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The Alabama Senate passed House Bill 59 Thursday making it a capital crime to murder a first responder in the state of Alabama. State...
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- Elections
Allbright announces candidacy for House District 11 special election
Secretary of State Wes Allen announces bid for Alabama Lt. Governor in 2026
BCA endorses Matt Woods in Senate District 5 special election
Tuscaloosa’s District 1 City Council race heats up
SPLC report: Extremist rhetoric infiltrates mainstream 2024 campaigns
- Governor
Gov. Ivey signs “What is a Woman Act” into law
Ivey announces $23.5 million in SEEDS grants to boost Alabama’s economic growth
Gov. Ivey announces district judgeship and sheriff appointments
Gov. Ivey officially launches public safety package
Analysis | Gov. Kay Ivey’s State of the State address: Alabama’s future, on her terms
- Legislature
ACCA warns bill raising axle weight limits could “undo” Rebuild Alabama progress
Alabama cities could raise their local minimum wage under proposed law
Bill to ease occupational license restrictions for inmates passes committee
Rep. Jim Hill introduces Speedy Trial Act in attempt to fix court backlogs
Peaceful protest for immigrant rights set for Feb. 22 at Railroad Park
- Economy
January 2025 Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Annual Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report 2024
Alabama’s broadband expansion: A national model for rural connectivity
Alabama Realtors release December Alabama Economic and Real Estate Report
Workers overwhelmingly vote to unionize at Tuscaloosa chemical plant
- National
DOGE faces mixed response in Alabama
Britt reintroduces bipartisan bill allowing clergy to opt back into Social Security
Sen. Britt praises Trump’s executive order expanding IVF access
Sens. Tuberville, Britt call for end to federal estate tax
Ten defendants plead guilty in sports betting and money laundering scheme
- Education
Alabama’s community colleges generate $8.1 billion for the state’s economy
Public Charter School Commission ensuring schools fit anti-DEI law
Sid J. Trant appointed to UA System chancellor
Alabama climbs in national reading, math rankings
AFP-Alabama applauds the opening of Education Savings Accounts applications
- Health
Alabama House committee approves presumptive Medicaid care
Jackson Hospital files for bankruptcy, state lawmakers speak out in support
U.S. Senator Katie Britt continues fight to improve rural obstetrics care
Program seeks to improve youth mental health care with federal funds
Tuberville backs RFK Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services
- Opinion
Opinion | Alabama’s Ten Commandment’s bill: A power grab disguised as faith
Opinion | The government waste has been found
Opinion | State-enforced prayer betrays the founders’ vision of freedom
Opinion | The moral argument for gambling legislation
Opinion | What they‘re not telling you about the Farm Bureau’s health plans
Local news
After several months of protests and a recent vote against him by the city council, Decatur Police Chief Todd Pinion has decided to step...
Elections
Rep. Randall Shedd resigned from the seat on Feb. 17, leading Gov. Kay Ivey to call a special election for the position.
Legislature
ALDOT engineer Ed Austin estimates 350 bridges in the state would have to be posted for weight restrictions if the bill passes.
Featured Opinion
If Alabama’s leaders truly respected both religion and the Constitution, they would uphold the separation of church and state.
National
Several Alabama Republicans spent last week defending the Department of Government Efficiency amid demonstrations across the state.
Featured Opinion
Municipal elections
Municipal elections
The Mobile mayoral election will take place on Aug. 26, 2025.
Featured Opinion
Religious freedom is not the right to impose faith — it is the right to choose it.
Legislature
HB238 would create certificates of employability for released inmates going before the occupational licensing boards.
Featured Opinion
For years, the moral argument against gambling legislation has been effective. But today, the shoe's on the other foot.
Opinion
Put simply, ALFA is seeking legislation that would give them ability to deny coverage to anyone with a pre-existing condition.
Opinion
Manufacturing is one of Alabama’s economic pillars, supporting 267,700 jobs.
Opinion
A legendary dirty trick played on a legislator by a fellow legislator still reverberates over 60 years later.
National
Last week, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed a near-total ban on abortion. But polls from just last year show the majority of Americans support...
National
The State House unanimously passed three bills on Wednesday and Thursday aimed at combating human trafficking. Rep. Merika Coleman, D-Birmingham, Assistant Minority Leader, and...
Legislature
Two resolutions condemning all forms of bullying, including that based on sexual orientation or gender identity, passed the House on Thursday. The bills were...
National
The Senate approved a compromise bill to provide disaster relief for Americans impacted by eligible natural disasters between 2017 and 2019. The bill passed...
Legislature
On Wednesday, the Alabama House Committee on Children and Senior Advocacy did not advance the Child Equal Access Act, which would have changed Alabama’s...
Featured Opinion
The paper-only lottery bill appears to have mercifully died in the House. It should have failed in the Senate because it was never more...
Featured Opinion
A decent lottery that, if approved by voters, we could use to establish a college scholarship program, additional tech training in high schools, expanded...
News
Wednesday, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at shaming men and women arrested of trying to hire a prostitute. House Bill...
National
One Wednesday, Sen. Doug Jones cosponsored the Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act, which aims to address racial biases in healthcare that contribute...
