Education
After months of turmoil between the Montgomery County school board and city officials, it appears the city is exploring starting its own school system.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Opinion | The disappearance of Donald Trump
Alabama Equality condemns Tuberville’s remarks about trans people
Analysis | Alabama says it had no choice. The record says it did.
Alabama-led candidates to push congressional reform in Washington
Opinion | We’re seeing the power of voting for yourself. Don’t stop
- Governor
- Legislature
State retirees to get hit with another premium increase
Contract Review Committee holds ADOC contracts over prison litigation costs
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
- Economy
Ivey halts dyed diesel enforcement to aid farmers, timber workers hit by high prices
August home sales indicate traditional seasonal downturn has begun
Target Circle Deal Days returning October 6 and 7
Alabama remains without legal sports betting as NFL season begins
Labor-affiliated investment group sends letter to Mercedes requesting recommitment to company principles
- National
Alabama-led candidates to push congressional reform in Washington
Figures’ bill would fund college for public servants’ children
Britt calls for safeguards on automated license plate readers
Sewell opens service academy nominations for Alabama students
DeKalb County gets ARC grant for economic development upgrades
- Education
Troy CTE expansion boosts Alabama workforce training
Alabama road builders launch student heavy equipment training program
Sewell opens service academy nominations for Alabama students
Commission talks out-of-school education needs, career pathways
Alabama Libraries face new pressure over transgender book ban
- Health
State ban on vaping in indoor public spaces to take effect this week
Alabama overdose deaths fall 46 percent as opioid response expands
State cancer advocates push Congress for research funding, clinical trial reform
Alabama’s uninsured rate exposes Medicaid expansion gap
UAB selected to participate in the Pediatric Prevention Network, receive $10M in funding
- Opinion
Courts
The deal, reached days before trial, required nighttime restrictions, age checks and new parental controls for young users.
Elections
Donald Trump's name and image keeps disappearing from Republican candidates' campaigns, even in bright-red states.
Featured Opinion
Mussolini did not seize Italy. He was given it. The story of how Italy's democracy was surrendered one step at a time.
Health
Businesses were urged to update signs and policies, with bill supporters and ADPH framing the upcoming change as advancing clean air in public spaces.
Elections
The group called on Alabama voters to speak out after the senator described transgender identity as mental illness in a Senate floor speech.
Agriculture
The 120-day directive shifted inspection priorities as harvest season begins and diesel costs strain agriculture and timber operations.
Congress
Candidates from across the U.S. will push term limits, lobbying restrictions and Supreme Court ethics rules at events near the Capitol next week.
Local news
Organizers said identification can help unhoused residents access shelters, jobs, housing, rehabilitation and other services often blocked by paperwork barriers.
Congress
Representative Shomari Figures introduced legislation that would provide college and training assistance to dependents of educators, first responders and social workers after 20 years.
Environment
The governor highlighted Alabama’s public lands, conservation investments and outdoor recreation’s economic impact.
Opinion
On Procida, a monument warns that freedom is lost not only to tyrants but also to those who permit them.
Elections
Voter engagement over bipartisan issues has sent incumbents and political elite scrambling. Please, don't stop now.
Opinion
A statewide training push will bring practical AI lessons to shop floors as automation reshapes manufacturing from Tanner to the Gulf Coast.
Opinion
A pandemic-era habit of short-term thinking met buy now, pay later culture, leaving “future you” with the consequences.
State
A circuit court judge ruled Monday that the process by which the latest medical cannabis licenses were awarded was invalid. They're starting over again.
Legislature
HB498 would allow the State Superintendent of Education to issue subpoenas in the interest of conducting investigations in a timely manner.
Elections
Mobile native Kyle Sweetser first gained national attention when he spoke at the 2024 DNC, declaring himself to be a "Republican Voter Against Trump."
Featured Opinion
Faith used as a weapon is still tyranny, just dressed in Sunday clothes.
News
In March, Alireza Doroudi, an Iranian national and doctoral candidate studying mechanical engineering, was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Featured Opinion
The guys who founded this country would be disgusted by the cowardice that has allowed an egotistical nut to take over its governance.
Legislature
Lawmakers have been working to make it an official state holiday for years, with no luck so far.
Economy
Baristas said the district manager has illegally punished workers for wearing union pins, neglected worker safety, and contributed to understaffing.
Opinion
Since taking office, Secretary Wes Allen has repeatedly mischaracterized both my tenure and the work of the professionals in the Secretary of State’s Office.