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- Elections
Bruce Pearl resigns from Auburn basketball, won’t seek Alabama’s U.S. Senate seat
Morgan Murphy launches US Senate bid to succeed Tuberville
Sen. Jabo Waggoner to seek a new term in the Alabama Senate
Alabama Forestry Association endorses Garrett Dixon and Cindy Myrex
Republican Attorneys General Association endorses Katherine Robertson in AG race
- Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey proclaim October 12 as Farmers’ Day in Alabama
Gov. Ivey prepares to administer Rural Health Transformation Program
Gov. Ivey declares statewide day of remembrance for Carole Robertson
Gov. Ivey encourages Alabamians to be proactive during National Preparedness Month
Gov. Ivey releases Labor Day message to Alabama’s workforce
- Legislature
Sen. April Weaver to co-chair healthcare committee of Rural Roadmap Initiative
Baldwin County delegation announces appointment of new chief of staff
Rep. Mack Butler re-files “Don’t Say Gay” bill for 2026 session
Lawmakers officially pre-file “Child Predator Death Penalty Act” in Alabama Legislature
Rep. James Lomax appointed to House Rules Committee
- Economy
NFIB: Small business job openings fall to lowest level since July 2020
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
- National
Alabama Democrats vote against resolution honoring life of Charlie Kirk
Rep. Sewell votes against “partisan” Republican spending bill
Sen. Britt discusses dangers of AI chatbots in Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Rep. Sewell congratulates Selma teacher being named National Civics Teacher of the Year
Rep. Sewell’s cancer screening bill advances unanimously in House committee
- Education
A&M President Wims testifies before Congress on agriculture, food security threats
Auburn University employees fired over “hurtful, insensitive” comments, president says
Westervelt Company CEO tapped for Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences Board
Valiant Cross elementary school to move to ASU campus
NSF awards Troy University professor grant to study recycled plastic safety
- Health
Non-emergency medical transporters express frustration with Alabama Medicaid Agency
Report featuring ADPH head highlights threats to public health funding
Healthcare coalition calls on Congress to defend “critical” insurance subsidies
RFK Jr.’s rhetoric, vaccines are safe and effective, CDC scientists are public servants
Drug compounding advocate talks Alabama regulations, GLP-1 “frenzy”
- Opinion
Opinion | When did we repeal the First Amendment?
Opinion | Close the crypto loophole before it hurts rural Alabama
Opinion | From Athens to Alabama: Will silence end our grand democratic experiment?
Opinion | Donald Trump is a threat to America
Opinion | In the Mobile mayoral runoff, there’s a candidate with an actual plan
Elections
Bruce Pearl had been rumored to be considering stepping down at Auburn and making a run for U.S. Senate. The rumors were half right.
Education
President Daniel K. Wims calls for stronger funding, research, and innovation to protect America’s farmers and food supply from emerging risks.
Elections
Murphy enters the competitive GOP primary for U.S. Senate while emphasizing his ties to Tuberville and Trump.
Health
New flat reimbursement rates left non-emergency medical transporters struggling, with many seeing dramatic decreases in compensation for critical services.
Featured Opinion
We must not let a horrifying act of political violence serve as the pretense for undermining our freedom of speech.
Congress
Alabama's two Democratic members of Congress cast their votes against a resolution honoring the late conservative influencer Charlie Kirk.
Featured Opinion
The current president has made it no secret that he cares little about America's laws, and that he's willing to do anything for power.
State
Alabama's attorney general filed two amicus briefs urging the Supreme Court to uphold laws separating public school sports teams by biological sex.
Featured Opinion
Crime is a top issue in Mobile. Barbara Drummond has a plan for that—one that will actually work.
Opinion
Britt quickly proved to be a history maker, bringing home billions in investments and passing immigration enforcement legislation within months of her term.
Featured Opinion
Families in Alexander City face soaring utility bills, foul water, and failed promises while Mayor Baird touts his “impeccable record.”
Featured Opinion
Gun violence does not discriminate. There's only one way to curtail it.
Legislature
All five bills in the governor’s proclamation — redistricting and the hospital and nursing home appropriation — were passed by the Legislature.
Featured Opinion
And then it hit me. Most people aren’t afraid of the vaccine. They want it, for themselves and their children.
Governor
Both bills were criticized by the BCA, which said they would "cause confusion and place Alabama employers in a no-win position."
Legislature
Republicans argue that “packing” Black voters into the 7th Congressional District essentially upholds one of the requirements of the Voting Rights Act.
Legislature
The bill was substituted, prematurely clotured and amended by conference committee before finally reaching its final form.
Health
OSHA estimates the mandate will save the lives of 6,500 workers and prevent more than 250,000 hospitalizations over the next six months.
Prisons
Jonathan Click, 33, was found unresponsive by prison staff. He's the latest in at least four recent deaths of incarcerated people in Alabama.
Elections
“I am elated for the endorsement from the Forestry Association,” Butler said.
Governor
State lawmakers on Thursday continued to debate anti-vaccine mandate bills, however.
