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- Elections
Jay Mitchell’s attorney general campaign raises over $1.25 million
BCA’s ProgressPAC endorses Senate Pro Tem Gudger, Speaker Ledbetter for re-election
Five Points Mayor Jeff Monroe announces candidacy for State House District 37
Alabama Trucking Association endorses Dustin Beaty for House District 13
Caroleene Dobson announces campaign for secretary of state
- 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
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 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
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Featured Opinion
The public is still waiting for justice as the Alabama Supreme Court diddles on its ruling in The State of Alabama v. Michael G....
Featured Opinion
The Marshae Jones case is ridiculous. All of it. It’s ridiculous that a pregnant woman was fighting in a parking lot. It’s ridiculous that...
Corruption
I would like to report a whole bunch of crimes. Murders, actually. Hundreds of murders. I want every Republican legislator, at least the last...
News
A federal grand jury indicted two men Thursday on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Jerry Jones, former vice president...
News
A former West Alabama sheriff who was removed from office in 2016 has pleaded guilty to eight criminal charges. Former Sumter County Sheriff Tyrone...
Featured Opinion
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,...
News
The forced resignation of Deputy Attorney General Matt Hart — the head of the Alabama attorney general’s public corruption unit who is widely known...
Featured Opinion
There is contaminated tap water in north Alabama. There are no oysters in the Gulf. There is poison soil in Birmingham. There are polluted...
Featured Opinion
According to Real Clear Politics, Democrats in Alabama have little chance of making progress in November’s general election because the Republican brand is so...