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- Elections
Pike Road mayoral race filings show stark contrast in priorities and transparency
Electric Cooperatives PAC backs Jay Mitchell in Alabama AG race
Wes Allen leads lieutenant governor race in June fundraising for second month
Candidates for 2026 attorney general race file June campaign finance reports
Gudger reports record $1.8M raised for FORGE PAC to back Senate GOP efforts
- 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
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
Alabama’s Volunteer Lawyers Programs fill gaps in civil justice
House passes Trump-backed budget slashing aid, boosting wealthy, say critics
Senate passes reconciliation bill including child care reforms touted by Britt
Judge denies request to halt law making smokable hemp products illegal
Alabama officials praise Supreme Court ruling on birthright citizenship injunctions
- Education
Alabama’s CHOOSE Act education savings accounts funded for 2025 school year
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
- 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 danger of myth, the power of truth
Opinion | Are there any values left?
Opinion | Alabama Parole Board Chair must follow same laws she applies to others
Opinion | Wins for West Alabama: 2025 session highlights from HD 16
Opinion | A republic, if we can keep it—and the time for choosing is now
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For decades, big pharmaceutical companies have raised drug prices with impunity. Here in Alabama, the average annual cost of brand name prescription drug treatment...
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It’s important to be thankful. I know that sounds trite and that your immediate reaction was to roll your eyes and mutter “oh, great,...
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Put the flashlights away, Jason Taylor has been located. Maybe. The Alabama State Department of Education’s $700,000 accountant is still working for the state,...
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In a last-ditch effort to save the Business Council of Alabama from the dung heap of political obscurity, President and CEO Billy Canary was...
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Another Alabama Republican has been indicted. Another Alabama Republican was caught (allegedly) enriching himself at the expense of taxpayers. Another Alabama Republican who spent...
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Greed is consuming the Republican Party. From top to bottom, state and national, today’s GOP is filled with men and women who will shirk...
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By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter It’s the greed that bothers me most about the Alabama Legislature. I know that it sometimes seems tough...
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By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter Maybe there is no rock bottom for the Alabama Republican Party. Maybe it’s just that mushy mud that...
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By Josh Moon Alabama Political Reporter The Hispanic immigrants were the problem. They were mooching off of the taxpayers, helping themselves to riches that...