.
Congress
Choice Transport, a crucial service for Montgomery's most vulnerable, faces significant rate cuts, jeopardizing its ability to serve Medicaid recipients.
Opinion
Any violence or abuse based on antisemitism must never be tolerated.
Featured Opinion
We've welcomed millions of immigrants into this country and then confused everyone on what they're supposed to do next.
Featured Opinion
The Fifth Circuit ruled against racial gerrymandering, but the long war on Black voting power in the South is far from over.
Featured Opinion
Trump's second-term economic agenda raises questions about capitalism, central planning, and whether power—not markets—is now driving prosperity.
