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- Elections
Jared Hudson gains ground in Alabama Senate race
Farmers Federation endorses Joe Freeman for HD 95
Rep. Greg Barnes announces reelection campaign for HD 13
Sen. Tim Melson announces reelection campaign for Alabama Senate District 1
Democrat Clyde Jones announces bid for Alabama’s First Congressional seat
- Governor
Gov. Ivey awards over $9 million for enforcement efforts to increase highway safety
Gov. Ivey will not call special session to redraw district maps found to violate the VRA
Gov. Ivey announces appointments across multiple state entities
Gov. Ivey declares September as Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
Gov. Kay Ivey proclaim October 12 as Farmers’ Day in Alabama
- Legislature
Lawmakers, advocates discuss push to cut prostate cancer screening barriers
Alabama Arise announces new policy priorities for 2026
Lawmaker says group threatened to burn his home, land over dog deer hunting
New bill seeks to add Alabama rotisserie chicken to SNAP eligibility
Alabama Board of Pharmacy faces backlash over Open Meetings Act violation
- Economy
Alabama home sales steady despite economic shifts, mortgage rates drop
Secretary of State Wes Allen releases tutorial to help Alabama small business owners
NFIB: Small business optimism declines in September
National publication ranks Alabama as a top state for doing business
Meta to expand Montgomery data center, upping local investments to $1.5 billion
- National
Southeastern House speakers seek federal relief for forestry industry
Sen. Tuberville’s anti-Sharia bills are “bigotry” and “unconstitutional,” CAIR says
11th Circuit halts Jefferson County redistricting order
Conservative justices question constitutionality of key Voting Rights Act plank
ALGOP files amicus brief in Supreme Court regarding redistricting case
- Education
Troy University to cover tuition assistance for military students affected by shutdown
Magic City Academy receives five-year contract renewal
Alabama launches digital education network with Apple, Alabama Power
Alabama High School Athletic Association comms director to retire
Board of Education moves to overhaul outdated school counseling plan
- Health
Lawmakers, advocates discuss push to cut prostate cancer screening barriers
Alabama sees poor ranking on state Medicare scorecard
Jackson Hospital on brink of closure, officials tell Montgomery City Council
Alabama commission hears testimonies on drone use in health, disaster response
Pre-filed bill would eliminate prostate cancer screening costs for high-risk men
- Opinion
Opinion | A suspect in the Montgomery shooting is out on bond. Because that’s the law
Opinion | From heartache to hope: why protecting and fighting for IVF matters
Opinion | Alabama farmers are going bankrupt. They don’t have to
Opinion | From Buckley to MAGA: The moral decay of the Republican Party
Opinion | If Democrats truly care about safety, they’ll join Trump’s fight against crime
Featured Opinion
One of the basic principles in America is that we don't put innocent people in jail. And all Americans are innocent until proven guilty.
Elections
New polling suggests that that margin may be closing between Jared Hudson and Attorney General Steve Marshall in the race for Alabama Senate.
Health
Bipartisan legislation prefiled for Alabama’s 2026 session would require insurance providers to fully cover prostate cancer screenings for at-risk populations.
News
Clergy and community leaders peacefully demonstrated, demanding an end to cuts to healthcare, food assistance and other social safety net programs.
Opinion
No family should have to choose between hope and financial survival.
State
Thousands gathered statewide, making their voices heard against perceived authoritarian tendencies, medical funding cuts, and threats to the Constitution.
Congress
Tuberville is “deliberately and consciously lying about his Alabama Muslim constituents,” CAIR’s national deputy director alleged.
Featured Opinion
Alabama farmers, like farmers across the country, are voting themselves into bankruptcy. They're choosing to identify as conservative instead of financially stable.
Featured Opinion
Leaked Young Republican chats glorifying Hitler and violence expose a movement that’s lost its moral compass and abandoned true conservatism.
Opinion
I am proud that the Republican Party stands with President Trump in this fight. As Republicans, we believe in the rule of law.
Opinion
The United Nations is at a crossroads and has the opportunity to join the U.S. in creating a stable world.
Opinion
The App Store Accountability Act will go a long way to protect children while setting the standard for the rest of the country to...
Environment
APR began covering climate change during the summer of 2019, and in that time we looked closer at its impacts on Alabama and elsewhere,...
Featured Opinion
The last decade should embarrass anyone living in Alabama. Because by any measure that doesn’t include college football, the last 10 years have been...
Elections
Monday, former Attorney General congressional candidate Troy King (R) said that Abortions, “Is the American Holocaust.” The comments were in response to comments by...
News
Part 2 of 2 Alabama’s love affair with Donald Trump. In June 2015, New York billionaire and reality TV star Donald J. Trump, announced...
Environment
If you planned to do some hiking on that nature trails at Gulf State Park in Gulf Shores today, be aware that the park...
Opinion
At this time last year, I predicted that the upcoming year with a Democrat majority in the House would be much different. While most...
Corruption
The year was busy for journalists across the state, and it was no different at APR, where reporters dug into the biggest stories of...
News
Sunday WAFF TV Channel 48 reporter Allen Stroud passed away Sunday afternoon following a yearlong battle with stage 4 lung cancer. Allen was only...
National
Sunday, Georgia Congressman and Alabama native John Lewis (D) announced that he has pancreatic cancer. The 79-year-old Lewis is a civil rights movement legend...
