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- Elections
A million dollar problem with Alabama campaign finance laws
Forestry Association endorses Jack Williams for agriculture commissioner
Fertility lawyer AshLeigh Dunham wants the state Supreme Court to represent Alabama
Joshua Brown launches Bay Minette mayoral campaign
BCA endorses Clint Hollingsworth in House District 12 special election
- Governor
Bo Offord to lead Alabama Medicaid as Stephanie Azar moves to SEIB
Gov. Ivey deploys search and rescue team to Texas
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
- Legislature
Lawmakers continue pursuit to push joint custody
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
- Economy
Alabama climbs to 19th in CNBC business rankings, workforce sees big gains
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
- National
Rep. Sewell demands Trump administration release $7 billion in withheld education funding
Rep. Aderholt celebrates 105th birthday of Roy Drinkard, oldest living U.S. Marine
Rep. Strong appointed to US-China Human Rights Commission
Rep. Figures leads bipartisan effort to introduce NIL bill to establish national framework
Rep. Sewell renews push to improve access to prenatal care for military families
- Education
Alabama expands nationally recognized First Class Pre-K with 58 new classrooms
Rep. Sewell demands Trump administration release $7 billion in withheld education funding
Tuscaloosa City Board of Education votes to sue state over online sales tax
Alabama’s anti-DEI law is chilling university instruction, court documents show
ALSBOE reviews RAISE Act funding rollout and oversight measures
- 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 | Investing in infrastructure is investing in Alabama’s future
Opinion | The battle within: What shapes our political convictions
Opinion | Epstein ordeal exposes the true Donald Trump
Opinion | Jabari Peoples shooting is another (missed) opportunity for police transparency
Opinion | I support rescheduling cannabis—here’s why you should, too
manufacturing stories
National
Tuesday, U.S. Senator Doug Jones (D-Alabama) introduced legislation to increase federal investments in workforce development and training to help prepare workers for the jobs...
Economy
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was in Limestone County Thursday, inside the city limits of Huntsville, for the groundbreaking of the new DaikyoNishikawa U.S. auto...
News
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Motus Integrated Technologies, a Tier 1 supplier of automotive interior products to the world’s automakers, will open a new...
Economy
German auto supplier Gerhardi Inc. opened its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Montgomery Tuesday. The $41.6 million plant will employ up to 235 people....
Aerospace and Defense
Alabama’s business recruitment team wrapped up its efforts at the 2019 Paris Air Show Thursday, after approximately 20 appointments with high-ranking aerospace executives, along...
Economy
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey joined Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama LLC officials at the grand opening of its cylinder head manufacturing plant in Montgomery on...
Opinion
Gov. Kay Ivey made us very proud by welcoming Vice President Mike Pence and the National Space Council to the Marshall Space Flight Center...
Economy
U.S. Steel announced Monday that it was resuming work on the idled electric arc steel furnace at the historic Fairfield Works. Rep. Mo Brooks,...
National
Monday, U.S. Steel announced that it will restart construction of an electric arc furnace steelmaking plant at its Fairfield Works facility in Jefferson County....