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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
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—In the waning hours of the 2012 Legislative Session the government of Alabama failed to complete its job....
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By Tommy Chapman District Attorney circuit 35, representing Monroe and Conecuh Counties The state of Alabama is beginning to turn the corner in the...
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By Quin Hillyer Gov. Robert Bentley apparently is content with Alabama being an educational backwater. There’s almost no other way to categorize the governor’s...
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By Dick L. Brewbaker The voters have a big decision to make on September 18. The voters will decide whether to take 145 million...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY—”Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without...
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From the Office of Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford Montgomery, AL – The Minority Leader in the Alabama House of Representatives, Rep. Craig Ford (D-Gadsden),...
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By House Minority Leader, Craig Ford There are several factors that can influence a child’s ability to learn: their economic situation, parental involvement, access...
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From the Office of House Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford Montgomery, AL – House Minority Leader Rep. Craig Ford (D-Gadsden) said state Sen. Bryan Taylor’s...
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By Senator Cam Ward Every election year, particularly a presidential election year, we hear a lot of talk about “Alternative Energy,” and the need...
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By Rep. Jim McClendon (R – Springville) A new era in Alabama’s road and highway safety began last week when the TTYL – which...