Featured Opinion Opinion | Alabama’s challenges and GOP glass houses: A struggle with public deception The legislature should not bow so low as to wallow in the mud of hatred for political gain. Bill BrittDecember 18, 2023
Featured Opinion Opinion | Why can’t you just vote on gambling? There are reasons why you never get to vote on gambling. Those reasons have absolutely nothing to do with what's best for the state. Josh MoonDecember 18, 2023
Education Right-wing media prompts Orange Beach schools to review library books At least three of the books appear to have been challenged for LGBTQ themes or messages. Jacob HolmesDecember 18, 2023
State Sewell to participate in groundbreaking ceremony for Orrville Public Library Sewell will announce the $500,000 in federal dollars that will fund the library’s construction. Patrick DarringtonDecember 18, 2023
News Innovate Alabama welcomes Dr. Condoleezza Rice for State of Innovation Day Rice joined Innovate Alabama Board Chair Bill Poole for a fireside chat and a reception at the Florentine in downtown Birmingham. Jacob HolmesDecember 18, 2023
Governor Governor announces Millie, the Work Zone Safety Dog, as honorary ALEA trooper Millie is a Labrador Retriever who is also a certified therapy dog and the official safety dog of the Alabama Associated General Contractors. StaffDecember 18, 2023
Governor Governor awards grants to agencies that help low-income residents become self-sufficient The grants come from funds made available by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. StaffDecember 18, 2023
Local news Mayor Reed vetos insurance ordinance The ordinance attempts to intervene in the management of the city’s supplemental health insurance program for retired Medicare-eligible employees. StaffDecember 18, 2023
Prisons Families speak about horrors in Alabama prisons at oversight meeting Nearly every speaker discussed the dangerous conditions in ADOC prisons, including abuse, murder and corruption. Patrick DarringtonDecember 15, 2023
Featured Opinion Opinion | Supporting Ukraine is a decisive act for the future of freedom We must stand firm, not just for Ukraine's freedom, but for the protection of our own people and the values we hold dear. Bill BrittDecember 15, 2023