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- Elections
Tabitha Isner announces run for State Senate District 26
Alabama House advances party registration bill
Mancuso says ballot removal undermines voters, launches independent run
Alabama-led candidate coalition to hold U.S. Capitol launch event
Bill to close Alabama primaries takes first step toward becoming law
- Governor
Gov. Ivey encourages veteran hiring through the HIRE VETS Medallion Program
Gov. Ivey signs bill requiring English proficiency for truck drivers
Alabama reacts to governor sparing death row inmate Sonny Burton
Ivey commutes Burton death sentence over unequal punishment
Gov. Ivey’s summer internship program deadline is approaching
- Legislature
Alabama Senate Republicans continue to stonewall Dem legislation with partisan calendar
House committee passes bill ensuring athletics eligibility for CHOOSE Act students
Committee advances bill regulating utility-scale solar farms
Bill to tax foreign remittances receives public hearing
Committee weighs bill to criminalize “interference with a first responder”
- Economy
Alabama home sales rise in February as mortgage rates fall
Alabama Senate passes bill to rein in data center tax incentives
Bill to pause new solar developments advances to Alabama Senate for vote
Lockheed Martin to invest in Pike County production facility
Hadrian to partner with Navy on northwest Alabama defense project
- National
Rep. Sewell introduces the Maternal Vaccination Act
Sens. Britt, Tuberville receive League of Municipalities’ 2026 Hometown Hero award
Rep. Figures secures over $3 million for Montgomery region projects
Alabama airman Alex Klinner killed in Iraq in refueling plane crash
Reps. Sewell, Rogers introduce bill to address rural wastewater crisis
- Education
Alabama nonprofit becomes state’s first J-1 exchange visa sponsor
House committee advances Ten Commandments display bill
ACHE reviews higher education bills, approves new academic programs at quarterly meeting
Alabama bill aims to let professors profit from research
Alabama House passes $10.9 billion education budget
- Health
Bill to raise EMS reimbursement rates advances to House vote
UAB Hospital now fifth-largest in the nation
Children’s of Alabama to host giveback night at Walk-Ons Sports Bistreux
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
- Opinion
Opinion | The age of impatience
Opinion | Pain at the pump showcases economic benefits of electric vehicles
Opinion | A Washington loophole that could cost farmers their loans
Opinion | Trump has failed to deliver on every promise. So why are you still loyal?
Opinion | Crime that happens in prison is still crime
Legislature
Lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday to prevent the Alabama High School Athletic Association from penalizing transferring students who utilize educational savings accounts.
Legislature
State Senator Rodger Smitherman criticized the Republican majority Thursday for repeatedly excluding Democratic bills from the daily legislative agenda.
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Education
The House Judiciary Committee advanced a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in some school classrooms.
Education
The nonprofit became Alabama’s first organization authorized to sponsor BridgeUSA international teachers and interns.
Legislature
“So I would have to fill out additional forms, and I’m a tax-paying citizen?” Representative Andy Whitt asked the bill’s sponsor.
Legislature
Proponents argued the measure addresses safety issues, while opponents warned it could limit police accountability and First Amendment rights.
Legislature
Alabama lawmakers advanced a bill to ban purchasing candy and soda with nutritional assistance.
Legislature
Despite concerns about unintended consequences for accessories, lawmakers advanced legislation Wednesday that limits judicial discretion for teen suspects.
Elections
The former congressional candidate launched her campaign in the newly redrawn district, prioritizing Medicaid expansion, grocery tax removal and protected freedoms.
Opinion
Things that once took time to digest can now be consumed in seconds.
Opinion
As an EV owner, I see those savings every month—and they only grow when gas prices spike.
Opinion
Community banks aren’t just financial institutions. They’re partners in the work we do every day to feed and fuel this country.
Featured Opinion
Trump has failed to deliver on every promise and sold out his base in every way imaginable. Yet, the loyalty for some doesn't fade.
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Staff Report A half-dozen religious leaders this morning delivered a letter to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley’s office asking him in the spirit of the...
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Staff Report HUNTSVILLE, Alabama — Former Democratic state Sen. Tom Butler’s attempt to resurrect his political career as a Republican has come to an...
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Staff Report MONTGOMERY | A bill prefiled for the 2012 session of the Legislature would modify the state’s workers’ compensation law to increase payments...
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Staff Report CULLMAN — Three sheriffs, local legislators, pharmaceutical lobbyists and their clients, judges and prosecutors, local pharmacists and at least one Cullman physician...
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Staff Report WASHINGTON — National and local civil rights groups are asking federal officials to aggressively challenge new election laws in Alabama, Mississippi and...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter United States Representative Spencer Bachus (R) is calling on President Barack Obama. to approve the construction of the...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter ‘Tis the season to be jolly….’ This is the holiday season!! Most people are now busy celebrating the...
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By Grant Hallmark Alabama Political Reporter Henry Mabry, the man expected to replace Paul Hubbert as the executive secretary of the Alabama Education Association...
Opinion
By Vernon Burns In Thomas Jefferson’s first inaugural address, given March 4, 1801, he warned that that if we wandered from our founding principles...