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Gov. Kay Ivey recently proclaimed this “Alabama School Choice Week” and thousands of families will celebrate reforms created by the Alabama Accountability Act, including...
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- Elections
Forestry Association endorses Jack Williams for agriculture commissioner
Fertility lawyer AshLeigh Dunham wants the state Supreme Court to represent Alabama
Joshua Brown launches Bay Minette mayoral campaign
BCA endorses Clint Hollingsworth in House District 12 special election
Two lawmakers to step down, setting up interesting races
- Governor
Bo Offord to lead Alabama Medicaid as Stephanie Azar moves to SEIB
Gov. Ivey deploys search and rescue team to Texas
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
- 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
Rep. Strong appointed to US-China Human Rights Commission
Rep. Figures leads bipartisan effort to introduce NIL bill to establish national framework
Rep. Sewell renews push to improve access to prenatal care for military families
Sen. Britt celebrates U.S. Senate passage of “Lulu’s Law”
Alabama law professor, legal panel talk SCOTUS term’s lasting impacts
- Education
Tuscaloosa City Board of Education votes to sue state over online sales tax
Alabama’s anti-DEI law is chilling university instruction, court documents show
ALSBOE reviews RAISE Act funding rollout and oversight measures
Alabama students show reading gains, mixed math results in 2025 assessment
Alabama’s CHOOSE Act education savings accounts funded for 2025 school year
- 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 | Epstein ordeal exposes the true Donald Trump
Opinion | Jabari Peoples shooting is another (missed) opportunity for police transparency
Opinion | I support rescheduling cannabis—here’s why you should, too
Opinion | The races are on—big questions answered
Opinion | The danger of myth, the power of truth
Alabama Accountability Act stories
Opinion
More than 600 people have responded so far to a recent online survey about the Alabama Accountability Act. They are loud and clear as to how...
Opinion
Most of us heard the parable of the Good Samaritan at an early age. Probably in a Sunday School Class. And in Alabama, it...
Education
Dear Ms. Bryars, I read your criticism of the Baldwin County school board’s resolution calling for a repeal of the Alabama Accountability Act (AAA)....
Opinion
The Montgomery County board of education passed a resolution in October calling for the repeal of the Alabama Accountability Act. I was on the...
Opinion
Boards representing three of the state’s largest public school systems – Mobile, Baldwin and Montgomery counties – recently passed resolutions calling for a repeal...
Opinion
By and large, the Legislature passes laws and seldom looks back to see what impact they are having. Which seems a HUGE mistake to me. The Alabama...
News
By Larry Lee Education Matters Now that we have several years of experience with the Alabama Accountability Act, let’s look as closely as possible...
Opinion
Education Matters Larry Lee According to its website, The Alabama Policy Institute “is a non-profit, non-partisan research and education organization dedicated to influencing public...
Featured Opinion
By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Ritchie Whorton has a problem with me. On Thursday afternoon, the Representative from Owens Cross Roads slid into...