Opinion
As multiple recent state and national news stories have illustrated, overcrowded state prisons is one of the key challenges facing Alabama. While the State...
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- Elections
Wes Allen praises Trump’s executive order prioritizing election integrity
Alabama House passes bill to establish post-election audits
After APR exposed David Cole’s fraud, Tuberville’s residency next in the crosshairs
Cindy Myrex announces bid for Alabama House District 12 seat
Givhan says it out loud: Is Tuberville running for governor … from Florida?
- Governor
Gov. Ivey releases GenAI Task Force final report
Governor signs bill allowing private schools to contract school resource officers
Governor signs SB115, the Officer Impersonation Prevention Act
Governor signs Senate Bill 67 to further elevate veteran needs in Alabama
Gov. Ivey signs bill to establish Alabama Veterans Resource Center
- Legislature
Proposed bill would give ABC regulatory authority over some Delta-8 products
Midwives Alliance allege “backroom politics,” pull support of regulatory bill
Governor signs bill allowing private schools to contract school resource officers
This Alabama state representative wants to outlaw human cloning
Over 200 rally at State House to push for grocery tax reduction
- Economy
Alabama grows with $7 billion in new investments in 2024
Alabama labor force steady at 57.6 percent, unemployment at 3.3 percent
Sen. Tuberville cosponsors bill to secure one million Bitcoin for reserve
Poarch Creek Indians’ economic impact in Alabama tops $4 billion
January 2025 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
- National
House budget cuts threaten Medicaid, CHIP coverage for children
Sen. Tuberville, Britt join attempt to mandate E-Verify for employers
Rep. Sewell’s statement on President Trump’s executive order targeting voting rights
Sen. Britt announces formation of Republican Women’s Caucus
Rep. Sewell congratulates High School Basketball Champions in the 7th District
- Education
APLS chair asks Fairhope library to review 35 “inappropriate” books
Students protest changes to non-discrimination policy at University of Alabama
Trump’s elimination of the Dept. of Ed. could harm Alabama’s public schools
Troy University launches College of Science and Engineering
ACHE highlights Alabama’s national leadership in apprenticeships, policy
- Health
Alabama honors doctors amid growing physician crisis
Southern Medicaid advocates lambast proposed federal cuts
Midwives Alliance allege “backroom politics,” pull support of regulatory bill
Senate committee approves bill regulating PBMs, protecting local pharmacies
Cancer advocate urges Alabama senators to protect research funding
- Opinion
Opinion
Police officers, sheriffs and district attorneys do heroic work every day to lock up criminals and keep our streets and neighborhoods safe. Yet many...
Opinion
My oldest daughter just turned sixteen. She’s driving, and as a dad, it’s a thrilling, but scary moment in life — this week, she...
Opinion
No one makes it through life without regrets. The split-second decision we wish we could take back, the risk we never should have taken,...
Opinion
April is National Autism Awareness Month and as the father of a child on the autism spectrum, I know firsthand the importance of raising...
News
By Sen. Cam Ward and Rep. Matt Fridy The news surrounding the Alabama corrections system seems to be one negative story after another with...
News
By Sen. Cam Ward Alabama State Senate Over the past few years, I have made it a point to visit elementary and high school...
Opinion
By Senator Cam Ward Alabama State Senate In 2016, more Americans died from drug overdoses than were killed in the entire Vietnam War. Two-thirds...
Opinion
By Sen. Cam Ward Alabama State Senate Until 1998, women who battled breast cancer and had a mastectomy may not have received insurance coverage...
Opinion
By Senator Cam Ward & Representative April Weaver As we enter the second half of the 2017 Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature we...