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- Elections
Sen. Donnie Chesteen launches reelection campaign
Sen. Arthur Orr qualifies for new term in Alabama Senate
Dakarai Larriett talks Senate campaign, Democratic primary, ongoing lawsuit and more
Shamyia Atkins qualifies for House of Representatives District 57
Richard Henry announces candidacy for Tuscaloosa City Council District 3
- Governor
Governor launches statewide flood notification system after Texas tragedy
Gov. Ivey proposes modest budgets as financial experts warn of looming downturn
Gov. Kay Ivey delivers final State of the State address
ALGOP Chairman Wahl shares statement on Gov. Ivey’s State of the State address
NFIB commends Gov. Ivey ahead of final State of the State address
- Legislature
Bill establishing criminal penalties for organ harvesting clears Alabama committee
Alabama lawmakers propose changes to state contract review process
Alabama Senate votes to repeal controversial annexation law
Alabama Cannabis Coalition announces push for hemp ban repeal
Rep. Lomax re-introduces ban on foreign national contributions
- Economy
Alabama’s unemployment rate drops to 2.7 percent in November
Alabama home sales stable, prices surge in November report
Gov. Ivey welcomes $10.5M Bad Boy Mowers Tractor Plant, 50 jobs headed to Monroeville
Trump announces $12 billion in farm aid as Alabama farmers brace for 2026 season
Governor encourages Alabama businesses to compete in 2026 Small Business Week awards
- National
Sen. Britt leads bipartisan letter to CDC urging action on rise in youth sports gambling
Rep. Sewell calls on DHS to exempt health care workers from new H-1B visa fee
ACCA warns of serious threat to public safety funding from SSUT litigation
Alabama’s GOP congressmen endorse “Reconciliation 2.0” package
Alabama Congressional Delegation splits on fatal Minneapolis ICE shooting
- Education
Alabama State receives Carnegie community engagement classification
Alabama approves $6.48 million in school safety mapping, software contracts
State education committee takes aim at reducing classroom paperwork
Sen. Allen establishes Charlie Kirk Memorial Endowed Scholarship
ACHE approves $2.7 billion college budget requests, new programs
- Health
Alabama Senate committee advances prostate cancer screening legislation
New national report shows opioid prescriptions continue to fall in Alabama
Board of Medical Examiners accepting applications for Medical Cannabis Certification Permits
Gov. Ivey announces Alabama secured more than $203M for Rural Health Transformation Program
UAB study finds oral semaglutide effective for weight loss
- Opinion
Opinion | Banning Chinese drones is common sense and necessary
Opinion | The myth of the oppressed white man
Opinion | When rural health care outpaces Alabama law
Opinion | Kay Ivey launched her farewell tour Tuesday. We should remember the lessons she’s taught us
Opinion | The case for the redeeming business
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Featured Opinion
So here we are, on the eve of another Thanksgiving, my 63rd. This is the time of year we’re called on to express what...
Featured Opinion
Here come the rewrites of Jeff Sessions’ pathetic history. Already, the apologists and conservatives have begun to mold Sessions’ as a rule-of-law stalwart, a...
Featured Opinion
One of the fundamental goals of journalism is to see things as they are and to report them accurately. Conversely, one of journalism’s greatest...
Featured Opinion
After another disappointing Alabama election where voters decided against their better interests, I was characteristically frustrated. One of my friends, this one living in...
Elections
Monday, State Representative Will Ainsworth (R-Guntersville) and a candidate in the July 17 Republican runoff for lieutenant governor, is campaigning across the state with...
Featured Opinion
Many years ago, back in the last century, I was writing editorials in Alabama supporting a program known as Children First. There was plenty...
Opinion
In 1992, the movie, A Few Good Men, told the riveting story of a military court martial. The climactic moment being when the character played...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Rumors are part of the stock-in-trade of Montgomery politicos, and this past Friday it churned out buzz that...
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter “If we had an Attorney General, there’d be a Grand Jury,” said a retired judge referring to revelations...