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This is the second Golden Shovel Award that Alabama has won during Ivey’s tenure.
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Alabama Political Reporter
- Elections
Alabama Trucking Association endorses Dustin Beaty for House District 13
Caroleene Dobson announces campaign for secretary of state
Business Council endorses Tommy Tuberville for governor
Forestry Association endorses Tommy Tuberville for governor
Brilyn Hollyhand joins Wes Allen’s lieutenant governor campaign
- Governor
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
Gov. Ivey taps Grace Jeter as Covington County circuit judge
Gov. Ivey encourages summer reading for Alabama students
- Legislature
Prefiled bill would require ignition interlock devices for first-time DUI offenders
Hemp retailers sue Ivey, Marshall over law they call unconstitutional ban
Opinion | Alabama lawmakers picked winners and losers, and hundreds of hemp businesses lost everything
Selfless love: House minority leader, wife recovering following successful kidney transplant
Opinion | Texas governor vetoes hemp ban, Alabama chooses chaos and criminal charges
- Economy
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
Alabama home sales dip slightly in April but outpace last year
Opinion | A cakewalk for lawmakers, a crackdown on workers, businesses
Poll: Trump voters back vape access, reject Biden rules, as Alabama ban sparks backlash
- National
Judge denies request to halt law making smokable hemp products illegal
Alabama officials praise Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship injunctions
Rep. Sewell to host 14th Annual Job Fair in Tuscaloosa
Muslim civil rights org condemns Tuberville for “anti-Islam” comments
Sen. Britt introduces golden dome legislation
- Education
Bill to bolster abstinence-only sex education reintroduced for 2026
Opinion | The CHOOSE Act puts parents in the driver’s seat
Opinion | Alabama education policy needs improvements
Opinion | Giving our young people a second chance
Gov. Ivey appointing Ami Brooks to lead Department of Early Childhood Education
- 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 | The Ledbetter/Livingston 4th of July Breakfast is now a must-go political event
Opinion | When do things get great for you?
Opinion | Reappointing Gwathney would be a grave mistake for Alabama justice
Opinion | Tuberville’s “inner city rats” comments reveal who’s really keeping our cities down
Opinion | Alabama needs leaders who lift us up, not tear others down
Gov. Ivey stories
Governor
The grant will enable the department’s Adult Protective Services Division to remove victims from abusive environments.
Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $418,404 grant to support sexual assault victims across Alabama. The Alabama Coalition Against Rape, a nonprofit organization that...
Featured Opinion
Teachers are scared to death. And the biggest reason they’re scared to death is because they haven’t seen any sort of real, aggressive plan...
Opinion
When a doctor prescribes a prescription, they usually tell you to take the whole thing and not to stop just because the symptoms go...
Health
It has been less than two weeks since Alabama reported its first positive case of the new novel coronavirus. Since then, the number has...
Opinion
In her State of the State Address, Gov. Ivey said that mental health would be a priority for both education and our prison system....
Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday announced that she has cancer and will begin undergoing treatment. She said in a statement that doctors expect her...
News
Gov. Kay Ivey announced on Friday the award of a grant to train the state’s prosecutors and law enforcement on traffic safety laws. “Law...
Governor
On Monday afternoon, Gov. Ivey signed into law the Alabama Forfeiture Information Reporting Act, which will shine a light on law enforcement’s often secretive...