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At a Columbiana town hall, Jones criticized ballooning prison costs, parole denials and stalled sentencing reforms.
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Gov. Ivey welcomes Alabama students back for new school year
Gov. Ivey announces appointments to four agencies
Gov. Ivey proclaims Will Roberts Day in honor of 15-year-old cancer victim
Gov. Ivey recaps Alabama’s showing at Farnborough International Airshow
Gov. Ivey announces additional state agency appointments
- Legislature
Contract Review Committee holds ADOC contracts over prison litigation costs
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
ACLU vows to take Alabama to court over special session bills
- Economy
Meta launches $1 billion fund supporting data center communities
NFIB July Jobs Report: Small Business Employment Index picks back up
Opinion | Alabama lawmakers should act now to avoid a repeat of Arizona’s SNAP crisis
Rep. Sewell announces employer lineup for 15th annual job fair in Selma
Huntsville music officer talks growth, community impact
- National
Rep. Sewell marks 61st anniversary of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Sen. Britt hails USDA’s $35 million for feral swine control
Sen. Britt introduces bill to strip LGBTQ+ protections from Title IX
Greg Cook fields Senate questions on Alabama federal judgeship nomination
Sen. Britt backs Todd Blanche as attorney general nomination advances
- Education
Gov. Ivey introduces a CHOOSE Act family: the Yearbys
Alabama Arise joins national campaign to support public schools
Birmingham City Council approves $45 million for career center, schools and student programs
Birmingham proposes $45 million investment in student careers
Alabama launches new “Alabama Career Pathways” initiative to strengthen workforce pipeline
- Health
VA launches national psilocybin therapy trial with Birmingham, Tuscaloosa sites
UA System expands nursing programs amid Alabama shortage
UAB awards grants to study atherosclerosis advancement and MYC-driven cancers
ACLU report exposes Alabama maternal health care crisis
Report urges further transparency for Alabama crisis pregnancy centers
- Opinion
Elections stories
News
The civil liberties group outlined legal challenges, voter trainings and poll monitoring plans focused on battleground states and historically disenfranchised communities.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Democracy depends not only on choosing leaders but on accepting lawful defeat when voters choose someone else peacefully and honestly.
Elections
The people of Alabama are facing a choice. Which pathway will they choose?
Featured Opinion
People, even politicians, are rarely all good or all bad. It's time for a whole bunch of people to start remembering that again.
This Matters with Bill Britt
America survives flawed leaders because strong institutions correct mistakes, restrain power and protect liberty from human ambition and failure.
Elections
With voter records set to lock June 2, registrars said they could quickly shift voters despite federal judges’ logistical concerns.
Courts
Judges said the GOP-backed 2023 plan was tainted by intentional race discrimination and would dilute Black voters’ power.
Elections
Federal courts do not operate on orders alone. They rely, in part, on the credibility of the parties before them.
Elections
This rush to cheat at voting in the wake of the Supreme Court decision further gutting the Voting Rights Act is so very depressing.