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- Elections
Sneed speaks with Memphis coalition against Republican redistricting
ALGOP opens Tuberville hearing to press after closure concerns
John Jacobs endorsed by Alabama Citizens for Life in HD37 race
ALGOP committee to hear challenge to Tuberville nomination behind closed doors
Lee Greenwood to headline rally in support of Trump-endorsed John Wahl
- Governor
Gov. Ivey appoints Mobile County judges
Ivey orders Capitol, Jefferson Co. flags lowered for late Judge John Amari
Gov. Ivey advocates for “homes led by a father and mother” in Strong Families Month proclamation
Gov. Ivey releases Memorial Day message honoring America’s fallen service members
Alabama opens veterans service office at National Guard headquarters
- Legislature
DraftKings, FanDuel-backed PAC scores big wins in Alabama primaries
“Brawling for our Vote”: Thousands rally to protect Black voting power in the South
Full exchange undercuts claims Ledbetter called for ending 14th Amendment
ACLU vows to take Alabama to court over special session bills
Terri Sewell condemns Alabama redistricting election law
- Economy
NFIB reports decline in small business optimism amid rising fuel costs, labor shortages
Birmingham approves data center ordinance, facing public’s criticism
Meta announces launch of America’s Workforce Academy
Small business hiring slows as labor costs hit record
Alabama commercial construction produces billions, fuels statewide growth
- National
Sneed speaks with Memphis coalition against Republican redistricting
House panel approves $189 billion Labor-HHS-Education spending bill
Rep. Sewell votes against Republican reconciliation bill
Opinion | The Court gave Alabama permission, not absolution
Rep. Figures leads bipartisan national road safety week proposal
- Education
Alabama State Board of Education hears possible changes to world language studies
UA student earns Black Warrior Riverkeeper scholarship grant
Auburn trustees approve veterans center renovation
Alabama among three states selected for $700K Lumina Foundation grant
Opinion | If college athletics is broken, Nick Saban helped break it
- Health
Medical Cannabis board reports on first week of sales, reopens lab applications
Democrats urge contraception protections on Griswold anniversary
Yellowhammer Fund sees busiest month since resuming abortion aid
Opinion | Keeping healthcare affordable while protecting our customers
Opinion | What the lock requires
- Opinion
Opinion | ALGOP’s hearing on Tuberville’s residency issues was a spectacular flop
Opinion | Runoffs test whether Alabama GOP can answer Reagan’s question
Opinion | From Runnymede to Philadelphia
Opinion | We do not need hero-leaders. We need servant-leaders
Opinion | Some things you just have to learn the hard way
Featured Opinion
ALGOP's hearing on Tuberville's residency issues was a spectacular flop.
This Matters with Bill Britt
Bill Britt examines why voters’ choices often reflect values, fears, identity and belonging as much as economics or policy.
Congress
Candidates speaking at the Memphis church urged voting rights protections arguing that gerrymandering threatened minority representation across the nation.
Featured Opinion
Alabama remains a Republican state, but when one party controls everything, voters eventually judge it by whether life has gotten better.
News
The report cast Alabama as a microcosm for national trends in anti-Muslim rhetoric, campus organizing and policy rollbacks.
The Voice of Alabama Politics
Party politics
Education
Alabama education officials looked at revised world language standards that would expand offerings and emphasize proficiency-based instruction.
Health
Commissioners said 102 patients have visited Alabama's first dispensary in the week since its launch, and opened applications for more medical cannabis testing sites.
Education
Mykah Hughley will support clean water advocacy this summer through outreach, cleanups, petitions and presentations with the nonprofit.
Education
Foy Hall project will expand services, visibility and support for Auburn’s growing student veteran community.
Environment
The money targeted marsh creation, Dauphin Island shoreline work, water quality upgrades and cross-state habitat restoration tied to Deepwater Horizon.
Opinion
In politics, the line between admiration and idolatry is easily blurred. What we need are not hero-leaders, but servant-leaders.
Opinion
What lessons did you have to learn the hard way?
Featured Opinion
The state is fighting over the method of execution while ignoring the larger question of judicial override.
Education
Paying players fair market value isn't breaking college athletics. It's making things fair, which is exactly why some people hate it.
Featured Opinion
Now that the dust has settled on the primaries, allow me to share with you some thoughts on the Alabama political stage. There is...
Elections
There will be a legitimate challenge for the top seat in the Alabama Democratic Party. Montgomery attorney Peck Fox told APR on Tuesday that...
Featured Opinion
While Alabama’s voters breathlessly bask in the bodice-ripper soft porn that is the daily press coverage of the President Donald J. Trump administration here...
Featured Opinion
Terry Lathan was not happy with me. That tends to happen, I guess, when you say in a column that someone believed a dumb...
News
Last week, Alabama Supreme Court Justice Tom Parker (R) traveled to Washington, D.C. with a group of local leaders from Alabama to meet with...
National
Monday, Congresswoman Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, said in an email to constituents that recent economic growth numbers are, “proof that our pro-growth policies are working.”...
News
The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) is inviting recreational shooters to take aim at select public shooting ranges during Alabama’s Free...
News
Tuesday, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources announces that there will be special shark fishing days at the state’s Gulf State Fishing...
Opinion
When I was elected in late 2016 as Mayor of Marion, I knew there were certain areas in which our town needed to improve....