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- Elections
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
Minor candidates struggle to raise money in races for governor and lieutenant governor
Jay Mitchell’s attorney general campaign raises over $1.25 million
- 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
Jim McClendon stories
News
Wednesday, the Senate Health Committee gave a favorable report to a bill that would require that all medical providers share their vaccination records with...
Legislature
House Speaker Mac McCutcheon, R-Monrovia, said Wednesday that he is open to a deal on gambling. The speaker of the House was in Auburn...
National
Friday, Congress members Terri A. Sewell (D-Selma), Tom Reed (R-New York) and Diana DeGette (D-Colorado) introduced the Diabetic Vision Loss and Blindness Prevention Act....
Legislature
Thursday, former Auburn head football Coach Pat Dye expressed his opposition to a proposal giving the Poarch Creek Band of Indians (PCI) a monopoly...
Education
Wednesday, the latest National Assessment of Education Performance math scores were released and once again the Alabama scores were among the worst in the...
Economy
U.S. Rep. Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, said Monday in an email to constituents that in “2018, nearly 2.4 million STEM jobs went unfilled, largely because...
National
Early on Wednesday morning, Pell City attorney William “Van” Davis died. He was age 66. Davis was the longtime District Attorney for both St....
Elections
Last week, the Alabama Democratic Party adopted a new delegate selection plan. The State Democratic Executive Committee approved the vote via email. Alabama Democratic...
Legislature
Monday, State Senator Jim McClendon, R-Springville, said that presently he thinks that there will not be a special session this fall on prisons. Sen....