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Staff Report MONTGOMERY – The Alabama Job Creation Act of 2012, passed out of committee yesterday. The bill, HB160 would allow new and existing...
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- Elections
- Governor
Governor awards grants to help low-income residents become self-sufficient
Gov. Ivey awards funds for aid, shelter for victims of domestic violence
Governor appoints 26 to key state and local positions
Gov. Kay Ivey, 25 GOP leaders back Trump’s immigration policies
Gov. Ivey appoints Sen. Greg Reed as senior advisor to Workforce Transformation
- Legislature
Sen. April Weaver legislation targets porch pirates with up to 20-year prison sentence
Speaker Ledbetter awarded honorary doctorate at JSU fall commencement
League of Women Voters trains citizens to engage in legislative process
Alabama counties set 2025 legislative priorities at ACCA Conference
More for your smile: Alabama dentists push for insurance reform
- Economy
Alabama farmers face crisis: Pate urges Congress for emergency Relief
Innovate Alabama celebrates innovation, talent, and progress at 2024 event
Lt. Gov. Ainsworth visits jobsite, talks red tape and workforce solutions
Small businesses struggle to fill job openings as labor costs rise
Opinion | Trump 2.0 will uplift Alabama’s economy
- National
Sen. Katie Britt supports passage of defense spending bill
Rep. Strong introduces the SPACEPORT Act legislation
AG Marshall argues against certifying the Equal Rights Amendment
Rep. Dale Strong appointed to influential House Appropriations Committee
Biden clemency praised by LDF and SPLC, calls for broader justice reform
- Education
Google gives $1 million to Stillman Cybersecurity Clinic in memory of Dr. Kevin Harris
ACHE advances education, approves programs, addresses workforce gaps
Read Freely joins ACASH to talk about sex ed book bans
Troy University to reduce cost of high school dual enrollment
Huntsville Library moving animated Disney movies after policy changes
- Health
PEEHIP board talks 2024 finances, “treacherous waters” ahead
White Lightning: Inside Alabama’s raw milk “secret society”
New billboard urges Medicaid expansion to save Alabama hospitals
Analysis | Rural hospitals closure crisis: Alabama’s healthcare safety net at risk
Analysis | Alabama’s Medicaid expansion: Dispelling API’s myths and fears
- Opinion
Opinion | Social media warning labels first step in fighting our mental health crisis
Opinion | There’s way more of us
Opinion | The first “Working for Alabama” czar will be Greg Reed
Opinion | The CHOOSE Act favors the few while leaving most behind
Opinion | Santa Claus: The unchecked threat to Christmas
Prisons
The federal lawsuit alleges ADOC officials ignored repeated reports of the kidnap, torture, beating and rape of an inmate who died as a result.
Courts
The state argued that begging should not be construed as protected free speech.
News
Congress has until Friday to pass a stopgap funding bill to continue government functions through March 14.
Opinion
The Stop the Scroll Act isn’t a cure. But it is an important step in the right direction.
Congress
The 2025 NDAA includes several provisions beneficial to the state of Alabama.
Local news
The organization has been struggling to meet its annual Red Kettle Campaign fundraiser goal.
Featured Opinion
As we watch our lawmakers try again to rip away a small advantage from working people, we should remember there's more of us.
Local news
The council reappointed Doug Darr, whose initial appointment set off a chain of consequential events at the library.
Opinion
The governor and legislature passed a sweeping package of bills that will streamline workforce development in our state.
Featured Opinion
Let’s be honest. Public schools aren’t failing Alabama’s children. Alabama’s leadership is failing public schools.
Featured Opinion
If this sounds extreme, just remember: absurdity is in the eye of the beholder.
Featured Opinion
The AMCC has failed in every aspect, blamed others repeatedly, charged for worthless licenses and then had the nerve to call someone else "bad...
News
Dear Editor, The third amendment was presented by Senator Slade Blackwelll (R-Birmingham) requiring all CPMs to pass the test required for Certified Nurse Midwives...
News
Dear Editor, SB96 Sponsored by Sen. Gerald Allen is an important pro-life bill prohibiting web-cam abortions by requiring that, when RU-486 or some other...
News
By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–SB196 is a bill designed to provide medicine and services needed in the treatment for at-risk newborn babies...
News
By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–On Tuesday, Senator Phil Williams (R-Rainbow City) introduced a bill (HB276) on the Senate floor which quickly turned...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senator Sessions issued a statement following Senator Conrad’s, (D) from North Dakota, announcement that the Senate Budget Committee...
News
By Susan Britt Alabama Political Reporter MONTGOMERY–A bill concerning midwifery in the state of Alabama, SB314, passed out of Senate Health Committee Wednesday. This...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Governor Robert Bentley issued a written statement on the first round of Gulf Coast restoration projects. The statement...
News
By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has issued a press release to announce that the nine whooping...
Opinion
By Lieutenant Governor Kay Ivey In April of 2011, Alabama was shaken by one of the worst tornado outbreaks in our states’ history. Citizens...
