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- Elections
Wes Allen faces constitutional residency questions as race heats up
House committees advance school prayer bills
Frontrunners keep raking in campaign contributions ahead of May primaries
Financial records indicate Allen campaign funded Wahl ballot challenge
Alabama Grocers Association endorses Caroleene Dobson for Secretary of State
- Governor
Faith leaders, family to march on State Capitol urging clemency for Sonny Burton
Gov. Ivey signs law opening classroom doors to Alabama veterans
Gov. Ivey awards grant for program to help prison inmates end drug addictions
Governor appoints Rex Vaughn to chair Madison County Commission
Gov. Ivey promotes Read Across America Week in message to students
- Legislature
Alabama 2026 Legislative Report: Week Eight
House expands Capitol complex safety bill to restrict drones
House advances proposal to make Miss Alabama official state ambassador
Alabama Senate Democrats criticize Republicans over partisan legislative calendar
Alabama House passes bills to expand career and technical education
- Economy
Mercedes agrees to post notices about workers’ rights under NLRB settlement
New NFIB Jobs Report shows uptick in employment
Austal, Poarch Creeks sign agreement, will expand Alabama shipbuilding capacity
January 2026 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
House committee advances expansion to seafood labeling regulations
- National
Senate passes bill to protect online privacy for young users
Rep. Sewell votes for Iran War Powers Resolution
Former Birmingham-Southern campus selected for new Coast Guard facility
SCOTUS refuses to hear case which struck down anti-panhandling laws
Sen. Britt celebrates new U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
- Education
House committee advances bill requiring Ten Commandments displayed in schools
Troy University hosts $10,000 pitch competition and business workshops
Opinion | Would someone please take a stand for public education?
House OKs tax exemptions for Alabama nonprofits, community groups
Rick Pate receives the Alabama School Nutrition Association’s Friend of the Year award
- Health
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
Health committee votes against ER doctor staffing transparency effort
Gov. Ivey authorizes bonds to support Jackson Hospital in Montgomery
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama GOP resolutions revive the Founders’ warning on factions
Opinion | Selma should remind us of the redeeming power of voting
Opinion | Republicans leading on commonsense policies, Speaker Ledbetter a key partner
Opinion | From the highest point
Opinion | Alabama farmers are struggling. Alabama Democrats are trying to help
Alabama Sen. Doug Jones stories
Education
Alabama Sen. Doug Jones is worried that what’s in Senate Republicans’ plan for a fifth round of coronavirus relief bills won’t provide enough to...
Health
The Washington D.C.-based nonprofit research organization Families USA released a report Monday that shows that in Alabama, job losses during the coronavirus pandemic resulted...
Health
At least 129 deaths have been reported in the last week, the most in any seven-day period since the state's first confirmed death in...
Health
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Thursday pleaded with the public to take COVID-19 seriously, especially now, as reopening of schools and Fourth of...
National
U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Friday asked President Donald Trump to appoint members to a board meant to review and make public civil...
Aerospace and Defense
Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Thursday highlighted how the latest National Defense Authorization Act could positively impact Alabama service members, state universities and businesses...
Education
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Thursday asked Senate leadership to include money for public schools and students in the next round of COVID-19...
Health
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Thursday said that he hopes Republican leadership in Alabama will “trash” what’s been called a “wish list” of...
Congress
Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, on Friday urged Alabamians to heed Gov. Kay Ivey’s warning that, despite her decision announced earlier on Friday to relax...