Health
Congresswoman Terri Sewell, D-Selma, on Saturday commended the House passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The package includes many provisions to protect...
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- Elections
Lawsuit challenges Madison County voting map as racially unfair
Alabama Farmers Federation backs Heath Allbright for House District 11 seat
Education advocate Dakarai Larriett launches campaign for U.S. Senate
Conservative attorney Derek Chen announces state auditor candidacy
Wes Allen praises Trump’s executive order prioritizing election integrity
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs resolution urging Trump to finalize Space Command move to Huntsville
The Alabama Independent Pharmacy Alliance celebrates passage of SB252
Gov. Ivey awards statewide grants to fight crime, assist victims
Gov. Ivey makes 29 appointments including judges, sheriffs
Gov. Ivey signs Senate Bill 40 promoting veteran mental health
- Legislature
State Rep. Harbison formally resigns from Legislature
Senate Judiciary Committee passes bill to restructure Board of Pardons and Paroles
Senate planning Frankenstein bill to regulate CBD, hemp products
House Education Committee passes bills to bring culture war issues to Alabama classrooms
House committee punts on embracing cryptocurrency
- Economy
Nominations for Alabama Retailer of the Year are open
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Poarch Creek Indians purchase Birmingham Racecourse, plan resort
Innovate Alabama fosters a state where innovation doesn’t just exist — it thrives
Alabama grows with $7 billion in new investments in 2024
- National
Britt introduces bill to expand access to housing assistance for disabled veterans
Lawsuit challenges Madison County voting map as racially unfair
Rep. Sewell to host “Terri Talks” with former Social Security commissioner
Sen. Britt leads bill to expand access to credit for Americans
Rep. Sewell demands accountability for potential market manipulation
- Education
House committee OKs bill looking to tackle campus food insecurity
School choice launch sees high demand — and debate over who benefits
House committee advances Ten Commandments, “Don’t Say Gay” bills
Montgomery school board moves forward with controversial superintendent selection
Troy University designated a Carnegie Research University
- Health
Key federal workplace safety offices in Alabama marked for lease termination
Alabama Senate passes bill loosening regulations for religious vaccine exemptions
Alabama midwives and families criticize amendments to SB87 midwifery bill
Rural health activist talks telehealth innovations, facing funding cuts
HHS cuts $239 million in grants for Alabama public health, research programs
- Opinion
Opinion | Reforms to occupational licensing offer solutions to Alabama’s labor shortages
Opinion | Political speculation and happenings
Opinion | CHOOSE Act drains public schools to fund private agendas
Opinion | The Nazi-ism is creeping in
Opinion | Sewage issues in Lowndes are deplorable, and DEI has nothing to do with fixing them
Medicare stories
Congress
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby on Thursday applauded the Senate’s passage of an emergency supplemental funding package to deal with the coronavirus. The legislation provides...
Featured Opinion
Give U.S. Sen. Doug Jones credit. He isn’t pandering for Alabama votes, and that’s just another reason to respect this public servant. I was...
Opinion
At this time last year, I predicted that the upcoming year with a Democrat majority in the House would be much different. While most...
National
Wednesday, Congressman Gary Palmer (R-Hoover) voted “no” on the bipartisan Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1158) and the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 1865) citing...
News
Thursday, U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, D-Selma, praised the House passage of HR3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. Proponents say that...
Elections
Tuesday, South Bend, Indiana Mayor and presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg spoke to a Montgomery round table discussion on healthcare. Press was barred from the...
National
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a prescription for high drug prices, but this is one case where the cure is worse than the disease. Her...
National
U.S. Senator Doug Jones, D-Alabama, joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers in introducing a bill to restore funding for pensions, Social Security and Medicare. ...
National
Speaking at a recent U.S. House Ways and Means Committee meeting Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, told the story of a constituent in Tuscaloosa who...