Legislature
Harbison announced plans to resign last month, but APR reported Wednesday that Harbison has not attended the legislative session this year.
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- Elections
Opinion | Doug Jones offered a detailed plan for fixing Alabama. You should listen to him
Opinion | A message to Alabama’s next governor
Sneed plans four North Alabama town halls, invites Strong
Opinion | The GOP’s biggest threat isn’t independents—it’s bad ideas like closed primaries
More than 600 attend Doug Jones’ Huntsville town hall
- Governor
Gov. Ivey proclaims Will Roberts Day in honor of 15-year-old cancer victim
Gov. Ivey recaps Alabama’s showing at Farnborough International Airshow
Gov. Ivey announces additional state agency appointments
Gov. Ivey creates commission to study screen-based learning in schools
Gov. Ivey deploys Swiftwater rescue teams to Texas amid severe flooding
- 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
Huntsville music officer talks growth, community impact
Opinion | Why I oppose the proposed data center in Lowndes County
Rep. Sewell releases new report detailing the affordability crisis facing Alabama’s 7th District
Sen. Britt celebrates $15M award for HudsonAlpha’s BRIDGES Engine
81,800 Alabamians dropped from SNAP as state faces potential funding crisis
- National
Opinion | The death of American decency
Sen. Britt secures $350,000 for Phenix City police radio upgrades
Alabama senators join push to bar transgender women from DAR eligibility
Sen. Britt attends Farnborough International Air Show
Alabama lawmakers target postmaster general bonuses in USPS accountability bill
- Education
Birmingham proposes $45 million investment in student careers
Alabama launches new “Alabama Career Pathways” initiative to strengthen workforce pipeline
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
- Health
Report urges further transparency for Alabama crisis pregnancy centers
Montgomery billboard thanks Congress for supporting cancer research funding
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
- Opinion
Opinion | Doug Jones offered a detailed plan for fixing Alabama. You should listen to him
Opinion | A message to Alabama’s next governor
Opinion | The GOP’s biggest threat isn’t independents—it’s bad ideas like closed primaries
Opinion | Why I oppose the proposed data center in Lowndes County
Opinion | Where the road stops
Elections
Alabama’s next governor will inherit great power, but character will determine whether that responsibility enlarges or diminishes the person elected.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Faith can guide citizens, but constitutional freedom requires government to protect every conscience without favoring one religion over any other.
Party politics
Before more than 1,200 Republicans, Tuberville teased an undisclosed plan for Alabama while Katie Britt and Bruce Pearl rallied conservatives.
Party politics
Republicans also added closed primaries to the party platform at the meeting.
Elections
The Democratic candidate has ideas on how to fix the state. You should listen. Like Kentucky voters did a few years ago.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
Economy
If this project truly promises opportunity for Lowndes County, then it should withstand rigorous environmental review, transparent public scrutiny and independent analysis.
Elections
Jones fielded questions on Medicaid expansion, housing and infrastructure as he argued fast-growing north Alabama needed more local control.
Infrastructure
Alabama’s rural counties carried costs set by distance, not population, leaving bridges, clinics and towns to fail by default.
Prisons
Speakers described medical neglect, violence and secrecy in Alabama prisons as auditors reported resistance from the corrections department.
Prisons
Governor Kay Ivey scheduled Jeffery Lee's September 17 execution by lethal injection after federal courts blocked Alabama's planned nitrogen hypoxia execution.
Congress
Anthony Fauci should be remembered as an honorable public servant who did the best he could. But we live in the dumbest of times.
Opinion
Maybe peace comes from accepting that every intentional life contains both a sense of gratitude and a sense of loss.
Featured Opinion
Washington spent decades exploiting immigration politically. Now an aging workforce may force the country to build a system that works.
Featured Opinion
Republicans have no answers for the economy. We know this because they keep talking about transgender people.
Party politics
During a contentious meeting, members of the Limestone County Republican Executive Committee accused John and Noah Wahl of conflicts of interest.
Legislature
The Judiciary Committee passed the bill with bipartisan support, with eight members voting in favor and three against.
Legislature
The plan is to piece together ideas from other Senate bills and substitute that creation in place of the House bill.
Legislature
One bill prohibits teachers from using names inconsistent with a student's legal name or biological sex.
Legislature
Only one pro-crypto bill considered Wednesday received a favorable report after Republican legislators expressed significant skepticism of a state reserve.
Legislature
The bill would make it a Class C felony to transport an undocumented immigrant into the state of Alabama.
Legislature
The bill will be put to a vote next week after further discussion
Legislature
The bill does not include IVF and has been amended since to permit the cloning of individual organs for medical purposes.
Education
The bill would provide a designation for colleges working to combat food insecurity on campus and allow them to apply for additional grants.