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- Elections
Wes Allen faces constitutional residency questions as race heats up
House committees advance school prayer bills
Frontrunners keep raking in campaign contributions ahead of May primaries
Financial records indicate Allen campaign funded Wahl ballot challenge
Alabama Grocers Association endorses Caroleene Dobson for Secretary of State
- Governor
Faith leaders, family to march on State Capitol urging clemency for Sonny Burton
Gov. Ivey signs law opening classroom doors to Alabama veterans
Gov. Ivey awards grant for program to help prison inmates end drug addictions
Governor appoints Rex Vaughn to chair Madison County Commission
Gov. Ivey promotes Read Across America Week in message to students
- Legislature
House expands Capitol complex safety bill to restrict drones
House advances proposal to make Miss Alabama official state ambassador
Alabama Senate Democrats criticize Republicans over partisan legislative calendar
Alabama House passes bills to expand career and technical education
Alabama House Republicans back Speaker Ledbetter ahead of winter meeting
- Economy
- National
Senate passes bill to protect online privacy for young users
Rep. Sewell votes for Iran War Powers Resolution
Former Birmingham-Southern campus selected for new Coast Guard facility
SCOTUS refuses to hear case which struck down anti-panhandling laws
Sen. Britt celebrates new U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama
- Education
House committee advances bill requiring Ten Commandments displayed in schools
Troy University hosts $10,000 pitch competition and business workshops
Opinion | Would someone please take a stand for public education?
House OKs tax exemptions for Alabama nonprofits, community groups
Rick Pate receives the Alabama School Nutrition Association’s Friend of the Year award
- Health
ADPH reports downturns in healthcare-associated infection rates
Bill to eliminate out-of-pocket costs for breast cancer screenings heads to Ivey’s desk
House passes bill to allocate $43.1 million in opioid settlement funds
Health committee votes against ER doctor staffing transparency effort
Gov. Ivey authorizes bonds to support Jackson Hospital in Montgomery
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama farmers are struggling. Alabama Democrats are trying to help
Alabama’s gambling misinformation problem is costing us about a billion dollars per year
Opinion | The hidden gift of the detour
Opinion | Would someone please take a stand for public education?
Opinion | Nathaniel Ledbetter is the man of the House
Lee County stories
Legislature
Arrest warrants were issued after a neighbor filed complaints.
Elections
The hearings, scheduled for Saturday, will take up the three contests on Etowah County state House Districts 28 and 29 and Lee County's state...
Opinion
The local route — calling on local officials and holding them accountable — is often the best path for citizens to get what they...
Featured Opinion
"Justice should never be meted out with favoritism, but it was in Hubbard's case."
Corruption
The arrest was based on a complaint filed by Attorney General Steve Marshall’s office, charging him with first-degree perjury.
Featured Opinion
Hubbard may not be a violent offender but his actions are a danger to society and a threat to the public.
Health
Command Sergeant Major Bennie G. Adkins, from Lee County, a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, has died. He was 86. “We are...
Health
Lee County, home to Auburn University, is one of Alabama’s hardest-hit counties. Lab-confirmed cases of the coronavirus continue to rise there, and the county’s...
Elections
Friday and Saturday over 400 members of the Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee met in Auburn to celebrate recent election victories and begin planning...