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- Elections
Motion to dismiss filed, hearing set in House District 10 election challenge
Republican candidate for Conecuh County sheriff files election contest
Constitutional amendments now in effect
Election challenge filed over District 10 House seat
Phillip Ensler brings focus on education, public safety as newly elected state rep
- Governor
- Legislature
Rep. Jim Hill asks ACCA members to support sentencing reform
Analysis | Alabama Legislature considered most conservative in U.S.
Analysis | What’s ahead for the new quadrennium?
GOP Speaker nominee Ledbetter announces second round of committee chairs
Mobile eye doctor Shirey brings healthcare perspective to Legislature
- Economy
PARCA: Tax collections rise, but inflation will cost the state government
Legislative leaders cast ambitious vision to grow Alabama’s economy
Wage gap task force narrows recommendations
Governor promotes Small Business Saturday through proclamation
Online jobs ads in October up 17.3 percent from last year
- National
Sewell votes for Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act
Sewell votes to enshrine marriage equality under federal law
Sewell urges House leadership to consider Medicare screening coverage bill
Rep. Sewell votes to avert national rail shutdown
Sewell nominates Hakeem Jeffries to serve as next Democratic leader
- Education
Birmingham City Council approves $1 million in funds for conflict resolution schools
Filmore named director of governmental relations at Troy University
Ivey awards $1.3 million in university research grants
Ivey declares November as “Thank Alabama Teachers Month”
Education scorecard shows how Alabama districts held up during pandemic
- Health
State appeals to lift injunction on law criminalizing treatment of transgender youth
Alabama abortion advocates discuss post-Roe reality
Southern Research and Rhodium Scientific send bacteria to space
Cannabis Association issues deadline alert amid increase in applications
As COVID-19 wanes, UAB doctors warn of potential “triple-demic”
- Opinion
Steve Mnuchin stories
Congress
This version was $2.2 trillion, slimmed down in an effort to reach an agreement with Republicans who have offered only a $1 trillion proposal...
Congress
The members of the U.S. Senate return to Washington D.C. on Tuesday for what is expected to be a tumultuous post-Labor Day stretch. Negotiations...
National
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), the nation’s leading small business advocacy organization, issued a “Legislative Plan for Small Business Survival,” that included...
Economy
Lt. Gov. Will Ainsworth announced Thursday that the Alabama Small Business Commission Emergency Task Force has formed a subcommittee on reopening the state’s economy...
Economy
Early Wednesday morning, the White House and Senate leaders finally reached a deal on a massive stimulus package they are hoping can keep the...
Congress
U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, D-Alabama, said Monday, “We are going to get this done,” when talking about a stimulus bill that both parties agree...
Elections
Alabama Republican leaders on Monday condemned U.S. Sen. Doug Jones’ procedural vote to prevent the coronavirus stimulus bill from coming to a vote. On...
Congress
The U.S. Senate passed H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Wednesday. President Donald Trump promptly signed the bipartisan legislation. The legislative package...
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...
