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- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey invites students to apply for 2025 Summer Internship Program
Ivey orders flags to be flown at full staff for Trump inauguration
Gov. Ivey joins Trump, GOP governors at Mar-a-Lago to discuss key policies
Gov. Ivey mourns security detail member Justin Williams, 42, succumbed to cancer
Ivey opens applications for Alabama’s new CHOOSE Act school choice program
- Legislature
Ensler pushes gun violence measures: Glock switch ban, safety grants, more
Prefiled bills seek to “add some teeth” to immigration enforcement
New bill would add conflict resolution class requirement to marriage licenses
State lawmakers discuss regulating cryptocurrency in commission meeting
Sen. April Weaver joins Club for Growth Foundation’s 2025 fellowship class
- Economy
Alabama Realtors release December Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Tuscaloosa chemical plant
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor market remains tight
Commerce Secretary Ellen McNair talks first year in office, 2025 plans
Sweet Grown Alabama changes membership levels to flat $100 annual fee
- National
Sen. Britt’s Laken Riley Act passes House, heads to Trump
Rep. Sewell honors the retirement of SCLC President and CEO Dr. Charles Steele Jr.
Sens. Britt, Blackburn pass resolution to declare Oct. 10 “American Girls in Sports Day”
Sens. Tuberville, Fetterman reintroduce bill on foreign investment in American agriculture
Sen. Britt backs Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- Education
AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
Alabama considers new education funding models to address inequalities
Alabama exploring expanding Pre-K program to home-based settings
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
- Health
Aderholt introduces bill to cut federal funds for Planned Parenthood
Alabama commissioners discuss crisis services amidst mental health crisis
Medical Association commend FDA’s ban on Red Dye No. 3
PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
- Opinion
Opinion | How state-level Republicans fought against a unionized, green future
Opinion | Why Britt, Tuberville should oppose Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination
Opinion | Jabo Waggoner: An Alabama political legend
Opinion | A new reality is coming
Opinion | Alabama needs real solutions, not failed “tough on crime” policies
first responders stories
Legislature
Traditional firefighters' families are already eligible for compensation if their loved one dies from work-related cancer.
Legislature
The Alabama Association of Volunteer Firefighters is supporting the bill.
News
The World Police and Fire Games are scheduled to take place in Birmingham June 27 to July 6, 2025.
Public safety
AMA plans on the emergency response training and mine rescue competition becoming an annual event.
Legislature
The bill also creates the new crime of assault against a first responder in the first and second degrees.
News
"We are battling a global pandemic that has affected all of us. We have been inspired by the kindness and courage of citizens across...
News
Nineteen years ago today, America was attacked. In many ways, America has never been the same. “September 11, 2001 will forever be marked as...
News
Alabama House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, spoke to the student body at Southern Prep Academy in Camp Hill. Southern Prep changed its name from...
Elections
Barry Moore, candidate for Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District, received two key endorsements from the Alabama First Responders Association and the Veterans Leadership Fund. Both...