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- Elections
- Governor
- Legislature
Report: One in six state bills makes it easier to arrest, convict and sentence
Bill banning “divisive concepts” expected to return in upcoming session
Legislators Ledbetter, Orr call for excess funds to go toward tax rebate
Sen. Randy Price, wife arrested for loose cattle
Alabama Democratic Party reaffirms support for removal of state grocery tax
- Economy
Expert tells Alabama wage gap task force how to strengthen Equal Pay Act
Online job ads in August up 34.6 percent from last year
Alabama’s August unemployment rate holds steady at 2.6 percent
Port of Mobile headed for busiest year on record
Ivey projects tourism to generate $24 billion in revenue by year’s end
- National
Sewell receives 2022 “Medicare Advantage Champion” award
Pringle says Legislature followed the law in drawing of Congressional district lines
Sewell announces millions in workforce development funding for Birmingham, Bessemer
Alabama men captured while fighting in Ukraine return home
Sewell to announce workforce development funding for Birmingham, Bessemer
- Education
Rep. Sewell to host first virtual grants workshop for scholarships, higher education
Alabama superintendent: “Don’t Say Gay” enforcement starts at local school boards
Alabama Commission on Higher Education addresses student loan forgiveness
Alabama Board of Education codifies “Don’t Say Gay” law
Board of Education moves toward changing graduation requirements
- Health
UAB doctor: New boosters important despite claims that “pandemic is over”
COVID positivity rate falls into single digits, hospitalizations decline
UAB extends asymptomatic testing program for public, private schools
Alabama’s COVID positivity rate, hospitalizations drop considerably
Companies begin requesting applications for medical marijuana licenses
- Opinion
Mountain Brook stories
Municipal elections
Christopher Powanda has received criticism over past social media posts perpetuating falsehoods and misinformation concerning the 2020 election.
Featured Opinion
The Heil Hitler salute symbolizes a regime that committed genocide on its Jewish citizens and others in the Holocaust.
Education
Parents and doctors debated mandatory masking of school children before the Mountain Brooks Board of Education.
Featured Opinion
"A good many of Alabama’s political leaders have found their way to the home of 'ole' Joe Fuller."
News
Allison Coleman asked for a reporter’s pen and wrote a cell number on a bit of paper as she stood among the several hundred...
News
Severe weather impacted the Southeast during Sunday and Sunday night. A combination of tornados, severe thunderstorms, heavy rains, and strong winds did damage across...
Elections
Thursday, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced its endorsement of Senator Doug Jones’, D-Alabama, bid for reelection to the U.S. Senate. The HRC said...
Featured Opinion
I’m cheering for state Board of Education member Jackie Zeigler in her effort to make sure voters understand that when they vote on Amendment...
Economy
Recently, two state lawmakers chose Jefferson County’s Mountain Brook neighborhood as a backdrop to introduce a payday lending reform bill. The legislation’s sponsor and...
