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Alabama lawmakers know that hundreds of newborns are dying each year. They know that many could be saved with basic care.
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- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey launches poll to name turkeys for Alabama’s 76th annual pardoning
Gov. Ivey honors Alabama veterans, reflects on father’s WWII service
Ivey appoints new member to USA Board of Trustees
Ivey sends more Alabama soldiers to Mexican border
Gov. Ivey announces new Growing Alabama funding topping $7 million for four sites
- Legislature
Greg Reed to step down, sparking leadership race in Alabama Senate
Alabama Rescue Squad Association recognizes Rep. Moore as “Legislator of the Year”
Police bodycam transparency bill pre-filed for 2025
Senator blocks contracts as ABC Board delays law implemetation
Flags at half-staff in Alabama to honor late Sen. Jimmy Holley
- Economy
NLRB decides captive audience meetings are unlawful in potential boost for unions
Small business optimism rises, but economic challenges persist
Judge orders a third union election at Amazon warehouse in Bessemer
Alabama trails nation in women’s employment as U.S. rates hit historic high
NFIB: Small business owners continue to struggle with labor shortages
- National
Tuberville, Britt react to Senate majority leader election
Sens. Britt, Risch lead bill to halt UN funding for anti-Israel actions
Sen. Britt congratulates new Senate Republican leadership
Huntsville LGBT Republican group endorses Scott for Senate majority leader
Tuberville joins Trump, allies in calling for the elimination of Dept. of Education
- Education
Troy University announces new Ph.D., master’s programs
Bill would reward teachers for “American exceptionalism” training
Anti-DEI legislation is driving educators out of Alabama
Alabama nonprofit promotes literacy, distributes mental health resources to children
CHOOSE Act website launches, applications open for Education Service Providers
- Health
Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
Alabama hospitals work to address IV shortage following hurricane
Anniston clinic receives grant for mental health programming
Alabama faces dental crisis fueled by inadequate Medicaid coverage
- Opinion
Opinion | Post-birth abortions? Alabama is specializing in them
Opinion | Alabama Fire College trains our state’s best
Opinion | Democrats need to start acting like Republicans
Opinion | A message to our party for its future, from its future
Opinion | Why President Trump should bring Space Command HQ back to Huntsville
Featured Opinion
The happiest day of my life was March 9, 2018 — the day my daughter was born. People who know my wife and me,...
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Another legislation session has passed, and Alabama still has no lottery. Actually, the Legislature does not in itself have the authority to pass a...
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Two participation trophies fell in Alabama on Monday night. No tears were shed. On the same day that the state “celebrated” Confederate Memorial Day...
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I am a “race-baiter.” I have “white guilt.” I’m a “n—– lover.” I’m a “traitor to my race.” Over the course of my 20...
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Voting by mail does not lead to fraud. We know this because voting by absentee ballot is essentially the same thing as voting by...
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My wife received her $1,200 stimulus payment as a direct deposit several weeks ago. I did not get one, even though we file a...
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Appearing on the latest edition of Alabama Public Television’s “Capitol Journal,” Sen. President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, blamed Gov. Kay Ivey for the...
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A lot of people owe Colin Kaepernick an apology. If nothing else, surely the last few weeks of horrible, horrible racial incidents have left...
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Over the past four years during my travels and speaking events over the state, the most asked question posed to me has been, “Why...
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I understand how Charlie Brown must have felt. The disappointment and surprise when Lucy moved that football one more time. The betrayal. The embarrassment....