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- Elections
Jim Zeigler drops out of PSC debate over League of Women Voters redistricting stance
Rep. Sewell hosting rally at Alabama State House demanding fair representation for Black voters
Analysis | The Supreme Court’s redistricting rulings are beginning to collide
Voting rights advocates rally against Alabama redistricting special session
Gov. Ivey calls special session as Alabama renews congressional map fight
- Governor
Advocacy orgs deride special session to delay primary for new maps
Gov. Ivey awards grants in support of sexual assault victims
Alabama Department of Corrections Commissioner John Hamm retires
Gov. Ivey awards funding for programs assisting victims of domestic violence, sexual assault
Gov. Ivey awards funds to south Alabama organizations assisting victims
- Legislature
AG, secretary of state seek quick appeal in state Senate redistricting fight
Advocacy orgs deride special session to delay primary for new maps
Arise celebrates 60-day grocery tax holiday, calls for permanent repeal
Voting rights advocates rally against Alabama redistricting special session
Study Commission on AI and Children’s Safety holds first meeting
- Economy
Alabama’s March unemployment rate holds steady at 2.7 percent
House passes 2026 Farm Bill, Alabama delegation splits along party lines
Mt. Moriah Farms wins Alabama rural small business honor
Alabama labor groups host Workers’ Week of Action kickoff
Opinion | Alabama takes a stand for small business fairness
- National
Rep. Sewell hosting rally at Alabama State House demanding fair representation for Black voters
Analysis | The Supreme Court’s redistricting rulings are beginning to collide
Abortion now inaccessible in Alabama after Supreme Court ruling
House passes 2026 Farm Bill, Alabama delegation splits along party lines
Sen. Britt priorities advanced out of Senate Judiciary Committee
- Education
Emmett Till exhibit opens at Civil Rights Memorial Center
Figures unveils rural bill package focused on health, land-grant universities
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
Stillman announces Magic Johnson as 150th anniversary commencement speaker
Alabama recognized for pre-K quality for 20th year
- Health
UAB professors receive patent for lens that could slow myopia progression in children, young adults
Free healthcare clinic served more than 465 patients in Montgomery
Opinion | Are we eating ourselves to death?
Judge lets Birmingham water utility end fluoridation
Alabama doctors urge safe drug disposal on Take Back Day
- Opinion
Governor
Voting rights groups condemned Kay Ivey’s move as a bid to reopen Alabama’s redistricting fight and potentially weaken Black voters’ political influence.
Courts
State officials asked a federal court to act by week’s end, as Alabama seeks to restore a struck-down state Senate map before upcoming primaries.
This Matters with Bill Britt
America’s political system increasingly rewards short-term conflict while discouraging the long-term national vision required to solve major challenges.
Courts
Alabama’s latest filings expose growing tension between Voting Rights Act protections and limits on race-conscious redistricting principles.
Elections
Jim Zeigler withdrew from a League of Women Voters forum after the group criticized Alabama’s redistricting push and defended Black representation.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
Legislature
The group said the temporary tax break eased pressure on families and renewed its push for a lasting change without hurting school funding.
Elections
Advocates warn Alabama’s rushed redistricting effort threatens fair representation, voting rights and public trust ahead of primary elections.
Opinion
Born into relative privilege, Miles Davis still fought racism, addiction and convention as he repeatedly remade jazz on his own uncompromising terms.
Economy
Employment and wages rose over the year, with Alabama setting a record average weekly wage as labor force participation also increased.
Governor
Nearly $145,000 was directed to victim services, training and prosecutions, expanding support in Mobile County and across much of Alabama.
Elections
This rush to cheat at voting in the wake of the Supreme Court decision further gutting the Voting Rights Act is so very depressing.
Elections
If you can’t punch in the easy ones, you’re not a playmaker. You’re a liability.
Opinion
The simple truth is that most of your stress comes from people and paths you should’ve let go of much earlier. Good riddance.
Opinion
The railroad system will take no mercy on our vulnerable farmers. When rates rise, they will have no choice but to absorb higher costs.
Legislature
Thursday, the House passed legislation, HB212, requiring that motorists to use the left lane for passing on interstates. State Representative Phillip Pettus, R-Killen, is...
National
Sen. Doug Jones, D-Ala, recently expressed disapproval over the Senate’s failure to reach a decision on disaster recovery efforts for states who recently faced...
Courts
Late Thursday night, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey (R) called the granting of a stay of execution for death row inmate Christopher Lee Price “a...
National
Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill and Bullock County Probate Judge James Tatum are attending a two-day meeting in Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday as...
Environment
Biodiesel users and industry specialists convened on Thursday in Montgomery to discuss the future of the fuel industry. The event was sponsored by the...
Corruption
The worst bill this legislative session (so far) is dead. Sen. Greg Albritton’s rewrite of state ethics laws — which all but eliminated ethics...
Featured Opinion
If you have ever participated in an organized cleanup effort of pretty much any piece of land anywhere in this country, you know one...
Legislature
The Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development committee Wednesday voted against giving a favorable report to a bill that would have privatized the state’s liquor...
Legislature
According to the 2019 edition of the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama’s Public Opinion Survey, a large majority of Alabamians support expanding rehabilitation...