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- Elections
Senate candidate Everett Wess to headline St. Clair County Democrats Town Hall
Opinion | A constitutional question collides with Alabama’s election calendar
Alabama Supreme Court expedites Tuberville challenge, but the clock is ticking
Alabama Grocers Association endorses Rhett Marques
Alabama Supreme Court expedites Tuberville appeal as ballot deadline looms
- Governor
Gov. Ivey creates commission to study screen-based learning in schools
Gov. Ivey deploys Swiftwater rescue teams to Texas amid severe flooding
Governor issues flag-lowering directive for Firefighter Sydney Kathryne Watson
Gov. Ivey marks America’s 250th birthday with Fourth of July message
Gov. Ivey awards more than $6.3M for weatherization assistance
- Legislature
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
ACLU vows to take Alabama to court over special session bills
Terri Sewell condemns Alabama redistricting election law
- Economy
- National
Sen. Britt celebrates committee passage of Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act
Rep. Figures introduces bipartisan bill to establish Tuskegee Airmen memorial in DC
Sewell rejects GOP defense bill, cites voting provisions and Iran
Rep. Sewell cosponsors Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act
Alabama Supreme Court expedites Tuberville appeal as ballot deadline looms
- Education
Gov. Ivey creates commission to study screen-based learning in schools
Alabama students post large science gains, overall eighth-grade scores improve
ASU, Callan JMB partner on workforce plans for Marion complex
Textbook committee appointment letter sent in error, Mackey says
Alabama’s back-to-school sales tax holiday is this weekend
- Health
81,800 Alabamians dropped from SNAP as state faces potential funding crisis
Central Alabama VA gets 2026 funding for facility upgrades
Alabama Department of Public Health reports 28 cases of cyclosporiasis
Alabama Nursing Home Association celebrates 75 year anniversary
UAB receives NIH funding to expand genomic screening in primary care
- Opinion
Economy
Advocates said new work rules and looming state cost-sharing requirements threatened food access, grocers and Alabama’s strained budget.
Courts
Former graduate students and faculty alleged retaliation after reporting a toxic, oversexualized culture in a federally funded research project.
Education
Governor Kay Ivey created a commission to study screen-based instruction in Alabama schools, potentially shaping education legislation during the 2027 Legislative Session.
Congress
The bipartisan bill aimed to bolster emergency maternal care with training, grants and teleconsultation support for rural health care providers.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Election integrity requires evidence, transparency and law because repeated accusations without proof can destroy public trust in democracy itself permanently.
Opinion
Modern life promised ease, but young adults often lost the friction, obligations and community that once helped resilience take root.
Elections
The court moved quickly, but election deadlines may close before Alabama receives a meaningful ruling on constitutional eligibility for governor.
Elections
The state's highest court said it would expedite the Tuberville challenge, but that still might not be fast enough.
State
The Alabama Educational Television Foundation Authority Board approved a survey funding source despite disputes over rainy day funds, fundraising and financial management.
Congress
“As we build the economy of tomorrow, we must ensure that innovation lifts up every community,” Sewell said.
Opinion
A lot of people seem to want Montgomery to fail. The City Council should ignore them, pass the bond issue and continue to grow...
Elections
Protecting election integrity matters, but new voting requirements deserve scrutiny when lawful citizens may bear the greatest burden of compliance.
Opinion
Born in medieval England, impeachment became a constitutional escape valve for confronting corruption without toppling the system it sought to save.
Elections
The people of Alabama are facing a choice. Which pathway will they choose?
News
Staff Report Jefferson County’s bankruptcy filing could come down to a distinction between a bond and a warrant, and maybe even the grammar of...
News
Staff Report Barring a veto override, it appears that Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange has successfully steered the conversation on public education away from the...
News
By Bradley Byrne Moments of transition are also moments of opportunity. As Alabama transitions from the old political system which passed away in the...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In an interview taken on December 7, 2011, Representative Jim McClendon, Republican from Springville, commented on the future...
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By Grant Hallmark Alabama Political Reporter After telling the judiciary committee of his 18 year old son taking his own life, Steve Murphy of...
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