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- Elections
2026 Alabama governor’s race heats up with big names and open field
Wes Allen to host Alabama Electors Meeting for Trump and Vance votes
Alabama State Canvassing Board certifies results of the 2024 election
New bill looks to make Election Day state holiday
UA students react to election results, Trump victory
- Governor
Gov. Kay Ivey shares Christmas message with Alabamians
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
- Legislature
For Senate Secretary Pat Harris, being unknown is a sign of a job well done
New bill could allow campaign finances to cover dependent care
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
- Economy
Alabama among six states with unemployment increases in November
Birmingham Starbucks workers to spend the holidays on the picket line
Alabama job ads drop 1.6 percent in November, top employers revealed
Alabama Real Estate Report offers good news for both home buyers, sellers
Alabama farmers face crisis: Pate urges Congress for emergency Relief
- National
North Alabama unions announce solidarity with striking Starbucks, Amazon workers
Sen. Katie Britt joins Senate Judiciary Committee
Britt, Tuberville fail to block Social Security Fairness Act
Tariffs unpopular with voters, mixed bag for Alabama Republicans
Sen. Britt votes for the American Relief Act of 2025
- Education
Alabama exploring expanding Pre-K program to home-based settings
Vouchers reduce school funding without lowering fixed costs: EPI report
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
- 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
Op-Ed from House Democratic Caucus Chairman Thomas Jackson: “Show. Me. The. Money.” Money and power. How many times have we picked up a newspaper...
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter What does the no-new-tax pledge, campaign contributions and a cut in anti-smoking education have in common? In Alabama,...
News
By House Minority Leader, Representative Craig Ford I have been very disappointed to read that Gov. Bentley has chosen to hand over control of...
News
By Senator Cam Ward The country just went through one of the most divisive Presidential Election campaigns in history. The barrage of negative ads...
News
By Bill Armistead Alabama Republican Party Chairman Dear Friend, Now that the election is a few weeks behind us and we are into the...
News
By US Representative Jo Bonner As the deadline to submit applications is quickly approaching, I want to remind all interested high school seniors to...
News
By Representative Craig Ford This week we celebrate Thanksgiving, and, in my opinion, it could not come soon enough. This year has been filled...
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter Successful politicians are those who can awaken our greatest hopes or inflame our worst fears. Since the reelection of...
Opinion
By Representative Allan Farley In my Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, you read of Shepherds. When you look up Shepherd in Webster’s dictionary you...
Featured Opinion
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY – In the next session of the Alabama Legislature expect to hear a great deal about state’s...