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The Stop the Scroll Act isn’t a cure. But it is an important step in the right direction.
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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
Sen. April Weaver legislation targets porch pirates with up to 20-year prison sentence
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
- 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
Sen. Katie Britt supports passage of defense spending bill
Rep. Strong introduces the SPACEPORT Act legislation
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
- Education
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
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
- 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
Opinion | Social media warning labels first step in fighting our mental health crisis
Opinion | There’s way more of us
Opinion | The first “Working for Alabama” czar will be Greg Reed
Opinion | The CHOOSE Act favors the few while leaving most behind
Opinion | Santa Claus: The unchecked threat to Christmas
Featured Opinion
Things have become so lawless in Prattville that the mayor and city leaders are ignoring citizens' constitutional rights to protect them.
Opinion
I am calling on Commissioner McMillan and the AMCC to stop wasting our money. End these costly legal battles.
Opinion
This program will have a substantial positive economic impact in the Black Belt.
Opinion
The federal Stop the Scroll Act would require social media platforms to warn users of the “negative mental health impacts."
Featured Opinion
It took three years of diversity and equity efforts before apologies were being issued to white people for subjecting them to diversity.
Opinion
Montgomery is not the stagnant city some would have you believe. This is a city redefining itself in real-time, and there’s so much more...
Opinion
It is the PSC’s job to hold the power company and all the businesses they regulate accountable, and they do.
Opinion
Elected officials like me must continue to support policies and initiatives that prioritize rural broadband.
Featured Opinion
America’s story is a tale of arrivals. John F. Kennedy, Barack Obama, and Donald Trump owe their opportunities to immigrant parents or grandparents.
Featured Opinion
An Alabama library system is moving Disney movies to appease the rightwing crowd that's still attacking libraries.