Elections
Ivey accused "liberal-run cities" of taking the side of "rioters and street thugs" while "villainizing" officers.
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- Elections
U.S. Sen. Katie Britt endorses Rep. Rhett Marques in District 1 race
Ryan Bitters named to national “30 Under 30” list of rising Republican operatives
State Rep. Rhett Marques annouces bid for Alabama’s 1st Congressional District
Electric Cooperatives of Alabama endorses House Speaker Ledbetter for reelection
Garrett Dixon enters race for Alabama House District 38
- Governor
Sen. Britt announces the 2026 Senate Youth Program application opening
Gov. Ivey appoints John Young as chairman of the Marshall County Commission
Gov. Ivey urges students to “be bold” in back-to-school video message
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
Gov. Ivey announces second round of 2025 Rebuild Alabama infrastructure grants
- Legislature
Bill to let governor, AG appoint interim police chiefs prefiled for 2026 session
Rep. Matt Simpson hopes death penalty bill shifts legal precedent
Bill reintroduced to ease religious exemptions in Alabama schools
Poll: Republican voters want focus on economic issues, not culture wars
Lawmakers hold contract for attorney sanctioned over AI-generated citations in prison case
- Economy
Department of Workforce names Workforce Pathways Division chief
Wellborn fights foreign trade abuses to protect U.S. cabinet industry, jobs
North Alabama Area Labor Council encourages Huntsville auto workers to unionize
Gov. Ivey announces $25.9 million in Growing Alabama funds
Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report reveals increased home sales
- National
Federal judge: Montgomery state Senate district violates Voting Rights Act
Rep. Sewell highlights rising grocery prices in new social media video
Rep. Sewell to host live Telephone Town Hall on Thursday
Montgomery medical transport provider faces crisis over decreased Medicaid rates
Brief urges Alabama Supreme Court to reject effort to expand stop-and-question law
- Education
Dolly Parton Imagination Library expands to Alabama foster kids
PARCA: Alabama high-poverty districts show gains in third-grade reading
Opinion | The answer to our public schools issues is sitting right there
Summer reading gains highlight the Literacy Act’s impact on students
Secretary of State Wes Allen delivers commencement address at Troy University
- Health
Tuberville convenes veteran mental health hearing on alternative therapies
Senate hearing in Alabama explores new therapies to combat PTSD, veteran suicide crisis
Alabama Board of Medical Examiners awarded for reducing mental health stigma in licensing
Montgomery medical transport provider faces crisis over decreased Medicaid rates
Protesters to deliver caskets to Tuberville office over deadly budget cuts
- Opinion
Opinion | How a Florida ruling spells doom for Alabama’s book banning efforts
Opinion | Protect kids? Lawmakers ban hemp while teens get beer and weed with ease
Opinion | It’s the social media, stupid
Opinion | Prohibiting candy, soda for SNAP isn’t a bad idea, just a lazy one
Opinion | Mayor’s races around state next week
Featured Opinion
ABC’s overreach on hemp mirrors failed Prohibition, punishing businesses, ignoring freedom, and enforcing stricter rules than alcohol ever faced.
Featured Opinion
Social media is absolutely destroying everything it touches. That includes pretty much all of America.
Courts
A federal judge found the state Senate map diluted the voting power of Black Alabamians, requiring a redrawn Montgomery-area district.
State
Almost 90 percent of SNAP beneficiaries live in a household with a child, an elderly individual, or a disabled person.
Featured Opinion
A judge found the Florida law "plainly slip(s)" into unconstitutional censorship, and Alabama is doing the same thing.
Elections
Strategy Management’s vice president of political strategy earned national recognition for leadership, campaign success, and Republican victories.
Elections
Marques will join the field of conservatives looking to succeed U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, who is running for Senate.
Elections
The PAC’s board of directors, composed of Alabama electric cooperative leaders approved the endorsement.
Featured Opinion
Singling out one, tiny aspect of one of the unhealthiest populations in the world seems designed to punish, not help.
Opinion
Who the mayor is of your city is probably the most important vote you will cast, so go vote next week.
Featured Opinion
Police are investigating after a Muslim candidate received violent threats and racial hate ahead of the August 26 Hoover municipal election.
Featured Opinion
Trump’s appeasement of Putin echoes Chamberlain’s Munich surrender, legitimizing conquest and making grievance a weapon that threatens global stability.
Aerospace and Defense
A second investigation launched by the Government Accountability Office has yet to be released.
Featured Opinion
This race will probably wind up being the most expensive race in Alabama political history.
Elections
May 17, 2022, is the last day that absentee ballot applications can be returned by mail.
Economy
April 2022 results for container volumes through the Port of Mobile show a 39.7 percent increase over April 2021 volumes.
Elections
“Our members believe these candidates are the right persons to serve our region in the Alabama Legislature," the group's director said.
Courts
Criticize the Court for perhaps not practicing what it preaches as it erects its fences, but heed its sermon.
Elections
The gubernatorial candidate made disparaging comments about tattoos and hairstyles of people he'd seen in Richmond, Virginia.
State
With few laws and no governing body, gambling in Alabama is spreading like wildfire. Even if most people don't realize it.
State
The Alabama Innovation Corporation board of directors allocated resources, capital and talent to fuel the state’s entrepreneurial impact and drive economic growth.
