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Religious fear, power and constitutional restraint collide in Alabama after rhetoric turns a zoning dispute into a test of democracy.
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- Elections
- Governor
Governor visits ALDOT workers as Capitol Christmas tree lighting ceremony is set
Ivey celebrates early literacy milestone in collaboration with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Governor proclaims Nov. 29 Small Business Saturday in Alabama
Gov. Ivey announces appointments to state boards, commissions
Governor urges Alabama Public Television to pause PBS split
- Legislature
Bill would create process to mark “invisible disabilities” on ID cards
“This map I drew on a whim became real”: Student’s plan chosen for Senate redistricting
New bill would allow co-adoption by informal step-parents
Federal judge approves new state Senate map
Prefiled bill would improve absentee ballot process for disabled voters
- Economy
Governor encourages Alabama businesses to compete in 2026 Small Business Week awards
Alabama Power outlines plan to hold electric rates steady through 2027
Alabama home sales decline in October, market remains healthy
Work release programs depress wages at Hyundai suppliers, study suggests
Gov. Ivey awards top employers of disabled Alabamians
- National
Rep. Sewell unveils New Democrat Coalition Health Care Action Plan
Sen. Tuberville spreads conspiracy theories in new op-ed
Sen. Britt joins bill to require medical residents opt in to abortion training
Rep. Aderholt joins foreign affairs leaders to investigate religious persecution in Nigeria
Rep. Sewell celebrates House passage of bipartisan Tax Court Improvement Act
- Education
- Health
The “all politics” healthcare project in Hoover that’s rewriting state regulations
Sen. Britt joins bill to require medical residents opt in to abortion training
Board finalizes hospital eligibility for rural investment program
UA athletes and advocacy group team up for medical research Iron Bowl ad
Appeals court hears arguments in battle over Alabama birth center regulations
- Opinion
Opinion | When hatred becomes policy, the Constitution is the casualty
Opinion | CHOOSE Act steals money from public schools to pay sketchy private vendors
Opinion | 2026 governor’s race and all state races right around the corner
Opinion | The American Dream didn’t fail us—our politics did
Opinion | Why college football is a perfect metaphor for economic inequality
Featured Opinion
Republicans have mastered the art of being contrary. But the abortion issue exposes their lack of policies and basic planning.
Featured Opinion
Will Alabama citizens see their leaders champion a brighter, more hopeful tomorrow? It's difficult to tell from the campaign ads.
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Family truly is what one makes it. Sure, we have blood relatives, but there is so much more to family than just blood.
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Christopher Cilluffo, a VP with Disney TV and an Auburn grad, said he would like to talk to university officials about the position.
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The Biden administration's loan forgiveness is a drop in the bucket compared to massive handouts to companies and billionaires.
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Because of Alabama’s accomplice liability law, a person doesn’t actually have to be a killer to be convicted of murder.
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The account from Joe Nathan James' autopsy is horrifying, and no one in Alabama government is talking about it.
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Most people who knew him well in Alabama and Washington simply referred to him as “Judge.”
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Polling shows voters like Democratic ideas, but to take advantage, Alabama Dems will have to stop fighting each other.
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There are cheap votes out there to get. It doesn’t matter who politicians have to step on.