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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
Billy Canary stories
Education
Thursday, the Alabama Senate voted in favor of Senate Bill 119, which would end Common Core in the Alabama public schools. For a decade,...
Economy
The Poarch Creek Indians are buying a billion-dollar casino in Pennsylvania using un-taxed dollars siphoned out of Alabama. PCI is paying $1.3 billion for...
Economy
9. Who will challenge Sen. Doug Jones in 2020? It may have been only a year ago that Doug Jones won in a historic...
Governor
In a state where political news comes fast and furious, and where newspaper and TV news staffs are steadily declining, it’s easy for a...
Economy
Friday, U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Ala., announced the departure of his chief of staff, Katie Boyd Britt, following the official notice of her decision...
Opinion
As we reported back in July, longtime head of the Business Council of Alabama, Billy Canary, was ousted from his position after months of...
News
A vote by the entire board of the Business Council of Alabama on Dec. 7 is expected to confirm Katie Britt as President and...
Featured Opinion
For eight years, Republicans have dominated state government in Alabama, but those years are not a fair representation of Republican leadership because, for most...
News
The Business Council of Alabama on Monday posted it’s search criteria for a new president and CEO. The posting will close on Oct. 8,...