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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 signs historic paid parental leave into law
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
- Legislature
Public debates debut legislation to allow Farm Bureau health plans
Alabama Senate committee advances bills on Medicaid and SNAP eligibility
Committee OKs bill requiring national anthem weekly in public schools
Alabama Senate committee passes bill to limit protest in the state
Alabama Senate passes bill to improve log truck weighing efficiency
- Economy
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
Alabama labor force steady at 57.6 percent, unemployment at 3.3 percent
Sen. Tuberville cosponsors bill to secure one million Bitcoin for reserve
- National
Rep. Sewell’s statement on President Trump’s sweeping tariff announcement
Rep. Sewell speaks out against Trump’s Social Security plan
Sens. Tuberville, Britt cosponsor tax deduction for timber lost in natural disasters
Rep. Sewell’s legislation to return stolen money to taxpayers, passes House unanimously
Sen. Britt introduces the Stop Antisemitism on College Campuses Act
- Education
Gov. Ivey reminds Alabama families CHOOSE Act applications close next week
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
- Health
Rural health activist talks telehealth innovations, facing funding cuts
HHS cuts $239 million in grants for Alabama public health, research programs
Alabama honors doctors amid growing physician crisis
Southern Medicaid advocates lambast proposed federal cuts
Midwives Alliance allege “backroom politics,” pull support of regulatory bill
- Opinion
Opinion | HB224 endangers First Amendment rights in Alabama
Opinion | For Democrats, let labor be your guide
Opinion | Our college is going to space and students are benefitting mightily
Opinion | Hoover continues to grow and flourish under leadership of Mayor Frank Brocato
Opinion | Update Alabama’s tax code to improve public health
Corruption
It is often repeated that we are a nation of laws and not men. We are also told that the law trumps politics. Both...
Corruption
Attention, lobbyists: Stop registering as lobbyists. Look, I know you guys don’t need more money — and Lord knows you don’t need any additional...
Featured Opinion
On the day we celebrate love, we also must commemorate a devastating anniversary, the first since the mass shooting last year at Marjory Stoneman...
Featured Opinion
Gov. Kay Ivey is going to build three new high-level security prisons to house the state’s most violent offenders and those inmates who are...
Featured Opinion
At a remarkable press conference today, Gov. Kay Ivey announced a massive spending plan that invests in the people of Alabama and draws on...
Featured Opinion
The Alabama Education Association was the most powerful and influential political organization in Alabama for close to three decades. The late Paul Hubbert was...
Featured Opinion
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey is poised to move forward with a plan to build three new prisons and invest more in prison staff as...
Featured Opinion
Diversity is important. If nothing else, I’ve learned that much from the last week-plus of debates over blackface. Chances are, if the governor of...
Featured Opinion
E.J. Bradford died because he was shopping while black. When a shooting occurred at the Galleria on Thanksgiving night, Bradford did what any decent...
Featured Opinion
EJ Bradford was murdered. Let’s get that straight right up front. On Thanksgiving night last year, Bradford went the Galleria mall in Hoover, where...