Legislature
The overtime tax cut passed the legislature last session unanimously and appears to be just as popular with workers and businesses.
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- Elections
Wes Allen leads lieutenant governor race in June fundraising for second month
Candidates for 2026 attorney general race file June campaign finance reports
Gudger reports record $1.8M raised for FORGE PAC to back Senate GOP efforts
Minor candidates struggle to raise money in races for governor and lieutenant governor
Jay Mitchell’s attorney general campaign raises over $1.25 million
- Governor
Opinion | Reappointing Gwathney would be a grave mistake for Alabama justice
Gov. Ivey praises results of Montgomery Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit
Gov. Ivey announces $23.2 million in SEEDS grants to boost Alabama’s economic growth
Gov. Ivey taps Grace Jeter as Covington County circuit judge
Gov. Ivey encourages summer reading for Alabama students
- Legislature
Lawmakers will try again next year to rename Gulf of Mexico
New bill would give citizens avenue to directly petition for laws
State Senator re-files bill to make removing Confederate monuments prohibitively expensive
Prefiled bill would require ignition interlock devices for first-time DUI offenders
Hemp retailers sue Ivey, Marshall over law they call unconstitutional ban
- Economy
Ivey celebrates “Made in the USA” Day with praise for Alabama manufacturers
NFIB: 36 percent of small businesses report unfilled jobs in June survey
Sloss Tech Pitch Competition winner awarded $50K to grow innovative startup
Gov. Ivey announces $23.2 million in SEEDS grants to boost Alabama’s economic growth
SNAP cuts threaten 800,000 Alabamians as state faces $300 million burden
- National
Alabama’s Volunteer Lawyers Programs fill gaps in civil justice
House passes Trump-backed budget slashing aid, boosting wealthy, say critics
Senate passes reconciliation bill including child care reforms touted by Britt
Judge denies request to halt law making smokable hemp products illegal
Alabama officials praise Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship injunctions
- Education
Alabama’s CHOOSE Act education savings accounts funded for 2025 school year
Bill to bolster abstinence-only sex education reintroduced for 2026
Opinion | The CHOOSE Act puts parents in the driver’s seat
Opinion | Alabama education policy needs improvements
Opinion | Giving our young people a second chance
- Health
Prefiled bill would overhaul Alabama’s new hemp regulation law
Medicaid cuts could exacerbate healthcare disparities in Alabama’s Black Belt
The Renewal Project announces statewide launch
EPA data shows 165M people exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. drinking water
Alabama Medical Association thanks Trump for prioritizing doctor visa applications
- Opinion
Opinion | The danger of myth, the power of truth
Opinion | Are there any values left?
Opinion | Alabama Parole Board Chair must follow same laws she applies to others
Opinion | Wins for West Alabama: 2025 session highlights from HD 16
Opinion | A republic, if we can keep it—and the time for choosing is now
Featured Opinion
To move forward, we must reject grievance-driven nostalgia and reclaim truth as a civic virtue.
Opinion
People have claimed to value a lot of things over the years. Not many are left these days.
News
“If my clients can spend decades behind bars for violating the law, then so should the people deciding their fates when they break it...
News
Political newcomer Dakarai Larriett faces long odds but is building grassroots momentum in his bid for the U.S. Senate.
Legislature
Renaming the gulf to the "Gulf of America" was one of President Donald Trump's first acts in his second term.
Courts
Trump’s immigration crackdown ripples through Alabama as workplace raids, detentions surge, and legal experts warn of dire consequences for civil liberties and the state...
Congress
Alabama leaders warn cuts to SNAP, Medicaid will devastate vulnerable families.
Featured Opinion
As we celebrate Independence Day, we must remember that America’s survival as a free republic depends not on kings or strongmen, but on citizens...
Opinion
The CHOOSE Act is giving kids in wealthy families great opportunities. Maybe they just deserve it more than your kids.
Opinion
In bygone days, there were several “go to” events for statewide Alabama politicians and potential candidates. Today, there is one.
Featured Opinion
I'm just a misguided lib, so explain to me how Trump's spending bill makes things great for the working folks of Alabama?
Featured Opinion
Gwathney’s leadership turned parole into a bureaucratic blockade. If Ivey wants to restore fairness, she must say no to six more years of dysfunction.
Opinion
Veterans Day honors U.S. military sacrifices, reflecting America's ongoing commitment to global peace and stability in a complex world.
Elections
Justice Will Sellers, an associate justice on the Supreme Court of Alabama, stands unopposed for re-election in 2024.
Elections
Litaker founded the Alabama Conference of Educators and served as its president and CEO.
Prisons
After being assaulted in August, Christopher Latham was assaulted again in October — this time fatally.
Elections
The Alabama Republican Party has officially closed its qualifying process.
Elections
Dozens of Democratic candidates have qualified for judicial seats and other positions across the state.
State
Sewell announced $521,100 in funding to make critical infrastructure improvements to the Greene County Hospital and Nursing Home.
Congress
Sen. Merika Coleman announces candidacy for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, highlighting her diverse experience and commitment to transformative leadership.
News
The Alabama Policy Institute disassociates from 1819 News following Mayor Copeland's suicide, amidst scrutiny over their historical and financial connections.
