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- Elections
SPLC Action Fund endorses four Alabama judicial candidates
How will the Supreme Court’s voting rights decision affect Alabama?
NFIB Alabama PAC endorses 78 lawmakers for reelection
Opinion | Ernie Yarbrough fumbles on the goal line—twice
Analysis | Alabama GOP attorney general primary turns costly, bitter and unsettled
- Governor
Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm retires
Gov. Ivey awards funding for programs assisting victims of domestic violence, sexual assault
Gov. Ivey awards funds to south Alabama organizations assisting victims
Gov. Kay Ivey is very popular, but will it transfer to her successor?
Gov. Ivey awards three grants to aid domestic violence victims, train law enforcement
- Legislature
- Economy
- National
House passes 2026 Farm Bill, Alabama delegation splits along party lines
Sen. Britt priorities advanced out of Senate Judiciary Committee
Voting rights experts call for Congressional action at hearing hosted by Rep. Sewell
Figures unveils rural bill package focused on health, land-grant universities
Sens. Britt, Fetterman discuss operations in Iran, social media regulations
- Education
Emmett Till exhibit opens at Civil Rights Memorial Center
Figures unveils rural bill package focused on health, land-grant universities
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
Stillman announces Magic Johnson as 150th anniversary commencement speaker
Alabama recognized for pre-K quality for 20th year
- Health
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
Free healthcare clinic served more than 465 patients in Montgomery
Opinion | Are we eating ourselves to death?
Judge lets Birmingham water utility end fluoridation
Alabama doctors urge safe drug disposal on Take Back Day
- Opinion
Opinion | Ernie Yarbrough fumbles on the goal line—twice
Opinion | Nobody cares. No, seriously, nobody cares
Opinion | North Alabama deserves better than an $85 billion rail merger
Opinion | Very few open or contested state House races
Opinion | The fight now isn’t left vs. right. It’s forward vs. backward
Courts
Dissenting, Justice Elena Kagan said the decision will “set back the foundational right Congress granted of racial equality in electoral opportunity.”
Courts
Alabama officials asked the U.S. Supreme Court to lift injunctions on congressional map, citing new ruling and seeking expedited review.
Congress
Republicans hailed the measure as supporting farmers and rural communities, as Democrats opposed the bill citing SNAP cuts and economic concerns.
News
Alabama’s largest-city mayors urged support for a ballot measure that would let judges deny bond in more violent crime cases.
Infrastructure
A temporary detour is set to begin May 10 as crews finish bridge work and prepare a phased opening aimed at easing beach traffic.
Public safety
This Matters with Bill Britt
Primary elections are where power is decided, often by hidden money, leaving voters reacting to outcomes already shaped behind closed doors.
News
The gift added to a tournament legacy that has raised more than $24 million for Alabama children and families.
Elections
The endorsements covered 25 Senate and 53 House incumbents who backed small-business priorities and posted perfect NFIB voting records.
Economy
The Dothan entrepreneur grew a family goat farm into a regional skincare brand.
Elections
If you can’t punch in the easy ones, you’re not a playmaker. You’re a liability.
Opinion
The simple truth is that most of your stress comes from people and paths you should’ve let go of much earlier. Good riddance.
Opinion
The railroad system will take no mercy on our vulnerable farmers. When rates rise, they will have no choice but to absorb higher costs.
Elections
There will be a strong continuity of leadership in the House of Representatives between this quadrennium and the next.
Featured Opinion
In the United States, here in Alabama, and in places around the globe, a pattern is emerging. The future is being dragged backward.