Legislature
The Alabama Voting Rights Act would reduce requirements for voting rights renewal and allow same day voter registration.
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- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey invites students to apply for 2025 Summer Internship Program
Ivey orders flags to be flown at full staff for Trump inauguration
Gov. Ivey joins Trump, GOP governors at Mar-a-Lago to discuss key policies
Gov. Ivey mourns security detail member Justin Williams, 42, succumbed to cancer
Ivey opens applications for Alabama’s new CHOOSE Act school choice program
- Legislature
New bill would add conflict resolution class requirement to marriage licenses
State lawmakers discuss regulating cryptocurrency in commission meeting
Sen. April Weaver joins Club for Growth Foundation’s 2025 fellowship class
Ledbetter shuts down D.C. rumors: “I’ve got the job I want”
Proposed bill would protect pharmacists who recommend off-label meds
- Economy
Workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Tuscaloosa chemical plant
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor market remains tight
Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair talks first year in office, 2025 plans
Sweet Grown Alabama changes membership levels to flat $100 annual fee
Manufacture Alabama highlights 2024 successes in workforce and advocacy
- National
Sen. Britt steers Laken Riley Act past final procedural hurdle
Sens. Britt, Tuberville introduce resolution against the Biden trade negotiations
Emory Cox named special assistant to president for economic relations
New study: 6 million jobs will be lost unless Congress renews the Trump tax reforms
Sen. Britt attends First Judiciary Committee hearing, praises AG nominee Pam Bondi
- Education
AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
Alabama considers new education funding models to address inequalities
Alabama exploring expanding Pre-K program to home-based settings
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
- Health
Medical Association commend FDA’s ban on Red Dye No. 3
PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
New billboard urges Medicaid expansion to save Alabama hospitals
Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
- Opinion
1965 Voting Rights Act stories
News
Our elections are the foundation of our democracy. They give everyone an equal voice in the systems that govern our lives.
Courts
The court's conservative justices seemed to be searching for a way to back the state, but also offered criticism.
State
The Selma to Montgomery marches helped lead to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Elections
A federal court clarified Wednesday that a previous deadline extension only applies to congressional candidates.
Legislature
The groups criticized the maps for diluting Black voting power and for lacking transparency.
Congress
Sewell praised passage of her bill, the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act.
National
Biden spoke to the Unity Breakfast in Selma via videotape and issued an executive order to improve voting access.
Congress
Sewell said Congress will implement a national COVID-19 strategy to vaccinate Americans and rebuild the economy.
National
Gov. Kay Ivey has ordered that flags be flown at half-staff from Saturday until sunrise on Monday, following the death of civil rights icon...