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The goal is to streamline the state’s workforce development efforts, in part by consolidating previously fragmented workforce programs.
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- Elections
Jared Hudson gains ground in Alabama Senate race
Farmers Federation endorses Joe Freeman for HD 95
Rep. Greg Barnes announces reelection campaign for HD 13
Sen. Tim Melson announces reelection campaign for Alabama Senate District 1
Democrat Clyde Jones announces bid for Alabama’s First Congressional seat
- Governor
Gov. Ivey awards over $9 million for enforcement efforts to increase highway safety
Gov. Ivey will not call special session to redraw district maps found to violate the VRA
Gov. Ivey announces appointments across multiple state entities
Gov. Ivey declares September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Gov. Kay Ivey proclaim October 12 as Farmers’ Day in Alabama
- Legislature
Lawmakers, advocates discuss push to cut prostate cancer screening barriers
Alabama Arise announces new policy priorities for 2026
Lawmaker says group threatened to burn his home, land over dog deer hunting
New bill seeks to add Alabama rotisserie chicken to SNAP eligibility
Alabama Board of Pharmacy faces backlash over Open Meetings Act violation
- Economy
Alabama home sales steady despite economic shifts, mortgage rates drop
Secretary of State Wes Allen releases tutorial to help Alabama small business owners
NFIB: Small business optimism declines in September
National publication ranks Alabama as a top state for doing business
Meta to expand Montgomery data center, upping local investments to $1.5 billion
- National
Southeastern House speakers seek federal relief for forestry industry
Sen. Tuberville’s anti-Sharia bills are “bigotry” and “unconstitutional,” CAIR says
11th Circuit halts Jefferson County redistricting order
Conservative justices question constitutionality of key Voting Rights Act plank
ALGOP files amicus brief in Supreme Court regarding redistricting case
- Education
Troy University to cover tuition assistance for military students affected by shutdown
Magic City Academy receives five-year contract renewal
Alabama launches digital education network with Apple, Alabama Power
Alabama High School Athletic Association comms director to retire
Board of Education moves to overhaul outdated school counseling plan
- Health
Lawmakers, advocates discuss push to cut prostate cancer screening barriers
Alabama sees poor ranking on state Medicare scorecard
Jackson Hospital on brink of closure, officials tell Montgomery City Council
Alabama commission hears testimonies on drone use in health, disaster response
Pre-filed bill would eliminate prostate cancer screening costs for high-risk men
- Opinion
Opinion | A suspect in the Montgomery shooting is out on bond. Because that’s the law
Opinion | From heartache to hope: why protecting and fighting for IVF matters
Opinion | Alabama farmers are going bankrupt. They don’t have to
Opinion | From Buckley to MAGA: The moral decay of the Republican Party
Opinion | If Democrats truly care about safety, they’ll join Trump’s fight against crime
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey stories
Infrastructure
The final round of Rebuild Alabama Act grants for the year injected over $3.7 million into local road and bridge projects across the state.
Prisons
One of the victim’s sons had sent a letter to Gov. Kay Ivey, explaining the execution would “weigh heavily on me.”
Governor
A statewide proclamation honored one of the four victims of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, whose life was cut short too soon.
Governor
The governor celebrated Alabama's workforce, highlighting the state's record high employment and decreasing unemployment rate.
Education
Exhibits filed in an ongoing lawsuit show how students and professors have reacted to restrictions on academic freedom from Alabama's "divisive concepts" law.
News
The Attorney General's office confirmed Alabama's smokable hemp ban starts July 1 — possession could lead to a Class C felony charge.
Elections
Tuberville will run for Alabama governor in 2026, leaving his Senate seat an open race.
Legislature
The 2025 Legislative Session saw Alabama make key budgetary investments and policy reforms in mental healthcare, with federal changes casting uncertainty.
Legislature
If signed, the grocery tax reduction would go into effect on Sept. 1 of this year.