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- Elections
- Governor
- Legislature
State retirees to get hit with another premium increase
Contract Review Committee holds ADOC contracts over prison litigation costs
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
- Economy
August home sales indicate traditional seasonal downturn has begun
Target Circle Deal Days returning October 6 and 7
Alabama remains without legal sports betting as NFL season begins
Labor-affiliated investment group sends letter to Mercedes requesting recommitment to company principles
Alabama Trucking Association releases song honoring drivers
- National
Britt calls for safeguards on automated license plate readers
Sewell opens service academy nominations for Alabama students
DeKalb County gets ARC grant for economic development upgrades
Marshall urges SCOTUS to uphold voter citizenship check, voter purge law
Milligan plaintiffs, counsel ask Supreme Court to dismiss state appeal
- Education
Sewell opens service academy nominations for Alabama students
Commission talks out-of-school education needs, career pathways
Alabama Libraries face new pressure over transgender book ban
Public charter commission OKs charter school merger, FY28 budget request
Governor approves Alabama’s first Workforce Pell program at Lawson State
- Health
Alabama overdose deaths fall 46 percent as opioid response expands
State cancer advocates push Congress for research funding, clinical trial reform
Alabama’s uninsured rate exposes Medicaid expansion gap
UAB selected to participate in the Pediatric Prevention Network, receive $10M in funding
Birmingham clinic faces scrutiny over delays in care for transgender patients
- Opinion
Labor Day stories
Local news
Five people were shot and killed over the first two days of the Labor Day weekend.
State
Salary is cited by the Alabama State Nurses Association as a leading reason for the current nurse shortage.
Elections
On Labor Day, Ivey expressed her commitment to small business owners and the hardworking people in the state's workforce.
Opinion
"Here’s to another year of fighting for a better future for Alabama’s working people."
Opinion
"Within Alabama’s iron and steel industry, every day is Labor Day."
Featured Opinion
"Most of the horses are in the chute for the May 24, 2022, primary election. So let the fun begin."
Health
Alabama remains the least vaccinated state in the nation as cases and hospitalizations continue to surge.
Featured Opinion
"The March invasion of the coronavirus derailed the Trump Train," columnist Steve Flowers writes.
Opinion
In July, the Southwest Alabama Labor Council made the tough decision to cancel what was going to be our 75th annual Labor Day Parade...