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- Elections
Wes Allen leads lieutenant governor race in June fundraising for second month
Candidates for 2026 attorney general race file June campaign finance reports
Gudger reports record $1.8M raised for FORGE PAC to back Senate GOP efforts
Minor candidates struggle to raise money in races for governor and lieutenant governor
Jay Mitchell’s attorney general campaign raises over $1.25 million
- Governor
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
Gov. Ivey taps Grace Jeter as Covington County circuit judge
Gov. Ivey encourages summer reading for Alabama students
- Legislature
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
Opinion | Alabama lawmakers picked winners and losers, and hundreds of hemp businesses lost everything
- 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
Alabama’s Volunteer Lawyers Programs fill gaps in civil justice
House passes Trump-backed budget slashing aid, boosting wealthy, say critics
Senate passes reconciliation bill including child care reforms touted by Britt
Judge denies request to halt law making smokable hemp products illegal
Alabama officials praise Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship injunctions
- Education
Alabama’s CHOOSE Act education savings accounts funded for 2025 school year
Bill to bolster abstinence-only sex education reintroduced for 2026
Opinion | The CHOOSE Act puts parents in the driver’s seat
Opinion | Alabama education policy needs improvements
Opinion | Giving our young people a second chance
- 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 | Wins for West Alabama: 2025 session highlights from HD 16
Opinion | A republic, if we can keep it—and the time for choosing is now
Opinion | Why don’t your kids deserve a better education?
Opinion | The Ledbetter/Livingston 4th of July Breakfast is now a must-go political event
Opinion | When do things get great for you?
Christy Edwards stories
Courts
Friday, Tom Parker was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court at an investiture ceremony in Montgomery. The new associate...
Courts
The Alabama Supreme Court investiture will be today in Montgomery at 10 a.m. Justice Tom Parker, a Republican, will be sworn in as the chief...
Elections
Tuesday, Judge Michelle Manley Thomason (R) was campaigning in Northport with the Alabama Republican Assembly. “I am running for the Court of Civil Appeals...
Elections
Judge Michelle Manley Thomason (R) addressed the St. Clair County Republican Party at their luncheon meeting at Market City Grill in Pell City. Judge...
Elections
Thursday, several statewide Republican judicial candidates attended the St. Clair County candidate’s forum in Pell City. Debra Jones is running in a three-way Republican...
News
By Samuel Mattison Alabama Political Reporter A judge announced that she would seek a soon-to-be vacated seat on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals...