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The political winds change fast. Alabama voters have rewritten the script before—and they just might do it again.
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- Elections
- Governor
Gov. Ivey praises results of Montgomery Metro Area Crime Suppression Unit
Gov. Ivey announces $23.2 million in SEEDS grants to boost Alabama’s economic growth
Gov. Ivey taps Grace Jeter as Covington County circuit judge
Gov. Ivey encourages summer reading for Alabama students
Gov. Ivey appoints Michael Godwin to Montgomery County District Court
- Legislature
Opinion | Alabama lawmakers picked winners and losers, and hundreds of hemp businesses lost everything
Selfless love: House minority leader, wife recovering following successful kidney transplant
Opinion | Texas governor vetoes hemp ban, Alabama chooses chaos and criminal charges
Gov. Ivey signs law untaxing baby goods, feminine hygiene products
State Rep. Susan DuBose to hold town hall meeting on June 17
- Economy
Gov. Ivey announces $23.2 million in SEEDS grants to boost Alabama’s economic growth
SNAP cuts threaten 800,000 Alabamians as state faces $300 million burden
Alabama home sales dip slightly in April but outpace last year
Opinion | A cakewalk for lawmakers, a crackdown on workers, businesses
Poll: Trump voters back vape access, reject Biden rules, as Alabama ban sparks backlash
- National
Muslim civil rights org condemns Tuberville for “anti-Islam” comments
Sen. Britt introduces golden dome legislation
Rep. Sewell marks 12 years since Supreme Court gutted Voting Rights Act
House Democrats reintroduce abortion rights bill on Dobbs anniversary
Rep. Sewell cosponsors resolution to cease U.S. hostilities with Iran
- Education
Opinion | Alabama education policy needs improvements
Opinion | Giving our young people a second chance
Gov. Ivey appointing Ami Brooks to lead Department of Early Childhood Education
Brasfield & Gorrie to build Alabama School of Healthcare Sciences campus
ALFA awards new vehicle to Alabama’s 2025-26 Teacher of the Year
- Health
Prefiled bill would overhaul Alabama’s new hemp regulation law
Medicaid cuts could exacerbate healthcare disparities in Alabama’s Black Belt
The Renewal Project announces statewide launch
EPA data shows 165M people exposed to ‘forever chemicals’ in U.S. drinking water
Alabama Medical Association thanks Trump for prioritizing doctor visa applications
- Opinion
Opinion | One turn around the sun is an eternity in politics. Why rush?
Opinion | Ten years after Obergefell, the fight for freedom is far from over
Opinion | Trump f-bomb tirade holds lesson for us all
Opinion | Let us make sure this budget bill works for Alabama
Opinion | Let’s bring smart, practical innovation to Mobile
Featured Opinion
Alabama cannot afford to have the ultimate demagogic idealogue, Mo Brooks, follow Richard Shelby.
Featured Opinion
There is a proposal that would allow for only a "clean lottery" — an idea that would cost us $500 million and 12,000 jobs.
Opinion
Alabama’s iron and steel industry directly employs 14,900 manufacturing jobs and 76,388 indirect jobs.
Featured Opinion
They don’t want history from someone’s biased perspective, but the cold, hard truth. Where history points us, and where, sadly, it leaves us, especially...
Opinion
Legislation would compromise patient safety by allowing non-physicians to perform surgeries on one of the body’s most complex and delicate organs.
Opinion
We have invested in a state-of-the-art mapping process that will be key to unlocking where we invest our money in the future.
Featured Opinion
The push to ban divisive concepts in classrooms is designed to do one thing: kill real history and conversations that might bring us together.
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The three open Republican seats and one Democratic open seat will give us some interesting senate races to follow.
Opinion
This year’s inductees are Vestal Goodman and Allison Wetherbee.
Featured Opinion
Over the decades, scaring voters has been a hallmark of Alabama campaigns for governor or the U.S. Senate or House of Representatives, even for...