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- Elections
- Governor
Governor awards grants to help low-income residents become self-sufficient
Gov. Ivey awards funds for aid, shelter for victims of domestic violence
Governor appoints 26 to key state and local positions
Gov. Kay Ivey, 25 GOP leaders back Trump’s immigration policies
Gov. Ivey appoints Sen. Greg Reed as senior advisor to Workforce Transformation
- Legislature
Speaker Ledbetter awarded honorary doctorate at JSU fall commencement
League of Women Voters trains citizens to engage in legislative process
Alabama counties set 2025 legislative priorities at ACCA Conference
More for your smile: Alabama dentists push for insurance reform
Alabama lawmakers selected for prestigious Future Caucus Innovation Fellowship
- Economy
Alabama farmers face crisis: Pate urges Congress for emergency Relief
Innovate Alabama celebrates innovation, talent, and progress at 2024 event
Lt. Gov. Ainsworth visits jobsite, talks red tape and workforce solutions
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor costs rise
Opinion | Trump 2.0 will uplift Alabama’s economy
- National
AG Marshall argues against certifying the Equal Rights Amendment
Rep. Dale Strong appointed to influential House Appropriations Committee
Biden clemency praised by LDF and SPLC, calls for broader justice reform
Rep. Sewell announces $1.5 million to support job training for Birmingham youth
Sen. Britt addresses lack of oversight at CFPB and use of funding
- Education
ACHE advances education, approves programs, addresses workforce gaps
Read Freely joins ACASH to talk about sex ed book bans
Troy University to reduce cost of high school dual enrollment
Huntsville Library moving animated Disney movies after policy changes
Trump’s plans for the Department of Education may reshape Alabama’s school system
- Health
PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
New billboard urges Medicaid expansion to save Alabama hospitals
Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
- Opinion
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE by Steve Flowers May 21, 2014: My early and continuous prognostication that this would be a lackluster political season has been...
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INSIDE THE STATEHOUSE By Steve Flowers In 1967 when Lurleen Wallace became governor, one of her first missions was a trip to Bryce Mental...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In April, Speaker of the House Mike Hubbard said that he was going on the offense. Beyond his...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—As the dominos continue to fall in the Lee County Grand Jury investigation, the spin doctors are weaving...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter When disgraced lawmaker former Rep. Greg Wren (R-Montgomery) faced the press after pleading guilty to using his office...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive!” ~ Sir Walter Scott Republican...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In the last few minutes of the 1977 Frost/Nixon interview, a very human moment occurred when Richard Nixon...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter In the 1948 classic film Key Largo, there is a poignant scene between James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart....
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Senator Cam Ward (R-Alabaster) sponsored a two-percent Alabama Teachers pay raise for the 2015 Fiscal Year Budget. This...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Over the last eighteen months or so, the Special White Collar Crimes Division of the State’s Attorney General’s...