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HB372 is supposed to be about building a Statehouse. Instead, it forgives election corruption and hides state contracts.
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- Elections
- Governor
Governor appoints 26 to key state and local positions
Gov. Kay Ivey, 25 GOP leaders back Trump’s immigration policies
Gov. Ivey appoints Sen. Greg Reed as senior advisor to Workforce Transformation
Gov. Ivey awards grants to assist assault and domestic violence victims
Gov. Ivey launches poll to name turkeys for Alabama’s 76th annual pardoning
- Legislature
Alabama counties set 2025 legislative priorities at ACCA Conference
More for your smile: Alabama dentists push for insurance reform
Alabama lawmakers selected for prestigious Future Caucus Innovation Fellowship
Another early voting bill introduced in the Alabama Legislature
State Rep. Stadthagen files bill to block “drag performances” in schools, libraries
- Economy
Lt. Gov. Ainsworth visits jobsite, talks red tape and workforce solutions
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor costs rise
Opinion | Trump 2.0 will uplift Alabama’s economy
Alabama AG praises injunction against protections for migrant farmworkers
Gov. Ivey declares Saturday after Thanksgiving “Small Business Saturday”
- National
Biden clemency praised by LDF and SPLC, calls for broader justice reform
Rep. Sewell announces $1.5 million to support job training for Birmingham youth
Sen. Britt addresses lack of oversight at CFPB and use of funding
Tuberville praises Trump picks Kash Patel and Linda McMahon
House passes $895B defense bill, boosts pay and supports North Alabama
- Education
Read Freely joins ACASH to talk about sex ed book bans
Troy University to reduce cost of high school dual enrollment
Huntsville Library moving animated Disney movies after policy changes
Trump’s plans for the Department of Education may reshape Alabama’s school system
AEA announces Team Alabama, Team Auburn “Be a Champion and Read” winners
- Health
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
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
- Opinion
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"Unless voters force candidates to focus on meaningful issues, we'll continue to get unqualified lawmakers who use division to win."
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Steve Marshall might just be Alabama’s worst attorney general — ever. To be certain, he’s an awful AG. And I only pause in calling...
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Don’t count Doug Jones out. That happened once before, and those who counted him out have to call him U.S. Sen. Jones now. Sure,...
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Mark Chambers is what’s wrong with Alabama. Every week — sometimes, every day in a week — I get messages from people from all...
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The worst lottery bill in history will get a vote in the Alabama Senate. The Senate’s Tourism Committee, with a 6-5 vote, gave Sen....
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As a state, Alabama traditionally ranks from pretty terrible to just plain awful in child welfare. If Alabama were a parent, it would be...
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It’s all true. All of the rumors. All of the speculation. All of the oh-my-God-have-you-heard-about whispers. All of it is true. All of the...
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What’s happening in Hoover makes no sense. Every day, there’s another report that’s stranger than the last report. Every day, someone says something that...
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Here come the rewrites of Jeff Sessions’ pathetic history. Already, the apologists and conservatives have begun to mold Sessions’ as a rule-of-law stalwart, a...