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- Elections
Justice Tommy Bryan announces bid for re-election to Alabama Supreme Court
District 10 election challenge moves towards House hearing
Justice Sarah Stewart takes large fundraising lead
Speaker Ledbetter endorses Chris McCool for Alabama Supreme Court
Opinion | Five seats on the Alabama Supreme Court up for election in 2024
- Governor
Governor releases statements following successful Special Session
Governor issues executive order to “cut red tape” for citizens, businesses
Ivey calls for $1B in tax rebates, sets Special Session in State of the State
Full text: Gov. Kay Ivey’s 2023 State of the State address
Gov. Ivey announces grants to support domestic violence shelters
- Legislature
Rep. Ken Paschal sponsors bill governing unclaimed remains of military veterans
Paroles director: “We aren’t interested in microchipping parolees”
House approves overhaul of Alabama adoption code
House unanimously approves bill targeting fentanyl traffickers
Sen. Gudger’s patient visitation bill passes Alabama Senate
- Economy
- National
Sen. Katie Britt grills federal regulators on recent bank failures
Defense Secretary: Tuberville’s blockade damaging U.S. military
Sen. Britt issues statement after Mexican military withdraws from Vulcan’s port
SCOTUS rejects street preacher’s First Amendment case against the University of Alabama
Britt joins bipartisan group to question Federal Reserve on Silicon Valley Bank oversight
- Education
PARCA: Average ACT scores, college readiness dropped for class of 2022
Alabama colleges awarded nearly 28,000 bachelor’s degrees over the last decade
ALSDE launches “Teachers are the Real Influencers” campaign
Sewell to announce funding to support student initiatives at Birmingham-Southern College
One year in, Skills for Success rapid training shows results
- Health
Advocacy groups to rally for Medicaid expansion
New Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences to be established in Demopolis by 2026
Medical associations launch campaign to warn Alabamians of fentanyl dangers
Mental health system faces crises of workforce shortage, uncompensated care
COVID-19 deaths in Alabama reach 21,000
- Opinion
Opinion | Infrastructure is critical to almost every aspect of daily life
Opinion | Marshall County, Enterprise emerging as Alabama political breeding grounds
Opinion | Credit Card Competition Act can help alleviate costs for Alabamians
Opinion | Now’s the time to repeal the grocery tax in Alabama
Opinion | LaKeith Smith should teach us all a lesson
Gay stories
Elections
Countryman was a 2018 candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor.
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This is who we are. We are the state that just told rape victims they have to carry their rape babies to term. We...
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I hate new years. Not because it’s another year. That’s going to happen, regardless of what we might want. The calendar days end, and...
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I’m pretty fortunate, in that I’ve got two great careers. I write for this great news organization each week, continuing the mostly political columns...
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As we get down to the lick log in the 2018 June Primary, there are few if any surprises in any of the major...
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Oh, Alabama, I cry for you. I cry for you, too, Birmingham. We make progress, then we wipe it out. It’s the old cliché...
Elections
Alabama’s first openly gay lawmaker — Rep. Patricia Todd, a Democrat — suggested that Republican Gov. Kay Ivey is gay in a tweet posted...
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They don’t want you to vote. Remember that. And “they” are mostly the Republicans today. Voters scare Republicans just about to death. I stand...
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By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter In the special U.S. Senate General Election on Dec. 12 between Democrat Doug Jones and twice-ousted state Supreme...
