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USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins has designated 20 Alabama counties as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.
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Secretary of State Wes Allen praises bill codifying Alabama Voter Integrity Database
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Read Freely celebrates legislative wins as bill to criminalize librarians dies
Final Alabama 2025 Legislative Report
Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles officers officially recognized as law enforcement
Secretary of State Wes Allen praises bill codifying Alabama Voter Integrity Database
Lawmakers pass bill to expand police immunity in waning minutes of session
- Economy
Opinion | A cakewalk for lawmakers, a crackdown on workers, businesses
Poll: Trump voters back vape access, reject Biden rules, as Alabama ban sparks backlash
Third Alabama Starbucks votes to unionize in Huntsville
Gov. Ivey salutes Alabama exporters with Trade Excellence Awards
Alabama launches Development Fund to drive long-term economic growth
- National
Sen. Britt presses for infrastructure funding for Alabama projects
Republican SNAP cuts threaten Alabama’s economy and food security
Britt speaks on Senate floor to rally support for bipartisan child care bill
Trump administration cuts $44 million from Birmingham Biotechnology Hub
Tuberville introduces bill to expand VA coverage of vehicle disability modifications
- Education
Alabama Library Association slams APLS board’s “dismissive” tone
Moms for Liberty calls for APLS board to help get librarians fired
Kathy Murphy named new president of Wallace Community College in Dothan
Charter commission talks HBCU collaborations, hears school proposals
In Spanish Fort, LGBTQ picture books housed in adult section
- Health
Britt reintroduces the MOMS Act
Opinion | Opioid plan positions Alabama to curb addiction, support recovery for veterans
Opinion | Alabama’s rural hospital crisis is a threat to health — and our economy
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Alabama Senate passes bill loosening regulations for religious vaccine exemptions
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama libraries offer a world of adventure for kids
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Opinion | Alabama’s prisons are awful, expensive, ineffective and counterproductive
Opinion | Why the party of parents must pass the MOMS Act now
Opinion | Kay Ivey doesn’t bluff, doesn’t blink, and doesn’t back down
Drought stories
Environment
Each area of the state was reported as abnormally dry, while north and southwest Alabama faced severe or extreme drought.
National
USDA Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack designated three Alabama counties as primary natural disaster areas due to a recent drought.
Environment
The state remained driest in the northwest with some locations at 25 to 50 percent of their normal precipitation.
Environment
Recent rains across parts of Alabama have helped some, but Alabama cattle producers are still reeling from “flash drought” conditions that is impacting grazing...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley on Wednesday issued a State of Emergency following deadly storms...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Friday, November 11, 2016, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) announced that the State is offering a $5,000 reward...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Monday, November 7, 2016, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley (R) expanded the Drought Emergency Declaration to cover the entire...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Monday, October 31, the Alabama Power Company launched a new website to help Alabama’s farmers learn about...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter As of October 20, 2016, 32 counties in Alabama have been designated as primary natural disaster areas and...