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- Elections
Secretary of State Wes Allen announces bid for Alabama Lt. Governor in 2026
BCA endorses Matt Woods in Senate District 5 special election
Tuscaloosa’s District 1 City Council race heats up
SPLC report: Extremist rhetoric infiltrates mainstream 2024 campaigns
Matt Woods named GOP nominee for Senate District 5
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs “What is a Woman Act” into law
Ivey announces $23.5 million in SEEDS grants to boost Alabama’s economic growth
Gov. Ivey announces district judgeship and sheriff appointments
Gov. Ivey officially launches public safety package
Analysis | Gov. Kay Ivey’s State of the State address: Alabama’s future, on her terms
- Legislature
Bill to ease occupational license restrictions for inmates passes committee
Rep. Jim Hill introduces Speedy Trial Act in attempt to fix court backlogs
Peaceful protest for immigrant rights set for Feb. 22 at Railroad Park
Week Three: Alabama Legislature advances key public safety bills
Senate committee hears complex arguments for bills regulating PBMs
- Economy
January 2025 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Annual Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report 2024
Alabama’s broadband expansion: A national model for rural connectivity
Alabama Realtors release December Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Tuscaloosa chemical plant
- National
Britt reintroduces bipartisan bill allowing clergy to opt back into Social Security
Sen. Britt praises Trump’s executive order expanding IVF access
Sens. Tuberville, Britt call for end to federal estate tax
Ten defendants plead guilty in sports betting and money laundering scheme
Rep. Sewell’s legislation to return stolen taxpayer money passes committee unanimously
- Education
Alabama’s community colleges generate $8.1 billion for the state’s economy
Public Charter School Commission ensuring schools fit anti-DEI law
Sid J. Trant appointed to UA System chancellor
Alabama climbs in national reading, math rankings
AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
- Health
Alabama House committee approves presumptive Medicaid care
Jackson Hospital files for bankruptcy, state lawmakers speak out in support
U.S. Senator Katie Britt continues fight to improve rural obstetrics care
Program seeks to improve youth mental health care with federal funds
Tuberville backs RFK Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Opinion
Opinion | State-enforced prayer betrays the founders’ vision of freedom
Opinion | The moral argument for gambling legislation
Opinion | What they‘re not telling you about the Farm Bureau’s health plans
Opinion | Alabama’s workforce is key to the future of manufacturing
Opinion | Legislator votes to abolish his own county
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By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter As if the corruption cloud raining on Mike Hubbard isn’t enough . . . as if the...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers This first year of the quadrennium has been an interesting mix of politics in the Heart of Dixie....
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Gov. Robert Bentley can rightly take credit for taking “the first step” toward “changed the course of...
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By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter Well, I guess same-sex marriage did destroy traditional marriage. At least in Alabama, where homophobic probate judges refuse...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers When Jim Bennett left the Secretary of State’s office earlier this year, he set the record for the...
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By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter One truth we’ve learned about Alabama lawmakers in 2015 after a regular session and a special session to...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers Shelby County, Alabama sits in the geographic center of the state and is the birthplace and childhood home...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Since it was revealed that Alabama’s First Lady, Dianne Bentley was divorcing her husband of 50 years,...
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By Joey Kennedy Alabama Political Reporter One of my great editors from my newspaper days, Wendell Givens (God rest his soul), once showed me...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers It is common knowledge that the Indian casinos in Alabama and throughout the country are granted federal sovereignty...