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- Elections
- Governor
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
Gov. Ivey awards grants to assist assault and domestic violence victims
- Legislature
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
Alabama lawmakers selected for prestigious Future Caucus Innovation Fellowship
Another early voting bill introduced in the Alabama Legislature
- Economy
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
Alabama AG praises injunction against protections for migrant farmworkers
- National
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
Rep. Sewell announces $1.5 million to support job training for Birmingham youth
Sen. Britt addresses lack of oversight at CFPB and use of funding
- Education
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
Trump’s plans for the Department of Education may reshape Alabama’s school system
- 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 | The CHOOSE Act favors the few while leaving most behind
Opinion | Santa Claus: The unchecked threat to Christmas
Opinion | The “bad guys” are easy to find in ongoing medical cannabis drama
Opinion | Killing overtime tax exemption is class warfare
Opinion | The Bright Star: an Alabama institution
Public safety
Alabama is currently among the states with the highest gun death rates in the U.S.
Featured Opinion
Let’s be honest. Public schools aren’t failing Alabama’s children. Alabama’s leadership is failing public schools.
National
Attorneys general from Louisiana and South Dakota joined in urging Biden and the U.S. Archivist not to certify ERA.
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Samples from the flocks were tested and confirmed positive.
Legislature
Panelists said making personal relationships with lawmakers and speaking up at public hearings are some of the best opportunities advocates have.
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Congress
The House Appropriations Committee holds significant authority over federal spending.
Education
The Commission approved an agency budget request of $77,859,213 for fiscal year 2025-26.
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The board voted to hire Robert Gourlay, assistant director since 2022, to replace outgoing director Tamara Dean.
Featured Opinion
Some Alabama lawmakers want to repeal the OT tax exemption to pay the private school tuition for rich families.
Opinion
Anybody who is famous and well connected in Alabama politics eats at The Bright Star.
Featured Opinion
The murder revealed that a majority of Americans know they're getting hosed by the healthcare industry. They should do something about it.
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Negotiating with terrorists rewards and encourages more terrorism. That's what has happened here with the Christmas parade.
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Staff Report When the Iowa caucus results trickle in Tuesday night, the usual rules of mathematics may be suspended. In normal elections, the candidate...
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Staff Report Electronic tablets come in all shapes, sizes and prices, but they are yet another way you can carry the digital world with...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter In a press release on Friday, Boeing and Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that they have been awarded a...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Senator Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), along with 28 other senators, has formally asked U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis...
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By Grant Hallmark Alabama Political Reporter “It’s hard to argue against a 70 percent drop in meth labs,” says Jefferson County District Attorney Brandon...
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By Bill Britt Alabama Political Reporter This is the time of year that editors, writers and pundits try to list what they believe are...
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By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Rep. Jo Bonnor (R- Mobile) says that he welcomes the decision to appoint an independent audit of the...
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Staff Report Sometimes you have to wonder if FEMA learned anything from devastating hurricanes such as Katrina, Rita and Wilma. More than six years...
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Staff Report Nearly ten years ago, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld provoked outrage by referring to “Old Europe.” How dare he, snapped the French...
