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It’s way past time for the Alabama beach mouse to be removed from the Endangered Species List.
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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
Endangered Species Act stories
State
“We’re at risk of losing hundreds more species because of a lack of urgency,” said a senior scientist at the Center for Biological Diversity.
News
The frecklebelly madtom is a small catfish that inhabits channels and tributaries of medium to large river systems.
Environment
The trispot darter is a small, bottom-dwelling, freshwater fish native to the upper Coosa River Basin.
Environment
Alabama taxpayers will pay as much as $30,000 to a Los Angeles law firm to defend President Donald Trump’s substantial weakening of the Endangered...
News
The 2018 Alabama Alligator season will open this week. Only persons who were awarded an alligator tag from the state will be able to...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange (R) led a coalition of 18 states in filing...
Opinion
By Congressman Bradley Byrne (AL-1) Despite Alabama’s growth in manufacturing, agriculture remains the top industry in the state, as well as the top industry...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter On Wednesday, July 30, Congressman Bradley Byrne (R) voted in support of H.R. 4315, the Endangered Species Transparency...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has approved a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to cut...